Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, with a degree in Economics, in 1967. Following a stint working for Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries, he became the first consultant hired by Boston Consulting Group in Japan. After obtaining an MBA from Stanford University; while he was in his 30s he was engaged in turning around unprofitable companies and managed a venture capital firms as President. Since his 40s, he spent 16 years supporting the rehabilitation of many companies undergoing downturns as “Business Turnaround Specialist”. He became President and CEO of MISUMI (currently MISUMI Group Inc.) in 2002. He is also a visiting professor at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School. He has written several books including Strategic Professionals, Management Power in Crisis, Transforming a Company, Management of the V-Shaped Recovery, and others.