Experience

JOLLY GOOD

• Japan
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

• Director

  • Oct 2018 - May 2022

  Director, Business Development Section, Corporate Planning Dept.In charge of strategic investment and implementation for Daiwa Securities Group• Member of Board of Directors and Investment Committee of DG Daiwa Ventures, a joint venture capital fund between Daiwa and Digital Garage• Non-executive Board of Directors of ACA Investments Pte Ltd. and Daiwa ACA Healthcare Inc.• Corporate Auditor of Katana Inc.• Board Observer, Member of Compliance Committee of IP Bridge, Inc.• In charge of Daiwa's corporate LP investments in venture capital funds • Executed capital and business alliance between Daiwa and Credit Saison



Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

• Director

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

  Director, Corporate FinanceProposing and supporting M&A, equity and debt financing, and other investment banking related activities for power utility companies and trading companies Director, Corporate FinanceProposing and supporting M&A, equity and debt financing, and other investment banking related activities for power utility companies and trading companies



Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd.

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  Private EquityIn charge of sourcing, execution, and monitoring of private equity transaction in Asia excluding Japan • Executed buyout co-investment in International Dairy Products JSC, a Vietnamese dairy products manufacturer. Worked as deal head and led deal sourcing, due diligence and negotiation

• Associate Director

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2014

  Private EquityIn charge of sourcing, execution and monitoring of private equity transaction in Asia including Japan. • Monitored and divested Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. (SMC), a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed contractor. Served as manager of Corporate Planning Dept. and Observer of Board of Directors of SMC and led its overseas business expansion, including business tie-up with a Bombay Stock Exchange listed Indian constructor. • Other deals: M&A advisory for Daiwa Securities Group on its investment in Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.; pre-IPO investment in PT. Saratoga Investama, an Indonesian investment company; turnaround PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) investment in Nakayama Steel Works, Ltd, a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed electric furnace steel manufacturer



Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co. Ltd.

• Associate

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

  Private EquityContributed to execution and monitoring of private equity transaction in Asia including Japan.• Served as Observer of Board of Directors of The Toyo Fibre Co., Ltd., a specialized paper manufacturer, and led mergers and acquisition and negotiation with Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd.• Monitored and divested our equity interest in Neo Solar Power Corp., a Taiwanese solar cell manufacturer. Initiated partnership with Japanese solar cell manufacturer and supported the company’s successful IPO on Taiwan Stock Exchange.



EMP Daiwa Capital Limited

• Associate

  • Apr 2007 - Oct 2008

  Private EquityContributed to execution and monitoring of private equity transaction in Asia excl. Japan.• Conducted due diligence and executed pre-IPO investment in Trinity Limited, a Hong Kong based luxury apparel wholesaler Private EquityContributed to execution and monitoring of private equity transaction in Asia excl. Japan.• Conducted due diligence and executed pre-IPO investment in Trinity Limited, a Hong Kong based luxury apparel wholesaler



Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co. Ltd.

• Analyst

  • Apr 2005 - Apr 2007

  Private EquityContributed to execution and monitoring of private equity transaction in Japan. Conducted customer due diligence and worked closely with management teams on business development, marketing, and finance projects.• Monitored and divested Arysta Life Science Corporation, a wholesaler of fertilizer and agrichemical products• Conducted due diligence and executed turnaround investment in Yaohan, a Japanese supermarket chain. Private EquityContributed to execution and monitoring of private equity transaction in Japan. Conducted customer due diligence and worked closely with management teams on business development, marketing, and finance projects.• Monitored and divested Arysta Life Science Corporation, a wholesaler of fertilizer and agrichemical products• Conducted due diligence and executed turnaround investment in Yaohan, a Japanese supermarket chain.