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Naoko Takato
Managing Director
Specialized Consulting &Transactions Department
Professional Service Division
Digital transformation
Management consulting
Retail / Distribution
Foods / Services
Consumer goods
Healthcare
Other sectors
Since 2006, served as a strategy consultant at Nomura Research Institute (NRI), specializing in the healthcare sector. Led numerous strategic initiatives, including business turnaround, organizational transformation, corporate strategy formulation, and operational improvement. Joined Frontier Management Inc. in 2024.
She began her career at Nomura Research Institute (NRI), where she was engaged in strategy consulting within the Healthcare, Consumer Goods, and Retail & Services sectors. She led and supported a wide range of projects, including long-term vision development for pharmaceutical companies, digital healthcare solution planning, and ASEAN market entry support for medical device companies, pharmaceutical wholesalers, and major trading firms.
In the retail sector, she has extensive experience in trade area analysis, governance enhancement, and operational transformation for drugstores, dispensing pharmacies, and food supermarkets. She has also supported marketing and channel strategy development for cosmetics and food manufacturers.
At Frontier Management Inc., she supports clients pursuing non-organic growth by leading M&A strategy development and bridging strategy and execution through close collaboration with financial advisors in sourcing and deal execution. She is also actively involved in public sector projects, including those with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, supporting corporate growth through public-private initiatives aligned with policy trends.
Healthcare, Consumer Goods, and BtoC Services; Corporate Strategy, M&A Strategy, New Business Development, and Business Transformation, including DX (Digital Transformation)
Media & Publications:
Nikkei Business Publications (Nikkei BP): Beyond Health, The Future of Healthcare Expanding Toward 2030, Seminar-Info; Digital Transformation in Healthcare and Creating Business Opportunities: Lessons from Case Studies, Monthly Journal of Health Insurance Practice etc
Bachelor of Economics, Keio University
Master of Science in Environmental Science, Brunel University London

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