Work
Digital technology and AI executive across Japan and ASEAN — platforms founded, services scaled, $2.3Bn of value built. The instrument of choice across all of it: the partnership.
Now — Bangkok / Tokyo
Current chapter — building cross-border business partnerships, with engagements through M2 Ventures.
Sertis AI Corp — Thailand
Formal NVIDIA partnership, AWS and hyperscaler alliances, Ricoh distribution partnership, and a 40% captive AI JV with Salim Group. Managing Partner, Andersen Consulting (Thailand).
Amazon — Japan
NTT Docomo and KDDI bundling deals — approximately $950M in combined value, 5M+ new Prime subscribers.
SingTel — Malaysia
Co-investment vehicle for ASEAN pay-TV assets — owned end-to-end from structuring through wind-down and capital recovery.
SingTel — ASEAN
Co-conceived business plan, JV with Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures; partner identification, deal structuring, and commercial build-out across Southeast Asia.
The New Media Group — Tokyo
Built the world's first premium OTT / internet-TV platform — $12.5M Series A, 120+ global content licenses, a team of 28.
STAR Channel — Tokyo
Sony, News Corp, Itochu and Tohoku Shinsha's channel JV — ¥2.5B commercial budget, Hollywood licensing including IPTV broadband rights, EBIT up 12%. Team of 12.
DIRECTV — US · Japan
Independent Retail Distribution in the US — 9M+ subscriber growth; AT&T and CenturyLink bundling that cut nationwide churn 40 bps. In Japan, GTM and third-party partnerships through the market exit, delivered three months and $90M ahead of plan.