Tomohiro Murata
Managing Director
Marketing Department
Head of Industry Research Division
Career Summary
Joined Frontier Management Inc. after careers at Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd., Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. , and Morgan Stanley Japan Securities. Ranked first on the Nikkei analyst ranking in 2001 (electronic components, semiconductors). Outside Director of YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and Hakuto Co., Ltd.
Achievements
Mr. Murata has provided various management support services for manufacturing and trading companies. Materials (organic, inorganic, metal), electronic components (various electronic components, semiconductors), industrial equipment (factory automation equipment, power infrastructure equipment, etc.), machinery (semiconductor manufacturing machines, industrial machinery), automotive parts, specialized trading companies (semiconductors, electronic components, machines) and EMS production outsourcing, etc.
Expertise
The high-tech industry
Other Accomplishments
Author of Why Japan Is Only Strong in Electronic Components (Nikkei Business Publications , 2011), Increase Pay during Management Crisis! (Nikkei Business Publications, 2013), Electronic Components: 20% OPM Business Model (Nikkei Business Publications, 2016), Guidance of 15 Selected Gem of Books (Say-zan-sha Publications , 2018), Saishin Trend Guide Book of Electronic Component (SHUWA SYSTEM 1st Edition 2018/2nd Edition 2023), and Management for Super Profits (Nikkei Business Publications, 2025).
Education
Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo