Team

  • Kohei MutoCEO
  • Kan HorikiriManager
  • Albert MbithiAssociate
  • Kamil OrbissoProject Manager
  • Frank AcheampongAnalyst
  • Sakiko NaritaExecutive Assistant
  • Takayuki MatsuoLegal Advisor
  • Kohei MutoCEO

    Kohei has experience in advising global and local firms on capital raising, acquisition, and investment. He has successfully executed more than 35 deals worth more than 30 billion USD in 5 regions (Asia, US, Europe, Middle East, and Africa) across sectors.

    He started his career at Morgan Stanley and later joined Shurook, a private equity investment subdivision of the Office of the Quartet, led by Tony Blaire, covering investments in banking and clean-tech sectors in the Middle East. He graduated from a boarding school in Pennsylvania, US, and graduated from Tsukuba University in Japan. He enjoys traveling and flying planes.

  • Kan HorikiriManager

    Kan Horikiri has over 15 years of international experience in transportation planning and mobility, supported by academic backgrounds in Civil Engineering in Japan and Transport and Sustainable Development in France. He has worked across Asia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Latin America, covering a wide range of responsibilities from transport analysis and project management to business development. He has extensive experience working in multicultural environments in Japanese, English, French, and Spanish.

    Based in Panama for four years, Kan worked on transportation infrastructure and public transport projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. He later joined a Japanese public transport operator, where he contributed to productivity improvement initiatives, digital transformation, and the development of new mobility businesses. In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, he led the establishment of a local operating company and drove the development of EV-based mobility services and intercity transportation businesses.

    In recent years, Kan has focused on Africa, supporting market research, policy analysis, business strategy development, and pilot projects in the fields of electric mobility, public transportation, logistics, and last-mile mobility.

  • Albert MbithiAssociate

    He has 10 years of experience as a financial expert in East Africa’s largest banks KCB Bank and Equity Bank. At Equity Bank, he made achievement in the field of Agency Banking by pioneering financial inclusion through use of mobile and POS terminals. He also has experience working at the Kenya National Highways Authority Corporation. He has Bachelors of Commerce in Marketing and Management from the University of Mount Kenya and a Diploma in Business Administration from the British Association of Business Executives. Based in Kenya

  • Kamil OrbissoProject Manager

    Kamil obtained a degree in Global Studies and International Relations from Addis Ababa New Generation University in Ethiopia. He has been working in Djibouti and Japan expert in the fields of international logistics, maritime affairs, and supply chain of multinational corporations. He came to Japan as a Fellow of Awaji Youth Federation and served as an International Relations and Project Officer at Pasona Co., Ltd.

  • Frank AcheampongAnalyst

    Frank acquired MBA in Finance at Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, and BSc. in Business Administration (Marketing) through a joint program between Arctic University of Norway and University of Ghana. He has gained experience in international trade, finance, and business development within commodity trading and banking industries while working at both Itochu Corporation and Access Bank Limited.

  • Sakiko NaritaExecutive Assistant

    After graduating from Showa Women’s University, Sakiko gained human resources experience at ITOCHU Corporation. For over two decades, she provided crucial support to senior management at prominent North American companies with foreign affiliations, including Abbott. She has extensive experience collaborating with members of overseas offices, including the U.S. headquarters, Asia, and Europe, as well as with customers. She has also worked in the unique academic environment of the University of Tokyo.
    Leveraging her many years of experience providing executive support in a global environment and her multitasking management skills, she is committed to improving the operational efficiency of our management team, achieving goals, and enhancing corporate value.

  • Takayuki MatsuoLegal Advisor

    Takayuki is a Partner at MM&N (Momo-o, Matsuo &Namba). He has expertise in emerging markets’ legal framework, and has experiences in information/ intelligence related laws (including AI). He is the author of several books and university textbooks, including “AI/HR Technology Related – Legal Practice on Personal Management & Labor Related Information Management”.
    He graduated from Tokyo University Faculty of Law, Harvard University Law School, and Pekin University Law School.