
Hirokazu Funahashi
Managing Director
Deputy Head of Principal Management Department
Head of Analytics Support Division
Career Summary
Joined The Daiwa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited) . After engaging in loan operations, etc., Mr. Funahashi was involved in consolidated accounting and bank integration projects in the Finance and Accounting Division and Planning Division at the head office. In 2003, he was seconded to Resona Capital Co., Ltd. In 2004, he joined Global Management Directions, Ltd. (currently KPMG FAS Co., Ltd.) . He has been engaged in projects such as regional business revitalization and restructuring, PMI, and supporting the establishment of joint ventures. From 2009 to 2012, he was stationed at KPMG's London office, where he worked on many cross-border projects. Since joining Frontier Management Inc. in 2019, he has been involved in many projects, including cross-border projects, such as providing hands-on support as CFO to a restaurant company and supporting a department store as a steering committee member. In 2021, he was appointed an Independent Outside Director at Maruzen CHI Holdings Co., Ltd. (since 2022 he has also been serving as a member of the Audit & Supervisory Board ).
Achievements
At Resona Bank, Limited, he was engaged in loan operations, consolidated accounting for banks in the Finance and Accounting Division and Planning Division at the head office, and bank integration projects at the Planning Division. At Resona Capital Co., Ltd., he was involved in investment screening and cultivating investment targets. He executed three investments in half a year, two of which later successfully held IPOs.
At KPMG FAS Co., Ltd., he was mainly in charge of regional revitalization projects and cross-border projects as part of a restructuring team. He has been involved in projects such as supporting the formulation of restructuring plans for regional general contractors, supporting the formulation of restructuring plans and the selection of sponsors for regional traditional Japanese inns and music software retailers, supporting the formulation and implementation of strategies for restructuring overseas operations—including withdrawal and sale—for electrical manufacturers, automobile manufacturers, automobile suppliers, heavy industry manufacturers, and mass media companies, supporting the establishment of post-merger integration (PMI) systems and synergy analysis for logistics companies after the establishment of joint ventures and M&A, and providing advisory support for global restructuring projects for automobile manufacturers and their suppliers.
At Frontier Management Inc., he has been involved in various management support activities, including increasing the value of a restaurant company as its CFO during the PMI phase, serving as a steering committee member for a department store operator, and being involved in a global plant reorganization project for an automotive supplier, which was positioned as a second PMI. As part of managing clients' business portfolios, he also provides hands-on support for formulating and implementing alliance strategies, along with acquisition and divestiture support.
Expertise
Management execution support, M&A/PMI (including cross-border support)
Other Accomplishments
Co-author of Practical Handbook for Corporate and Business Revitalization (Nikkei Business Publications, 2015)
Education
Graduated from the Faculty of International Economics, Department of Economics, Yokohama National University
Completed an Accountancy MBA at George Washington University School of Business