Daisuke Kumada

Daisuke Kumada currently serves as the Deputy Manager of the Corporate Planning Department and CEO Assistant at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team Oy, where responsibilities include medium- to long-term management strategy planning, M&A strategy development, and budget management. Previously worked as a Corporate Planning Specialist at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe and held positions at Boeing as a Procurement Agent, leading supply chain localization projects, and as a Strategy Consultant at IBM focused on procurement improvement. Daisuke's career began at AISIN as a Strategic Sourcing Procurement Agent, and earlier experiences include project work at the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China and volunteer management for the Tokyo Marathon. Daisuke holds a Bachelor of Arts from National Chengchi University and has also studied at Concordia University-Portland and International Budo University.