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After studying in Europe, joined IWNC in 1995, inspired by the vision of founder Antony. He then became the representative of the Japanese branch in 1999, and by 2007, expanded operations throughout Asia, becoming the group's managing director. In the 2000s, supported numerous executives who led the domestic IPO trend.Subsequently, he developed a formula for global success for business leaders based on his extensive experience in long-term organizational development for Western companies.More recently, he has sought teachings from elders of indigenous tribes worldwide, exploring the creation of highly sustainable organizations and more fundamental leadership in an era of high uncertainty.

In his 20s, he joined an educational venture and was in charge of human resource development during its growth from IPO to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. With the aspiration of “changing education in Japan,” he served as the general manager of the Corporate Planning Department and then as the general manager of the Business Department. After joining the Benesse Group, he felt the importance of leaders, and joined IWNC, with whom he had formed a partnership during his time in human capital development. He mainly participates in the Next Generation Management Program, and has been supporting about 1,000 next-generation leaders per year by utilizing his coaching skills since 2010. He has been in his current position since 2024, promoting leadership support utilizing the resources of the entire ICMG group.

Formerly worked for a major airline company and two consulting firms before assuming his current position. His areas of expertise include hands-on business and management reform implementation support, B to B sales reform, business reform utilizing client companies' intellectual capital, and leadership development for executives. His experience includes sales reform support for a major IT company and a megabank, new business planning support for a major stationery manufacturer, business reform support for a major housing equipment manufacturer, and executive management development programs for major companies.

He joined GE in 1999 and held various HR positions at Healthcare Asia, Money Asia, and GE Japan. In 2012, he was appointed Executive Vice President of LIXIL Corporation and Executive Vice President of LIXIL Corporation.He served as the company's CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer) and implemented the company's transformation. He promoted strategic human resources, including globalization, leadership development, and promotion of diversity.

Founder and President of ICMG Co. He has worked in a general trading company in the development and export of chemical products for overseas markets and handling national bidding projects, until he joined Recruit Co. Ltd. in 1987. After working in the Human Resources General Service Division and the New Business Development Office, he founded the Business Incubation Division in 1996. He then launched the magazine "Entre" and provided a variety of services including "magazine," "internet," "events," and "individual consulting" as support services for venture companies. In 2000, he founded Accel, Inc. as a successor to the business support project.In 2001, the company partnered with Intellectual Capital AB, a Swedish intellectual capital rating company, to license and develop a Japanese version of IC Rating®, a method for evaluating the actual value of a company that cannot be shown on its balance sheet. In 2003, he took a stake in the company, and in 2010, he made it a subsidiary. Today, ICMG is an advocate of intellectual capitalism that ensures fair and appropriate profits for corporate stakeholders, including management, employees, business partners, customers, and shareholders, and conducts research and practice of ICMG's unique "Intellectual Capital Management" method.

He has served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), as the President and Representative Director of Tsutaya Online, Representative Director and Managing Director of Culture Convenience Club, President and Representative Executive Officer of Kanebo (seconded from the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan), President and Representative Director of Maruzen (now Maruzen CHI Holdings),and President and Representative Director of Japan Human Resources Development Organization. He has always been involved in the forefront of corporate and social reform.

Born in America, raised Japanese in Africa and Southeast Asia,  and nurtured her career in APAC and Silicon Valley. She specializes in designing organizations, services and experiences that are rooted in deep research, operational excellence and a culture  of innovation and learning.  She served as the Head of People for OpenSea (a top web3 unicorn) and has a proven track record of expanding DoorDash (a Series C to IPO decacorn) from 800 to 15,000 employees globally.  In addition, she’s supported large-scale M&As, coaching and leading C-Suite executives on strategic management, designing best-in-class cultures, and establishing operational and organizational systems that optimize for results.  Her practice is rooted in human-centered research & design and educational innovation, an area of expertise from completing her Master's at Stanford University and consulting for Fortune 100 companies, including NASDAQ. She is continuously in pursuit of solutions that address challenges at their root.  When taking a break from solving big problems, she creates children’s storybooks and enjoys searching for the best strawberry shortcake in town. She is based in Tokyo with her family.

Founder of IWNC. During an expedition in Papua New Guinea, a team that was united to accomplish a goal was demoralized by the complaint of a single member. He launched team building techniques and leadership development programs based on the concept of “I Will Not Complain” in Japan in 1989 and in China in 1992. After more than 10 years of dialogue with tribal chiefs in Papua New Guinea and Kenya, he developed a visualization process called “Territory Mapping,” which visualizes where you are and where you are going, giving you a creative and new perspective that is not bound by preconceived ideas.