ADVISORY BOARD 2025
NOBBY YOSHIDA
Advisory Board
Mr. Nobby Yoshida, CEO of Neptune Group, is a seasoned entrepreneur who mentors and advises companies worldwide ranging from startups to large organizations such as Toyota group companies. Past achievements include the US$5 billion IPO of Trend Micro in 1998, where he worked with Mr. Yoshitaka Kitao as board member. Continuing the constructive relationship, Nobby helped him as a key member in the investment committee of Mr. Kitao’s SBI Investment (Japan’s largest venture capital firm) for over 10 years where he evaluated over 1,500 venture companies. Nobby was born in Japan and received tertiary education in both Japan and the United States.
TAKAYUKI “TAKA” HIGASHIUCHI
Advisory Board
Mr. Takayuki Higashiuchi built and enjoyed a successful thirty-five year career with Toyota Tsusho Group, rising from Local Account Manager in Nagoya to multiple executive roles worldwide including Senior Vice President, Toyota Tsusho America and President, Toyota Tsusho Canada. Taka-san currently is a Senior Advisor to non-profit Global Aichi in Nagoya. The Global Aichi Association aims to achieve its mission of resolving the labor shortage in small and medium-sized enterprises and increasing the employment rate of international students by collaborating with industry, government, and academia, creating a corporate network that is open to foreigners, and providing one-stop JBL (Japanese Business Life) services to benefit all stakeholders