Carlyle announced that Masahiko Fukasawa had joined the firm as Head of Global Portfolio Solutions Japan, effective immediately. For this newly created role, Fukasawa will strengthen Carlyle’s existing portfolio operational value creation efforts in Japan, utilizing the full range of global resources and capabilities to benefit portfolio companies in the region.
Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) is a global team of functional experts across revenue/pricing, cost/cash, digital, talent, procurement, IT, and other disciplines that offer insight and support to Carlyle’s investment process and portfolio value creation efforts. Working with investment advisory teams, the firm’s network of advisors, and an ecosystem of partners, GPS’ goal is to increase the speed and scale of performance improvement and transformational change.
As Head of Global Portfolio Solutions Japan, Fukasawa will work closely with the Carlyle Japan Co-Heads, Kazuhiro Yamada and Takaomi Tomioka, and Richard Elder, Global Head of GPS based in Washington D.C., U.S.
Before joining Carlyle, Fukasawa was a Senior Advisor at AlixPartners based in Tokyo. And he also held various leadership positions including Co-Head of Asia and Co-Head of Japan. Previously, he worked at Kearney for nearly two decades, where he was a Partner and held several roles, including Head of Japan. He was a Member of the Global Board and Chairman of the Strategy & Portfolio Committee. Plus, he brings extensive experience in global management consulting and has helped major global and Japanese companies in numerous sectors with business transformations, M&A, and post-merger integrations.
Since 2016, Fukasawa has been a non-executive director at Fukuoka Financial Group and The Bank of Fukuoka. And he holds a degree in Economics from Hitotsubashi University and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
KEY QUOTES:
“We are delighted to welcome Masa as we continue to build the team. His deep expertise in business transformation and performance optimization will bolster our capabilities of creating value in Japanese companies.”
– Kazuhiro Yamada and Takaomi Tomioka, Co-Heads of the Carlyle Japan advisory team
“I am excited to join Carlyle, a firm with a long-standing presence in Japan and one that is well-known for its value creation capabilities globally. I look forward to using my experience to help deliver positive impact to our Japanese portfolio.”
– Masahiko Fukasawa, Head of Global Portfolio Solutions Japan
