Mr. Suzuki joined Takenaka Partners as Senior Vice President in April 2004. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Suzuki was a member of the Senior Advisory Board of Takenaka Partners for many years. He has significant finance and accounting experience, and has served in various managerial positions within the Hitachi Group, including General Manager, Overseas Department of Hitachi HQ and CFO of the overseas affiliated companies. Mr. Suzuki was instrumental in leading the globalization strategy for the Hitachi Group of companies. After leaving Hitachi in 1994, Mr. Suzuki was appointed to Executive Managing Director for sales and marketing for Hitachi Electronics Engineering Co., Ltd, a Hitachi affiliated company. In this role, Mr. Suzuki succeeded in leading Hitachi Electronics Engineering Co., Ltd to be the foremost LSDs manufacturing equipment supplier in the world. Mr. Suzuki received his bachelor�s degree in Economics from Seijyo University in Tokyo.