Hidetaka Kojima

Hidetaka Kojima's work experience includes serving as the Head of M&A, Strategic Planning, and Global Business Development at SHIFT since March 2022. Hidetaka is also a Director of the Board at SHIFT Growth Capital Inc. since November 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Mitsubishi Corporation from January 2011 to October 2020, where they held the position of Deputy General Manager in the Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit of the Food Industry Group CEO Office. Before that, they worked in M&A advisory at GCA from March 2009 to September 2011, and in the Asset Consulting Department at Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. from April 2003 to May 2007.

Hidetaka Kojima has a diverse education history. In 1999, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Hidetaka then pursued further studies and completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Hitotsubashi University from 2007 to 2009. Recently, in 2019, they attended the Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development (PLD) and received the HBS Alumni-PLDA degree. Additionally, Kojima holds a certification as a Certified Public Accountant from AICPA, although the specific date of acquisition is not provided.