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He began his career with the Haseko Group, where he was involved in a broad range of real estate and construction-related activities, including architectural design, real estate development, construction management, land utilization planning, property sales, and building and property management.
During his time with the Haseko Group, he also gained experience in real estate appraisal through an assignment with the Real Estate Department of Mitsui Trust Bank, now Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.

In 1999, he joined ORIX Corporation, where he helped establish its loan servicing business. He was primarily engaged in investments in non-performing loans held by major Japanese banks, working in collaboration with international investment funds. Through these activities, he gained extensive experience in asset management, loan servicing, securitization, structured finance, and other financial techniques that were still relatively new to the Japanese market at the time.

He later joined the Japan-based joint venture between Moore Capital and SVP Global, a major U.S. alternative investment firm. There, he specialized in investments involving non-performing loans, real estate, and corporate restructuring opportunities in Japan.
Through investments totaling several hundred billion yen, he contributed to the resolution of non-performing loan portfolios that had accumulated in Japan’s banking sector following the financial difficulties of the late 1990s.
Following the dissolution of the joint venture, he continued his career with SVP Global, focusing primarily on real estate investment activities.

In 2007, he was appointed Representative Director of an independent Japanese asset management company and also served as the representative of its debt collection subsidiary.
In these roles, he was responsible for asset management, credit risk management, and debt collection relating to investment properties held by major investment funds. His experience covered a wide range of asset classes, including office buildings, condominiums, healthcare facilities, logistics facilities, and commercial properties.
In August 2011, he established Cedar Crest Japan Co., Ltd. using capital from an opportunity investment fund.
The company was founded with the aim of supporting regional revitalization, corporate restructuring, social welfare-related businesses, and post-disaster reconstruction, while providing comprehensive consulting and management services.
Throughout his career, he has developed extensive expertise across real estate development, distressed asset investment, structured finance, asset management, credit risk management, debt collection, and corporate and regional revitalization.

He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kobe University. He is a licensed real estate appraiser, First-Class Architect, and licensed real estate transaction specialist.

He was born in Osaka in 1963.

After graduating from Hitotsubashi University’s Faculty of Commerce in 1986, he joined Recruit Co., Ltd., where he was responsible for sales planning and production within the recruitment services business.
At the time, Recruit generated a significant portion of its revenue from advertising in print-based information magazines. As the industry shifted rapidly toward digital media in the late 1990s, he contributed to the development of the product structure and production supply chain supporting the digitization of Recruit’s recruitment media, including Rikunabi and Rikunabi NEXT.

He later joined Works Corporation as a director. The company focused on developing and certifying the digital skills of professional creators in fields such as graphic design, video production, and product design. In this role, he oversaw both the editorial and sales departments and was responsible for the publication of monthly magazines and books, as well as the planning and development of certification programs designed to evaluate the professional skills of creators.

In 2007, he joined Medics Co., Ltd., a digital marketing company, as a director. While leading the sales division, he achieved eight consecutive years of growth in both revenue and profit. He also took responsibility for new business development, including the study and planning of an energy-efficient, high-performance data center business model for cold-climate regions.

In April 2015, he established Data Dock Co., Ltd. as an in-house venture and became its representative director. He led the development of a data center in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, incorporating advanced infrastructure specifications and an innovative cooling system utilizing natural snow. The facility was completed in January 2018.
Its advanced infrastructure capabilities were recognized by NVIDIA, and the facility was selected as an NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center. In addition, its natural-energy-based cooling system was recognized under Japan’s J-Credit Scheme, making it the first data center project to receive such approval.

In 2021, following the transfer of the data center business, he returned to Medics Co., Ltd. as a director, serving as head of the New Business Promotion Office and general manager of the Corporate Management Division. As part of his new business responsibilities, he has been developing a digital infrastructure-focused asset management business in collaboration with Cedar Crest Japan Co., Ltd. Over the course of his career, he has been involved in the transformation of print-based media into digital platforms, the development of professional digital skills, digital marketing, energy-efficient data center development, and digital infrastructure investment.

He graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Hitotsubashi University and was a member of the university’s American football team.

He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1963.

Experienced a summer internship program at McKinsey & Company in 1984, which led him to increase his interest in business rather than science. After completing his master's degree in 1986, joined Kirin Brewery Company, R&D section. After working for R&D department, he was transferred to the factory, where he was responsible for production management. Firstly introduced “Just In Time system” to the equipment industry.

In 1990, he took a leave of absence from Kirin Brewery to study at Carnegie Mellon University Business School in the United States at his own expense. Built global network and mastered Finance and Information System there.

After getting MBA, joined the Industrial Bank of Japan in 1992 with the ambitious of investing or loan to promising technologies. After working for four years in corporate business section, moved to the Credit risk management Department, where he conducted corporate analysis / industry research and advisory business (member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan).Coverage industries were IT, automotive, metal processing, and others.

Later, as the youngest member of the turnaround team, he was transferred from a bank to a general construction company. During this time, he acquired and registered as a licensed real estate transaction manager in order to enhance his knowledge in the real estate field.

In 2003, moved to IT equipment manufacturing company, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. as a Finance manager.Responsible for all aspects of the company's financing, including M&A, subsidiary management, and fund procurement, and also actively fought with compliance issues.The company was trying to be involved in the circular transaction which was growing in the IT industry. He found the problem and helped the company by avoiding a huge loss by rejecting the solicitation of transactions.

In 2005, moved to Sumitomo Corporation, where he focused on the field of internal control and internal audit for 7 years after establishing the infrastructure for M&A promotion and risk management. During this period, he led the Singapore team and conducted internal audits in Asia and Oceania for 4 years. At the same time, he built up business network of local contacts in the region. Prepared a support system for business expansion in Asia for Japanese companies, which concern about market shrink due to population decline in Japan.

In 2020, established Investigate Co. Ltd., which supports the investment, internal control, and overseas business expansion of Japanese companies.

Bachelor and Master degree in Chemical Engineering of Tokyo Institute of Technology. M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University.A member of the Athletic Association's Shorinji Kempo Club (4th dan in Shorinji Kempo).

Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, 1960.