Antoine has over 14 years of experience in the technology sector, specializing in the wireless telecommunication and software development industries. He has helped establish numerous Japanese companies in France including Mitsubishi Electric, Canon, Toshiba, and Sony through his work with the Tokyo representation of the Prime Minister of France. Antoine then managed the expansion of Nortel Networks' digital wireless terminals business, growing the OEM and Asia/Pacific segments from US$2 million to US$100 million in four years. Prior to joining Dejima, Antoine was President and COO of Zi Corporation, a fast-growing NASDAQ-listed user interface software company, where he developed the business from one licensee to 25 and which grew during Antoine's tenure from a market capitalization of $35 million to a high of $1.4 billion. Antoine is a graduate of the Paris Graduate School of Management (ESCP) and has studied at the faculties of Economics and Commerce of Tokyo Chuo University.