Management Team & Senior Professionals

Management Team

Atsushi Katayama

Atsushi Katayama

President and Chief Executive Officer

Joined the company in April 2025. Prior to joining, he spent 28 years at Mitsui & Co., Ltd., engaged in alternative investment-related businesses since 1997. During that time, he served as CEO of three U.S.-based financial subsidiaries of Mitsui (1999–2008), President & CEO of this company (2014–2018), and Head of Alternative Investments and Executive Officer at Japan Post Insurance (2021–2025).
Hiroshi Yoshida

Hiroshi Yoshino

Deputy President

Joined the company in July 2025. Responsible for Sales. Prior to joining, he held various roles at Daiwa Securities, including Branch Manager at four locations (10 years) and Head of Fund Wrap. Since 2018, he worked at Daiwa Asset Management, overseeing institutional sales, sales planning, and product planning as an Executive Officer.
Takahiro Kawasaki

Takahiro Kawasaki

Managing Director

Joined the company in July 2025. Responsible for Products in the Securities Division. Prior to joining, he worked at Japan Post Insurance, handling alternative investments such as domestic infrastructure and real estate, serving as Planning Officer in the Alternative Investment Department and Head of Market Investment Department (2023–2025). Before that, he was Managing Director at a foreign asset management firm, overseeing asset management businesses including alternative assets for institutional investors.
Naohiro Yokokawa

Naohiro Yokokawa

Managing Director

Joined the company in July 2025. Responsible for Corporate Administration. Prior to joining, he held roles at Daiwa Asset Management including Head of System Planning, Head of IT & Business Process Management, and Risk Officer. Before that, he spent approximately 16 years at Daiwa Securities, engaged in planning and operational management of business systems, including system renewal projects.

Senior Professionals

Hisayuki Fujitani

Hisayuki Fujitani

Managing Director, Head of Product Management Department

Mr. Fujitani joined DKAI in 2011. As the head of Product Management, he is responsible for providing clients with standard and customized reporting services, and also for sourcing, structuring, and marketing alternative strategies as a placement agent and securities business. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked on an asset management team at a Japanese bank.
Masato Sugizaki

Masato Sugizaki

Head of Strategic Business Department

Mr. Sugizaki joined DKAI in 2024 and currently leads the Strategic Business Department. His role centers on leveraging Mitsui's assets and expertise to create unique funds and identify investment opportunities both in Japan and internationally. Prior to DKAI, he accumulated experience at Mitsui & Co, where he held positions in Tokyo,Hong Kong, and New York, focusing on logistics and infrastructure projects as well as private equity investments.
Mitsuharu Nakatsu

Mitsuharu Nakatsu

Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Investment Management Department

Mr. Nakatsu joined DKAI in 2019. He is responsible for sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of funds. Prior to joining DKAI, he had 9 years of experience in alternative investment, including managing emerging market bond funds, overseas corporate bond funds, hedge funds, quantitative strategies, private equity funds at a trust bank and investing in infrastructure companies at an investment manager.
Mutsumu Endo

Mutsumu Endo

Head of Sales and Marketing Department

Mr. Endo joined DKAI in 2025. He leads the Sales and Marketing Department, focusing on marketing for institutional investors. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for 3 years at a global asset management company and was responsible for the financial institutional sales team. He also spent 16 years at a global securities firm in sales and marketing of securitized products and credit funds.

Advisors

Manabu Ogi

Manabu Ogi

Senior Advisor

Joined the company in 2007. Served as Director and Senior Executive Officer overseeing the Front Division until June 2025. Prior to joining, he worked for about six years in client services at a foreign asset management firm and about 14 years in asset management at a non-life insurance company.
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