Roland Berger Appoints New Managing Partner
Roland Berger Ltd. ("Roland Berger" or the "Company") announced today the appointment of Yuzuru Ohashi as Managing Partner 'Japan' effective April 16, 2020.
Since joining Roland Berger, Yuzuru has been providing project support to a wide range of clients in Japan and abroad, mainly in manufacturing industry (automotive, electronics and high-tech), petrochemical and IT, on a variety of topics, including growth strategies, overseas business strategies, M&A, and digital transformation.
Satoshi Nagashima has led Roland Berger as Managing Partner 'Japan' since 2014. He will transition to a global innovation role while supporting Tokyo office as a Senior Partner.
Roland Berger aims to become a high-value-added management consulting firm to respond quickly to management issues in a rapidly changing economics and society. Along with the three core values of "Entrepreneurship" (the spirit of paving new paths), "Excellence" (visible results and best results), and "Empathy" (diversive perspective, spirit of open-mindness and respect), the company strives to increase the value offered to its clients more than ever before.
Biography of New Managing Partner
Yuzuru Ohashi, Managing Partner 'Japan' and Senior Partner of Roland Berger
Yuzuru rejoined Roland Berger in 2012. An expert in strategy development, he supports clients in a broad range of areas including global and cross-border growth strategy, business portfolio reform, M&A/PMI, new business development, market entry strategy especially in Southeast Asian countries, operational BPR, cost optimization/reductions, digital strategy and digital transformation. The focus of his consulting practice lies on automotive, electronics, hi-tech sector, petrochemicals and IT industries.
Prior to joining Roland Berger, he started his career as an IT engineer at Hewlett Packard and Sapient. He spent several years at another management consulting firm before rejoining Roland Berger in 2012. Yuzuru holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of California (San Diego, USA).
Birthyear: 1974; birth of place: USA
Tokyo, April 15, 2020
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