Senior Adviser
Yoichiro Furuse
Partners
Masahito Kurokawa | Takeshi Seko | Yuji Kato

Senior Adviser

Yoichiro Furuse

Current Position

  • 2014 – Senior Adviser, East Investment Capital KK
  • 2010 – Board director, Global Logistic Properties Limited
  • 2007 – Board director, Nitto Denko Corporation
  • 2006 – Senior Adviser, Permira Advisers KK
  • Chairman: Genki Agricultural Development Association
  • Board member: Child development research institute

Career

  • 2003 – VP and Representative Director, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
  • 1996 – Senior Managing Director, Mazda Motor Corporation
  • 1993 – Managing Director, The Sumitomo Bank, Limited
  • 1964 – Joined The Sumitomo Bank, Limited

Education

  • MBA, Kellogg School of Northwestern University
  • LLB, Osaka University

Partners

Masahito Kurokawa

Current Position

  • East Investment Capital KK (Jan. 2014- Current)
    Managing Partner

Career

  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Since April 1991)

Education

  • Seikei University – BA, Economics 1991

Takeshi Seko

Current Position

  • East Investment Capital GP KK（Sep 2019-Current）
    Partner
  • Citrus Financial Studio LLC （June 2018-Current）CEO

Carrer

  • Monex, Inc.（2015～2018）
    • Investment Banking, （May 2017 – Feb 2018）
    • Monex Hambrecht, Inc. Managing Director（Jun 2016 – Apr 2017）
  • Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC（2011 - 2015）
  • EYTAS（2005 - 2007、2008 - 2011）
  • Morgan Stanley（2007 - 2008）
  • Andersen（1999 - 2004）

Education

  • Waseda Graduate school of finance - 2007

Yuji Kato

Current Position

  • East Investment Capital GP KK（Jan 2014-Current）
    Partner

Carrer

  • Cool Japan Fund Inc.(July 2018-Jun 2021)
    • Board member, COO/CIO
  • Permira (July 2006-Dec 2013)
    • Head of Japan since Dec 2010
  • GE Healthcare (Oct. 2002 to July 2006)
    • Managing Director, Head of Business Development Asia
  • Merrill Lynch, London(Mar. 2001-Dec. 2001)
  • Morgan Stanley, Tokyo(Jul. 1998-Mar. 2001)
  • OECD, Paris(Seconded by government, 1993-1996)
  • Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Tokyo(1990-1993)

Education

  • Yale School of Management, Connecticut, USA – MBA 1998
    • Fulbright Scholar
  • Kyoto University – BA, Economics 1990,
  • Kyoto University – BA, Science (Physics) 1988