Local Leadership
Leadership Team

MANAGING PARTNERS

Thomas Kuruvilla
Dubai, India, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Head of Arthur D. Little Middle East & India

Thomas is Managing Partner of Arthur D. Little Middle East & India as well as a member of the Board of Directors. He serves telecom operators, ministries and other public organizations, and…

Yusuke Harada
Tokyo, Japan
Head of Arthur D. Little Japan & South East Asia

Yusuke Harada is a Managing Partner at Arthur D. Little Tokyo. Yusuke focuses on strategic planning in the manufacturing and high-technology industries; this includes new-business creation,…

Carlo Stella
Dubai, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Global Practice Leader, Sustainability

Carlo is Managing Partner and Global Head of Sustainability Practice. His main areas of expertise cover strategy definition, organizational design, transformation programs where he infuses…

Hiroto Suzuki
Tokyo, Japan
Global Practice Leader, Automotive & Manufacturing Goods

Hiroto is a partner at our Tokyo office and heads our Global Automotive and manufacturing Practice. His main field of expertise is providing support for corporate vision planning and strategy,…

PARTNERS

Shinichi Akayama
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Shinichi is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Tokyo and heads our TIME (Telecom, Information Technology, Media, Electronics) Practice in our Japan office. He is also a core member of our Global…

Toshihiro Ariki
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

His main working fields are automobiles, auto parts, industrial machinery, robotics, with supporting, research and development strategies, new business planning and execution, business strategy…

Vincenzo Basile
Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Partner

Vincenzo is a Partner and a member of our TIME Practice. Based in Dubai, he works closely with our teams covering Technology-related projects – often in convergence with other practices helping to…

Paolo Carlomagno
Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Partner

Paolo is a Partner in the Dubai office and a senior member of the Travel & Transportation practice. He has 20+ years of cross-sector expertise in Europe and in the Middle East with leading…

Rajesh Duneja
Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Partner

Rajesh is a Partner and a member of our global Telecommunications, Information, Media & Electronics (TIME) and Public Services Practices. Based in Dubai, he works in areas of telecom strategy,…

Andrea Faggiano
Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Partner

Andrea is a Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Dubai, leading the TIME Practice in the Middle East and our global competence center, “Strategic Advisory Services for Competition and Regulation” (…

Naoya Furuta
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Naoya is a Partner based in the Tokyo/Japan office, and a member of the “Operations Management” Practice. His main areas of expertise are in company-wide strategic planning, corporate management,…

Yu Hamada
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Yu is a core member of the Automotive & Manufacturing practice, based in the ADL Tokyo office. He focuses on corporate strategy, growth acceleration, new business creation and execution, and…

Ryo Hanamura
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Ryo is a Partner at the Japan office of Arthur D. Little. Over the past 10 years, he has worked with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices…

John Kim
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

John is a core member of Digital team in Tokyo, specializing in Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, and advanced technologies such as Web3, Blockchain, and Metaverse. Industry-wise, he covers…

Maki Kurosawa
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Maki is a Partner at Arthur D. Little’s Tokyo office, where she heads the “Healthcare & Life Sciences” and “Consumer Goods & Retail”  Practices of Arthur D. Little Japan. Her expertise ranges…

Naoki Matsuo
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Naoki joined Arthur D. Little in 2018 after spending over 10 years with the other consulting firms. Naoki has delivered and successfully led the OM projects in multiple industries (TIME, ENUT,…

Shota Mitsuya
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Shota is a Partner at Arthur D. Little’s Tokyo office. He supports manufacturing companies on growth strategy, including new-business creation, business-model innovation and technology innovation. In…

Satoshi Ohara
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Satoshi is a Partner at Arthur D. Little and a core member of our Japan office and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. He has approximately 30 years of strategy consulting experience and…

Kensuke Sobue
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

Kensuke is a partner at Tokyo office and a core member of the global S&O practice.  He is also the co-leader of Arthur D. Little Asia., the Southeast Asia and Oceania operation of Arthur D.…

Daisuke Tateno
Tokyo, Japan
Partner

In his 5+ years of strategy and operational consulting across Japan, Daisuke has developed strong in-depth expertise in Manufacturing and Energy trends, business models. He has led large assignments…

