Akihiro Watanabe

Akihiro Watanabe was the founder of GCA Holdings Corp., founded in 2004, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2011.
Mr. Watanabe was the founder of GCA Corp.
(Japan), founded in 2004, with the title Representative Director & Managing Director from 2004 to 2020.
Mr. Watanabe is the founder of Global Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd., founded in 2002, with the title Chief Executive Officer in 2004.
Current jobs include Independent Outside Director at Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. starting in 2025; Outside Director at Maruho Co., Ltd. since 2015; Director at MCo Corp.
since 2014; Outside Director at Samson Investment Co. since 2012; Director at GCA Savvian China Co. Ltd. since 2014; Director at GCA Singapore Pte Ltd. since 2015; Director at G-Fas Corp.
since 2014; Director at GCA Taiwan Co., Ltd. since 2018; Director at GCA Vietnam LLC since 2018; Representative Director at GCA Succession Corp.
since 2019; Senior Vice President-Asia Projects at INPEX Corp.
since 2012; and Member at International Valuation Standards Council since 2011.
Former jobs include Independent Non-Executive Director at Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.; Director at Qualicaps Co., Ltd.; Managing Director at GCA Savvian Corp.; Director at Samson Resources Corp.; Director at GCA India Investment Advisers Pvt Ltd.; Outside Director at FamilyMart Co., Ltd. in 2016; Independent Outside Director at Toshiba Corp.; and Managing Partner at KPMG LLP from 1994 to 2002.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Chuo University.