Management Team
Kotaro Ishii Executive Partner
Experience:
Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
B.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo
Drawing on his extensive experience in a wide range of industries, Kotaro Ishii has developed highly effective consulting techniques and skills that have proven invaluable in the corporate makeovers with which he has been involved. In each and every project, Mr. Ishii has made a concerted effort to identify the company's strengths and unique assets in order to better implement the necessary reforms. This specialized approach has helped him to advise his clients on how to best adapt to a new corporate environment during the turnaround process. His many successes have been made possible through both his insight into the corporation's most basic business practices, organization and human resources, and his gift for implementing reform strategies.
Along with his expertise in formulating management policy directions and skill in creating a strategic vision throughout the mid- and long-term, Mr. Ishii has wide-ranging experience in the creation and implementation of sales strategies, product and business development, organizational reforms, and human resources development.
Takatomo Ajima Executive Partner
Experience:
Consultant, Bain and Company (Tokyo and San Francisco)
B.A. in Sociology, Hitotsubashi University
Takatomo Ajima is a firm believer that the formulation and implementation of management strategies go hand in hand. To wit, without increasing the vitality of an organization and effecting a change in its mentality, there can be no strategy transformation or corporate change.
Mr. Ajima's experiences over a 20 year career in the consulting business have recently led him to projects helping public institutions. The increased pace of change that has occurred in recent years has created a need for public institutions to adjust their management practices and systems, especially in cases of semi- and full-privatization. His other areas of specialization include the medical and multimedia industries, and information and education services.
Nobuo Takubo Partner
Experience:
The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (currently Shinsei Bank)
M.B.A., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
B.E. in Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Nobuo Takubo has extensive experience in industries such as Finance (Bank, Life insurance, consumer finance and other non bank), Real estate (hotel, resort residences, office building and construction consulting), Buy out fund, Public sector, Manufacturers (electric components, auto components), Consumer products (baby care products and apparel) and System integrator. He has lead various projects in Strategy audit, Business due diligence, Redesign of corporate vision, Advisory of M＆A and strategic alliances, Establishment of corporate story for future IPO to support communications between clients and debt/equity holders.
Kozo Nagao Partner
Experience:
Senior Consultant, Booz-Allen & Hamilton（Japan）Inc
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
B.E. and M.E. in Engineering, University of Tokyo
Currently, Kozo Nagao focuses on the value creation to connect between Asian emerging market, including China and India, and Japan, not only Japanese companies' / capitals' extension to the market, but also Asian capitals' M&A against Japanese assets.
The basis of the value creation is the rich and successful consulting experiences such as strategy planning, BPR, M&A support, restructuring and new business development, mainly covered on retail and wholesale, service, electronic manufacturer, public sector.
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