Joined J-STAR in January 2019. He is engaged in an investment in Hot Palette (Pepper Lunch management). In addition to being responsible for international business development as a full-time director and head of the overseas business headquarters, he is also engaged in value-up activities and supports the building of business management systems, formulation of business strategies, profitability enhancement, and additional acquisitions. He supports the creation of headquarters functions by inviting managers from outside the company, training middle management staff, and renewing human resources systems, and helps the company to quickly become independent as a “corporation” instead of just a “shop” or “store”. Before joining J-STAR, he worked in the Finance department of P&G Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Tokyo.