Koji Hase, President of Worldwide Consumer Electronics

Emmy® award-winning pioneer of the DVD format Koji Hase has been appointed as President of Worldwide Consumer Electronics. In his new position, Hase will be responsible for building upon REAL D's successful cinema businesses by launching REAL D's global business in 3D consumer/home products. Koji Hase comes to REAL D with more than 38 years of corporate strategy and business development experience in optical and visual media, home systems and entertainment, manufacturing, and intellectual property. Most recently, he served as the Senior Vice President, Worldwide New Technology at Warner Home Video. Prior to Warner Home Video, Hase played a key role in developing Toshiba's CD-ROM drive business and in establishing the company as one of the largest suppliers of computer CD-Rom drives. While General Manager of the DVD Division at Toshiba, Hase served as chair of the DVD Forum, the international organization that guides DVD advances. Hase continued to be a driving force behind the worldwide expansion of the DVD business. These achievements won Hase an Emmy in 1999 with Warren Lieberfarb, then president of Warner Home Video. Hase was also a finalist in the UK's 2001 World Technology Award.