ken sasaki directs and oversees the financial and operational concerns for all of viz media, including home entertainment, publishing, licensing, and broadcast entertainment businesses. sasaki first joined the company in february 2008 as vice president of strategy and business development, having previously been a management consultant in a variety of industries ranging from high tech to media to biopharmaceuticals. sasaki paved the way for viz media’s digital content distribution strategy and is forging relationships with key partners to diversify viz’s award-winning catalog with licensed properties outside the manga and anime sphere, as well as developing its own original content.