Buffalo is Pleased to Announce Mr. Kazuaki Mano as the New Chief Executive Officer

Austin, TX. July 1st, 2022 - Buffalo Americas, a global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of easy-to-use, made in Japan network-attached storage solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kazuaki Mano as the new Chief Executive Officer of Buffalo Americas. Mr. Mano succeeds Mr. Arata Nakamura, who served as CEO of Buffalo Americas from July 2020. Mr. Mano will assume the role on July 1st, 2022, and will lead Buffalo Americas from its head office in Austin, TX.

Mr. Mano has been with Buffalo since 2007, and joined Buffalo Americas in 2016 after successfully spearheading many high-level operations in various overseas Buffalo offices. As the current Business Planning Director of Buffalo Americas, Mr. Mano leads both the Marketing and Logistics teams, and is well-known amongst many of our partners and resellers for his business communications and clear vision. With a background in international relations, as well as an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, Mr. Mano brings considerable senior management and business development experience, and he is excited to lead Buffalo Americas in continuing to serve our customers and moving the business forward.

With significant business disruptions and transformations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations of all sizes are striving to keep up with data storage and backup amidst global supply chain issues and rising cybersecurity concerns such as ransomware. Buffalo has continually provided security and value to our partners and customers through our acclaimed, cost-effective network storage solutions, and we look forward to continuing helping businesses of all sizes store and protect their data.