Takashi Kawamoto

Takashi Kawamoto currently serves as the Director and Head of Global Corporate Strategy and Development at Kansai Paint Co., Ltd, where responsibilities include leading strategic initiatives, cross-border M&A, and global talent recruitment. With a robust career spanning various high-profile roles, Kawamoto has been a Senior Researcher at Keio University, Director at Brunswick Group where key contributions involved C-suite advisory and crisis management, and Associate Expert at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Previous positions also include Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting focusing on strategy and operations, and roles at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Kawamoto holds a General Management Certificate from Cambridge Judge Business School and a Master of Global Studies from Missouri State University.