As the Regional Director of Twitter Greater China, Alan Lan is responsible for the growth of Twitter's business in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan focused on export advertising and business development partnerships. He joined Twitter in 2014 as the first hire for Twitter’s Greater China team. Under his leadership, Greater China has become one of Twitter’s fastest growing businesses worldwide.
Alan has over 17 years of experience in auto, technology and gaming industries. He most recently led the Asian business development for Konami Digital Entertainment in Tokyo, established European operations for Gamania Europe in Amsterdam, and headed Japan and Europe divisions for Gamania Headquarters in Taipei. He also worked for Toyota in an earlier stage of his career. Alan graduated from National Taiwan University in 2000.