Experience

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  BE Partners

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jun 2006 - Present

    Support Global Companies to start up or Re boot Japan Business.Major Clients’. Fast Lane Co ltd. (Jun.2006-Jan.2007, Start up Fast Lane KK. As MD. ) Cyber Link Co ltd. (Jan.2007~Jan.2009, Re boot Japan Brunch as MD. Caplan KK, Saba Software inc., ServiceMax Inc., .. so on.,

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  Bullhorn

  • Chuo-ku, Tokyo

  • Startup Manager

    • Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
    • Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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  ServiceMax Imc.

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

    Start Up japan Business. Completed Initial Trial Process. Within Planed budget and schedule, Open office, completed legal registration, Got 5 official resale partners and got 2 initial customers.

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  Saba Software KK

  • Tokyo Japan

  • Managing Director

    • Feb 2009 - May 2014
    • Tokyo Japan

    Saba Software Inc. is Human Capital Management software company, HQ lcate in the CA USA. They established Japan KK. at 2000 and had issues at Japan Operation. I joined Saba Japan as private consultant at initial 3 months, mostly to improve business results with Consulting lead Direct Sales activities and after initial try, agreed to manage Saba Japan KK as MD in 5 years. With strategic restructuring, improved profitability from - to positive within first 12 months, strengthen direct sales activities and increased annual revenue +250% within my stay. Changed core products from Learning only to Performance Mgt. + Talent Mgy. to be more Cloud Style.

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  Global Knowledge Network Inc.

  • Japan

  • President of Japan & GM of APAC

    • Jan 1997 - May 2006
    • Japan

    Global Knowledge Network Inc. (GKN) was established at 1996. It was produced by US Venture fund, WCAS. (Acquired Education Business units from DEC, Nortel and some of the other IT Education companies. Merged those into one Company to be "Largest Independent IT Education Company with high leveled Business Consulting services and cutting edge education services.)I joined at really start up time of Japan KK. Clean up M&A issues existed between DEC Japan and GKN and drove business model to be 100% B to B model (Direct Sales Driven) focus on Enterprise IT,Network players. During my stay as President of Japan KK, grew annual revenue 300% ($11M to $34M with >15% operation profit rate, number of employees from 52 to 150). Established higher level of Brand Equity in Japan IT Education Market.With HQ's Financial issue, I did M&A and acquired GKN Japan KK at 2004, supported HQ delivered scalable CASH to them. (Very heavy, exiting experience.)With above success, acted as SVP of GKN APAC (Singapore, Korea, China + Japan) and following public activities.2000-2006 Chairman of ITTVC (IT Training Vendors Consortium. NPO supported by METI) 2001-2006 Official Board member of IT Skill Standard project (Lead by METI)2001-2004 Co-chairman of ICT Security Professional Education Project (Lead by MIC).... others. METI- Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry. MIC-Ministry of Internal affairs and Communications)

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  SAP Japan

  • Tokyo Japan

  • Directotr of Service Business Planning, Director of HR, Senior Staff of President Office

    • Oct 1994 - Jan 1997
    • Tokyo Japan

    SAP started Japan operation at 1996. I joined SAP Japan at really early stage of Start up as one of senior manager and contributed to SPEED UP their growth in Japan Market. Executed multiple roles in a time. (As core staff of Japan MD).Established 4 business Units, HR, Education Business Dept., Competence Center, Customer Competence Center, within a year getting support from right contacts in German HQ.As HR Director, hired over 400 new employees, as Director of Service Business planning and Education Business, educated over 900 proffessionals (Internal and Partner's Staffs) to be ready fir SAP business. Within my stay in SAP J, SAP grew its annual revenue over 400%.

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  Oracle Japan 日本オラクル

  • Tokyo Japan

  • Director of General affairs

    • May 1993 - Oct 1994
    • Tokyo Japan

    As senior staff, reported for CFO, Supported Japan MD for specific tasks.Open West Japan Brunch. Business Planning and hiring initial staffs.Open New Office and got Nikkei New Office Award.Strengthen Branding.During the stay in Oracle, learned the way to work as a member of Global Team.

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  SCSK Corporation

  • Tokyo Japan

  • Sales Director, Manager of Sales Planning, Manager of HR, Executive assistant of Founder Chairman.

    • Apr 1978 - Jun 1993
    • Tokyo Japan

    Executive Assistant of Founder Chairman Mr. Isao Okawa. Directly got the initial practices as future candidate of Senior Manager.HR Manager, Controller of Subsidiaries. Director of Sales Planning and Execution.Senior Staff of IPO Project. Stock Holder Management. IR Manager.Admin. Manager of Users Committee. Staff Manager of Auditors Committee.Senior Staff at Subsidiaries Management Dept. Supported newly established Subsidiaries at Initial Business Planning, Financing, Accounting, Marketing, Hiring and Team up. Temporarily transferred to 2 Subs and worked as one of their Manager at initial 2 years to help their start up with hands on style. (CSK Network KK, -Joint Ventured by 36 Japan Enterprise Companies. CSI KK- Joint Venture with IBM,)During my stay, CSK increased annual revenue from $80Million to $13Billion. Number of Employees from 1,000 to 18,000. It was one of historical Success at Japan IT Market and I could have a set of Knowledge/ Experiences to Manage the Company during this 16 years.1978-1979 Got Education at Waseda Univ. after graduate school. Salary System and Labor Management (Company Paid)