Ichiro Kawada

Ichiro Kawada is the President of JAIC Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, the wholly owned Singapore based subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JAIC: Venture Capital Fund Management Company in Japan. Listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board on June 2008). Mr. Kawada has more than 17 years of experience in venture capital and private equity. His expertise in the ASEAN market is exemplified when he headed JAIC’s operations in Thailand for 1 year, PT JAIC Indonesia’s operations for 4 years and 4 years in Singapore. He has extensive relationships with Japanese corporations throughout the ASEAN region and is now overseeing the whole of South East Asia Operations. Currently he is managing two Private Equity Funds (about US$60 million) and involved in one Distressed Debt Fund (US$400 million). He graduated from Rikkyo (St.Paul’s) University, Tokyo, with a Bachelor of Law (Asian Politics), specific area of study included Economics, Politics, Law, Accounting & Corporate management in Asia.