WFrontier Core Team Members

Yutaka Yagihashi　   

Yutaka Yagihashi is Chief Executive Officer and cofounder of WFrontier Inc., the Japanese company collaborates with many sophisticated world wide companies who wants to exploit their business into Japanese Market.
He used to work for KDDI, one of Japanese major telecommunication operator for 18 years, and has various relationships with this telecommunication and IT industry in Japan.
In his KDDI period, he engaged in various collaboration projects with world wide companies, especially Skype – KDDI project is one of his success.
He established WFrontier Inc. in 2013, and since then, WFrontier Inc. is growing fast as the company who can bridge between world wide partners and Japanese Market from not only business development point of view but also technical localization, customization point of view.
With strong connection with various topnotch Japanese companies and world wide sophisticated companies, his dream is making WFrontier as the most reliable team from various partners.

Hiro Edamatsu

Hiro Edamatsu is Chief Financial Officer of WFrontier Inc. He used to work for PwC and have various experience regardng IPO.
He aslo has expeienced working with Startup companies and succeeded raising funds.

He joined WFrontier in 2016. His fruitful experience in financial field is boosting WFronteir business in Japan.

Mineo Fukuda

Mineo Fukuda is Executive Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former Executive Director of the board, Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.
He is also former Chief Executive Officer, KADOKAWA CORPORATION.
He is also former Executive Vice President, Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. 
With these sophisticated past records, his current dream is supporting Silicon Valley sophisticated Startup companies getting into Japanese Market.
This Silicon Valley – Japan bridging eco-system must bring brilliant effect for both Silicon Valley and Japanese entrepreneurs, he believes.
He already invested several Silicon Valley Startups and support their Japanese Market Entry. He joined WFronteir Inc, and accelerate activities for this Silicon Valley – Japan bridging eco-system.

Katsuhiro Okamura

Katsuhiro Okamura is Executive Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former International Director, Amazon.com. Japanese Market entry.
He is now the most active Japanese investor in Silicon Valley. 
He is the No.1 Japanese man who knows Silicon Valley eco-system, and his Silicon Valley networking is the most reliable from Japanese point of view.
His sophisticated networking with topnotches does not accommodate not only in Japan but also in Silicon Valley and many Asian cities. 
Relying on his convincing world wide networking, WFronteir Inc. is now reachable for so many important key persons and information.

Koichi Ito

Koichi Ito is Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former working for METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), one of Japanese government agencies.
He now operates senior executive networking in Japan among former Executive or Director levels, and this senior networking enables WFronteir Inc. to approach bunch of Japanese listed companies.

Takao Yoneda

Takao Yoneda is Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former Sabwa Bank, one of the biggest bak in Japan.
He has strong networking for various market in Japan through his sophisticated financial experiences.

Nobuo Sugaya

Nobuo Sugaya is Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former MITSUI and CO. group.
He established Relia communications Inc., one of the biggest call center compny as Startup, and he has strong networking for various market in Japan through his networking in his MITSUI period.

Haruichi Kato

Haruichi Kato is Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former Sojitsz corporation, one of big trading company.
He engated in raising Global human as a consultant, and experienced to meet more than 10,000 associates.

Seiichi Fukudera

Seiichi Fukudera is Advisor of WFrontier Inc. 
He is former MORINAGA & CO., LTD.
He is now Professional for HR area and this enables to connect various big Japanese companies HR division.