Leadership

Talisman LBS has assembled a world-class senior management team from a broad variety of successful global technology companies.


Kyle Tanouye - Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Tanouye is President and CEO of Talisman LBS and a co-founder of the company. Kyle brings over 16 years of experience in the networking, wireline and wireless telecommunications industries to Talisman LBS. Prior to co-founding Talisman LBS in 2007, Kyle was President of Multimedia for the aio Group; a leading media company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before returning to Hawaii, Kyle held executive and technical management positions across the United States ranging from start-up to Fortune 500 companies including Apple Computer Inc. and Verizon/GTE Corp., where he was instrumental in creating and introducing the first national DSL service offering for GTE. Kyle holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Hawaii and has earned numerous technical certifications.





Paul Hardy – Chief Technology Officer
Chief Technology Officer Paul hardy focuses on strategic innovation and planning of mobile, Internet and digital media distribution technologies. A resident of Tokyo, Paul serves as Talisman's liaison and advisor to leading Japanese mobile and web technology companies that influence and assist Talisman's global mobile platform. Paul's previous positions include CTO, Ibidlive (Real-time Internet TV auctions based in Los Angeles); Chief Technologist, Creative Link Corporation (Tokyo); Director & CTO, ADVFN Japan; and various advisory executive positions with new media technology start-ups. Paul is a Fellow of the Institute of Analysts & Programmers and holds a Bachelors of Science Honors Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester.





Debra Arakawa - Chief Financial Officer
Debra Arakawa is chief financial officer for Talisman LBS and a certified public accountant in the State of Hawaii. Debra brings over 27 years of accounting and financial management experience to Talisman LBS. Prior to joining the company, she served as partner, vice president and controller for Property Concepts Group, Inc., a commercial & residential property management company. During her tenure, she was responsible for all accounting and financial operations of the company including rental properties under management. Before that, Debra spent six years managing the accounting departments of prominent Honolulu properties and nine years at The Matsumoto Group, CPA Inc. Debra holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Hawaii





Bin Li - Vice President, Research & Product Development
Bin Li, vice president of research and product development, is responsible for strategic planning and all research and product development efforts at Talisman LBS. He has more than 12 years of experience in the technical research and development industry and has worked for numerous multinational companies including EA Mobile (Hawaii, USA), Matsushita (Panasonic) Soft Research Co., Ltd (Osaka, Japan), and Hitachi (Beijing, China). Bin is trilingual in English, Japanese and Chinese. He holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Electrical Engineer and Computer Science from Zhejiang University, P.R. China, and an Master of Science in Information and Computer Science from the University of Hawaii.






Steven Munatones - Director, Business Development
Steven Munatones, director of business development for Talisman LBS, is responsible for domestic and international strategic sales and marketing of the company's initiatives. Before joining Talisman LBS, Steven led Aruze America, a leading Japanese gaming industry manufacturer, where he successfully developed and introduced the company's products in the United States. Prior to Aruze, Steven worked in Japan at Hitachi where he focused on new product development and transferred manufacturing processes from Japan to China, Mexico and the US. Beginning in 1996, Steven co-founded a number of companies including ibidlive, an interstitial live TV programming company and RealLiveSports, a toy development firm. He is an inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Steven is a 1984 multi-lingual graduate of Harvard University.