
Masaki Kato
Managing Director
Specialized Consulting & Transactions Department
Professional Service Division
Career Summary
Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) in 1999 and was engaged in M&A advisory services and business revitalization services at Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC from 2005. Subsequently served at the Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan and as President of shirai-s inc. before joining Frontier Management Inc. in 2024.
Achievements
After gaining experience in domestic audit services at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, he was engaged in financial due diligence, business plan creation, and business valuation services for M&A and business revitalization, as well as consulting services for non-profit sectors (medical institutions, schools, and public interest corporations) at Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC. While employed at Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, he was seconded to the Corporate Research Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation , where he drafted and proposed financial strategies for listed companies.
At the Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan, he was engaged in services such as business and financial due diligence relating to business revitalization, business revitalization planning, cash management, sponsor selection and negotiations, and coordination with financial institutions. He was also involved in a project to form a regional revitalization fund aimed at developing and creating key regional industries, and executed investment services.
He was stationed at shirai-s inc. for six years as the President, where he engaged in various management improvements and achieved the business plan formulated by the investing regional revitalization fund.
At Frontier Management Inc., he is involved in services such as business and financial due diligence for manufacturers and medical institutions, business revitalization planning, coordination with financial institutions, and execution support.
Expertise
Business revitalization, hands-on management improvement
Education
Graduated from the School of Commerce, Waseda University