Professionals Supporting Thought
and Execution
Our strength lies in a team that thoroughly integrates “systems” and “actions.”
Our management team, grounded in frontline execution, advisory board members who bring external expertise, and diverse team members collaborate closely to support sustainable business growth.
Here, we introduce our President, Directors, and Advisory Board members.
In 1991, he joined the Japan Development Bank (now Development Bank of Japan Inc.). After assignments in the Head Office Urban Development Department, Fukuoka Branch (now Kyushu Branch), Head Office Credit Department, Head Office Human Resources Department, study abroad at a U.S. business school, and the Head Office International Department (including at its Singapore Office), served as Manager of the Head Office Corporate Strategy Department for eight years, leading the establishment and business of the bank’s first M&A advisory division.
In 2006, he joined Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. As Executive Director, where he was responsible for corporate MBO and LBO financing, with a focus on real estate securitization loans as the exit strategy.
In 2008, he joined Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC. As a Partner in the Financial Advisory Services division (Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory Co., Ltd.), he led the restructuring of its M&A advisory business.
In 2014, he founded Octo Force Group with eight members, to create value enhancement frameworks for operational assets in food and hospitality, infrastructure, and consumer goods sectors.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Norimasa Izumo
COO
At FXCM Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of one of the world’s largest FX trading firms, he worked as a strategist specializing in G8 currencies. He then relocated to Singapore to serve as a Japanese equity analyst at a hedge fund. Upon returning to Japan, he joined SBI Asset Management as a fund manager, overseeing a broad range of asset classes from active Japanese equity strategies to alternative investments. Most recently, he was engaged at Central Tanshi Corporation, focusing on the structuring and distribution of funds targeted at proprietary trading divisions within domestic financial institutions. In 2023, he joined Monolith Holdings as Chief Advisory Officer.
He joined our company in 2024.
Graduated from Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Business Administration
Masato Kikitani
Director
Business Division Manager
At Prime Link (now JFLA Holdings Corporation), he served as manager of izakaya outlets, direct store manager, and franchise supervisor before being appointed as a director at NAOC, where he led the restructuring of five directly operated stores and the e-commerce business.
Joined our company in 2016.
Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Law
Mark Bedingham
Director
Appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of SMI Vantage, a Singapore Exchange listed company in January 2015. He graduated from Oxford University and began his career with Jardine Matheson and was appointed as a Director of Jardine Pacific. He joined Moët Hennessy (LVMH Group) in the mid 1990s as the Regional Managing Director of APAC.
Today, he serves on the Board of The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), a company listed on AIM of the London Stock Exchange which is a specialist bottler of cask strength single malt whisky. He was also the Vice Chairman of Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp, a NYSE listed SPAC that successfully achieved business combination with the world’s largest private aviation company in 2021. He has also served as an Executive Chairman of two hospitality companies, Crystal Jade and CE LA VI.
Graduate with M.A. from the University of Oxford, School of Biological Sciences
Mitsutaka Iida
Director
Joined Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. in 1981, specializing in overseas production technology with a focus on Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia. In 1994, joined Fukoku Co., Ltd., where he was responsible for expanding overseas operations. During his 17-year tenure, he established more than five production sites and management companies. In 2004, he received the Thai Prime Minister’s Award, recognizing outstanding business leadership in Thailand. In 2012, he joined Koukando Co., Ltd., Japan’s oldest pharmaceutical company, as COO. In 2015, he founded a consulting firm providing advisory services to Japanese investors planning business expansion in Thailand’s food, medical, and healthcare sectors.
In addition to his business activities, he has been actively involved in social contribution efforts, serving as a former District Governor of International Rotary, overseeing all of Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and 14 provinces in Thailand.
Graduated from The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering
Business Breakthrough University Graduate School of Management, MBA
Certified Public Accountant, State of Delaware
Ron Queda
Director
He is a former Principal (partner) in the Tokyo office of ZS Associates, a global management consulting firm, where he helped clients, primarily multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies, develop deeper customer understanding and improve commercial performance through effective use of data, analytics and technology. He joined ZS in 1998 out of business school and worked with clients in North America out of offices in Chicago, New York and Pune, India before moving to Tokyo in 2007 to focus on the Japan market. Prior to business school, he worked for 13 years as a lead mechanical and thermal engineer on several NASA satellite and spacecraft programs.
Graduated with BSE and MSE, University of Michigan, Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, MBA
Tadayuki Kyotani
Director
In 1991, at the age of 29, he founded PMT Corporation in Fukuoka. Centering on “Kido-ryoku®” as the core competence, the company has engaged in product design, development, and research in alliance with corporations, universities, and national research institutions. After numerous improvement and planning proposals within semiconductor factories, PMT established its “ultra-precision axis control technology,” which enables nano-level positioning based on expertise cultivated through precision molds and ceramic jigs. Recently, the company has expanded its business scope into robotics systems and the life sciences sector.
Graduate of Yamaguchi University Graduate School, Technology Management Program (MOT)
PhD, Department of Systems Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University
Yoshifumi To
Executive Officer
After holding positions in store development and product development at Five Foxes Co., Ltd., he joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd., where he managed production control and factory development primarily in Asia, while also overseeing comprehensive merchandising duties and overseas procurement for major apparel companies. Subsequently, he moved to Itokin Co., Ltd., serving as General Manager of the Brand Division, where he was responsible for all aspects of brand management, including MD planning, marketing, product planning, and promotional strategy.
He joined our company in 2015.
Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Economics
Miho Miyajima
Executive Officer
General Manager, Cross-Border Business Division
Prior to joining Octo Force, she was with Lehman Brothers Japan, mainly involved in special situations, high-yield/distressed debt (NPLs, bonds, DIP financing, and corporate restructuring etc.).
Joined our company in 2016.
Graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Comparative Culture (FLA)
Jun Nishijima
Executive Officer
General Manager, Administration Division
With over 34 years of experience at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, specializing in corporate sales, foreign exchange back-office, Japan Housing Finance Agency services, and loan administration back-office operations etc.
Joined our company in 2026.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics
Hajime Hirano
Executive Officer
Head of CEO’s Office
After serving as a store manager for izakaya operations, as well as engaging in store development and product development at Via Holdings, he established Y&O Planning Co., Ltd. The company specializes in store opening support, import/export agency services, supervisory and management operations, and consulting for the food and beverage industry.
He joined our company in 2016.
Graduated from Meiji University, School of Commerce
Jun Goto
Executive Officer
After engaging in numerous urban development projects at Tokyu Land Corporation, including the opening of Tokyu Plaza Ginza in March 2016, he joined our company.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce
Rugby World Cup 2019 Organizing Committee (Operations, Business Division)
Takuya Ogaki
Executive Officer
General Manager, Sales Development Division
Before joining Octo Force, he was engaged in sales primarily in the Kyushu region at EH Corporation. Subsequently worked as a store staff at Kawaya Tokyo Co., Ltd., a group company at the time. He was then seconded to Daiichi Foods Co., Ltd., where he was involved in the opening of three directly managed stores of Kawaya in the Hokuriku region. He then transferred to Octo Force headquarters in 2020, taking charge of B2B sales.
Joined our company in 2020.
Graduated from Daito Bunka University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Department of English Language Studies
Minako Iwai
Executive Officer
General Manager, Marketing Division
At Hakuhodo Inc., engaged in strategy design and planning within the marketing and promotion domain. Responsible for developing clients’ marketing strategies and proposing communication plans.
Since becoming independent, has supported business strategy and marketing strategy design primarily for B2B companies. Specializes in Go-to-Market strategy development based on market structure, customer insights, and competitive environment, and is involved in messaging design, sales story development, proposal material creation, and PoC support.
Joined our company in 2026.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics
Keigo Ogura
Passed the Certified Public Accountant Examination in 1996. After gaining experience at a major auditing firm, a corporate venture capital’s investment division, and a consulting firm, established Ogura CPA Office in 2002.
Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Law
Masato Nishigishi
He started his career at the Ministry of Labor (now the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) in 1981. Throughout his career, he was involved in labor policy at both the central government and regional offices (Fukushima, Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo), and also served in the Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, Fukuoka Prefectural Government, and related independent administrative agencies. He retired in 2015 after serving as Director of the Tokyo Labour Bureau. Subsequently, he worked as an advisor to Nippon Life Insurance Company (2015–2018), focusing on labor issues, and as Director and Head of the Training Support Department at the International Human Resources Development Organization (2018–2024), addressing matters related to the acceptance of foreign workers under the Technical Intern Training Program and the Specified Skilled Worker Program.
He joined our company in August 2024.
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Masaaki Teraoka
Joined Hiroshima Bank in 1978. After working at branch offices, he then worked at the bank’s Tokyo Planning Division, and as Manager in charge of the Ministry of Finance liaison and led corporate restructuring support operations as Manager and Credit Officer in the Loan Department. Subsequently, he was responsible for corporate credit rating assessments in the Risk Management Department and participated in establishing the Loan Planning Department. After leaving Hiroshima Bank, he founded FTS Co., Ltd., leveraging his experience in human resource development. He has also conducted numerous training sessions and lectures commissioned by Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., regional banks, credit unions, and others.
He joined our company in 2017.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics
Examiner for the Financial Certification Association, Full Member of the Business Revitalization Practitioners Association
Naoki Sakai
Joined Tokyo Electric Power Company in 1987, where he was responsible for developing the company’s human resources strategy in the HR department. In 2000, he transferred to the Asian Development Bank (headquartered in Manila), where he managed infrastructure financing for developing countries in Asia until 2017. After leaving the bank in 2017, he co-founded Power Sharing Inc. with two team members.
Graduated from University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, MBA
Yoshiki Hamasaki
After working at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, he joined IR Japan Co., Ltd. (now IR Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.). As General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office, he led the company’s IPO and executed Japan’s first commitment-type rights offering. In his role overseeing the IR/SR Consulting Division, he spearheaded proxy advisory services related to hostile takeover defenses and proxy fights, M&A advisory services, and corporate governance consulting based on board evaluations. In 2016, he joined PMT Co., Ltd., where he planned and implemented initiatives including the redesign of personnel evaluation systems and organizational restructuring, succession M&A for artisans and advanced technologies, and business and capital alliances with startup companies. He joined our company in 2021.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Electronic Engineering
Completed Graduate Studies at Yamaguchi University, School of Technology Management (MOT)
Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA), Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant