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS

Shigeki Sakayori
Tokyo, Japan
Associate Director

Shigeki is an associate director at the Tokyo office and a core member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences practice in Japan. He has extensive experience and knowledge in the total operations area…

PRINCIPALS

Kenichi Hamada
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Kenichi is a Principal based in ADL’s Tokyo office. He has over 10 years of experience consulting for manufacturing R&D departments and the automobile industry. Previously he was an engineer of…

Kazuma Hamazaki
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Kazuma is a core member of the Healthcare/FMCG practice in the Tokyo office. Major clients include major consumer goods companies such as food, beverages, and cosmetics, as well as trading companies…

Ryoya Hiraoki
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Ryoya is a Principal in our Tokyo office. He is a core member of the Chemical practice, where he helps chemical companies transform their business portfolios, design organizations and systems, and…

Rui Ibuki
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Rui is a Principal based in Japan office and is a member of the TIM (Technology & Innovation) Practice.  Rui has more than 20 years of experience in consulting and deal advisory firm, and mainly…

Atsuro Inoue
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Atsuro is a Principal at Arthur D. Little, based in Tokyo. He focuses on the “Innovation & Growth” area in strategy formulation to support clients’ top-line enhancement. His consulting experience…

Yoshinori Kanazawa
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Yoshinori has profession in Corporate Brand Strategy, Corporate/Organization Transformation, Brand based Business Strategy with a number of experiences in housing equipment, real estate, automotive,…

Koyo Kanegae
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Koyo is a Principal in the Tokyo office and a core member of the Strategy & Organization practice. Koyo focuses on supporting a wide range of clients in the manufacturing, energy, electronics,…

Junta Kondo
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Junta is a Principal in Arthur D. Little’s Automotive Practice, based at the Tokyo office. He has worked on over 120 projects during his 12-year career. His work focuses on: passenger and commercial…

Kazuhiro Minamitsu
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Kazuhiro provides support for the formulation of company-wide and business strategies and the creation of new businesses in the areas of manufacturing, construction, housing, logistics, and mobility…

Masashi Okada
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Masashi joined the Toyko office and AMG practice in 2020. He has consistently engaged in consulting work mainly in the Automotive industry, with OEM, Suppliers, Industry groups, Government agencies,…

Shuji Okura
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Shuji is a principal in the Tokyo office and a core member of the firm’s Financial Services practice. His main areas of expertise are mid- to long-term visioning, new business and innovation…

Naoya Otsuka
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Naoya is a principal in our Tokyo office, with a rich track record of support, mainly in the sustainability field. He supports development of new businesses, business turnaround, planning growth…

Hiroyuki Sumi
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Hiroyuki is a core member of the CHEM(Chemicals Practice) in the Tokyo office and supports business and technology strategic planning ,new business development, and business due diligence for…

Hiroki Tachikawa
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Hiroki is a Principal in the Tokyo office and a core member of the Automotive & Manufacturing team. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior manager at a major Japanese automotive OEM, where he…

Yasunobu Takagi
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Yasu is a principal at the Tokyo office and a core member of HCLS practice in Japan. He has more than 15 years of business and technology experience in operations and deals advisory in Japan and the…

Kunitaka Takeuchi
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Kunitaka is a principal in the Tokyo office and a core member of the Automotive & Manufacturing practice. Before joining ADL, he was working at a consulting company of Big 4 accounting firms.…

Akinori Uno
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Akinori is a key member of the Operation Strategy & Transformation practice in the ADL Tokyo office.  His work includes business strategy, M&A advisory, operations model transformation,…

Masayoshi Yabuuchi
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Masayoshi is a principal based in our Tokyo office. He is a core member of the Automotive & Manufacturing (AMG) practice and focuses on advising senior executives in heavy industry, engineering,…

Takeshi Yamaguchi
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Takeshi is a principal in the Tokyo office and a core member of our Operation Strategy & Transformation Practice. His main areas of expertise are corporate and business strategy, M&A strategy…

Kohta Yamamoto
Tokyo, Japan
Principal

Kohta joined ADL in April 2019 and is a core member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences practice in the Tokyo office. He works extensively with leading healthcare companies with a special focus on…