Joined J-STAR in October 2015. He is engaged in 4 investments (14 including additional acquisitions) in STAR Logistics Holdings (cargo transportation), MWT Holdings (audio equipment manufacturing), Section Eight (marriage agency), and Kugami (automotive part manufacturing), and executed one successful exit. During the investment period, he stays close to the management team of the portfolio companies as an external director to provide managerial support and solve the issues they may face. He also actively supports business strategies, implementation of structural and operational reforms, recruiting managers from outside the company, relations with fundraising and financial institutions, implementation of additional acquisition strategies, and international development. Leveraging his network and experience in a general trading company and China, his home country, he can increase the business value of the portfolio companies. Before joining J-STAR, he was engaged in cross-border trading and strategic alliance in the food, foodservice and retail industries for the Marubeni Corporation. He also provided support to major food companies in strategy, business, and logistic planning, establishing a Joint Venture between a Turkish company and a Japanese company in 2015. He received a bachelor’s degree from Rikkyo University.