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John R. Hayashi
Overall Hotel Management/Operation乮Experience more than 俀俈years)
Adviser for EBRD (Turn Around Management Advisor for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
HTH Board of Directors. President & C.E.O for JHKIP . He served General Manager and Vice President at Pacific Beach Hotel; C.O.O. at Pagoda Hotel in Honolulu and at King Kamehameha Hotel in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. His experience includes overall hotel management and operation, asset management of HTH group's real estates and commercial properties as well as human resource management in hospitality business. His leadership and interpersonal skill made it possible to have non-existence of labor disputes. His rich personal contacts with business leaders in the hotel and tourist industries expands both in Japan and U.S. 丂For the past two years, he has visited number of inns and hotels in Japan and conducted turn-around research and case studies. 丂Born in Hiroshima, Japan.

Cornell University, Hotel Business Management/Executive Program

Jeffrey S. Kashida
Corporate Advisory丂and Turn-Around Management乮Experience more than 30 years), and Member of JATP (Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals) and member of Japanese Federation of Insolvency Professionals


俰俫俲IP Director & Partner, Managing Director of Pacific Asset Management LLC.. 丂He also serves Executive Consultant for MID Consulting, a human resource company. 丂A wide range of his experience includes market research for consumer products industry and construction project management in the U.S., . In the cross-boarder business projects involving Japan and U.S., he has been taking a major role for starting-up of numbers of new venture companies in New York, as well as venture capital operation in Silicon Forest in Bellvue, Washignton. For the past five years, he has been heavily involved in turn-around management of hotel industry. He also serves as a Turn Around Management Advisor for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) together with John Hayashi.

Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs - International Economics.俵俬俙, and East Asian Institute
Co-authored: "Challenge of Las Vegas" 1998. 乮Analytical Study of Hotel Industry Marketing Strategy in Las Vegas乯


Shiro Takagi Expert in Human Resource Management and Revitalization of Business Organization丂乮Experience more than 30 years)

C.E.O.仌Chairman at Funteam Human Strategies Inc.丂 Director at JHK.IP
As an expert of human resource management, he was engaged in the consultation activities in the entire field of H.R. management and ability development, organizational activation in a major management consulting firm and an assessment enforcement organization in Japan. He desinged and developed very effective assessment tool training tools and introduced many courses for different business organizations such as: NTT data, Seiyu, Ryohin-Keikaku, Starzen, Lion, Tokyu hotel group, Washington hotels, NEC, Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank, Daiichi Life Insurance, Meiji Life Insurance, Arico Japan, Sumitomo-3M, Fukuoka Sogo Bank, Omron, NCR Japan, Sekisui Kagaku, etc. More than 30 publicly listed companies employs his tool.

Waseda University. B.A. Department of Science and Engineering
Certified consultant specialized in small and medium-sized enterprises.
Authored丗"Practice of Competency Evaluation and Ability Development" (Nihon Consulting Group)



Joji Watanabe Expert in Strategy Development and International Business Consulting
(Experience more than 20 years)



C.E.O. at Across Consultants, Partner at Institute of Human Capital
Solution, Partner at JHKIP.

After he was engaged in technological fields at major foreign-capital oil
company for ten years, he became and has been active as a consultant
specialized in international business and management more than 20 years.

His experience covers not only Japan but also extends over Southeast Asia, Central Asia, former USSR, and Africa. He won his highly regarded
reputation from various international projects including "Tourism
Development in Bali, Indonesia", "Turnaround Project of Indonesia's
International Conference & Exhibition Center", "Study on Tourism in West Africa and Ghana".

His rich experience as a turnaround management advisor in Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, and Russia is widely recognized. His expertise focuses on Regional Economic Development, Organizational Consulting, Finance, and Strategy Development. He also serves as an Advisor for TAM/SIA for EBRD (Turn Around Management Advisor for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

University of Osaka, Department of Engineering, BS, and University of
Virginia, MBA.
Co-Authored with Dr.James C. Abegglen: "Japan M&A Challenge"


Jean Pierre Visan He has been very active in a wide variety of business fields in France. His business includes international trading, tourism, retail and chain store operations, real estates, restarants and resort business, consulting, and golf club operation and management, etc. Especially, he has developed very competitive international real estate business network in alliance with Montpelier Group in London, Distrade Inc. in Geneva, and Lantieri in Italy and many business partners in Spain and Germany.
侾俋俈侽:丂Joined Liz Co.丂侾俋俈俆: Manager of Sales Dept., 侾俋俉侽: Persident
侾俋俉俁丂Business alliance with Maxi World Co., Ltd., a Travel Agency in
丂丂丂丂丂 Hong Kong
侾俋俉係丂Business alliance with Dif-Tours in Paris.
侾俋俉俆丂Established a Federation of 俽倛倧倫倫倝値倗 Specialty Profession丂
丂丂丂丂丂Chairman of CGPME乮French Union of Small and Mid-sized
丂丂丂丂丂enterprieses)
侾俋俉俋丂Appointed as an Advisor for International Trade in France
侾俋俋俁丂General Manger for International Trade Center in France
侾俋俋係丂Chairman for European Union for selective Fragrance products
侾俋俋俈丂Established Panthievre International., a trade and consulting
丂丂丂丂丂company for the high brand products.
俀侽侽俀丂Joined George V Restauration Group and became a chairman of
丂丂丂丂丂Saint Honore Restauration Inc., one of the group companies.
俀侽侽俁丂Established T21 in Paris.
丂丂丂丂 Obtained a Carte-T丂license to start an International Real Estate
丂丂丂丂丂俽ales and Marketing. Specialized in large-scale warehouse and
丂丂丂丂丂hotel properties.
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Hisanaga Kayama Sales and marketing strategy expert for hotel business through丂networking with major travel agencies and sight seeing companies in Japan and Asian region.乮Experience more than 20 years)
俰俫俲IP Director & Partner. His experience has been always with food & beverage operation and sales and marketing for travel business for the past 20 years, including operating skiing resorts facilities, restaurants, pension and inns in Japan. 丂In 1995, he established his own tour conducting company and sent 5,000 tourists every year to Hawaii, and conducted renumeration trip to Australia and wedding trip coordination for major travel companies. He has a wide-range of marketing network with local offices of large travel companies, various industry associations, business. organizations, and educational groups, wedding companies, air lines, inns and hotels.

Travel Industry Vocational College

Richard Ahn 俵仌俙 advisory, Private equity fund management, hedge fund management丂乮for more than 30 years)

C.E.O. & President at Optima Capital Inc. Director at JHK
He was V.P and financial consultant at Merril Lynch 乮VP, Japan) where he contributed to starting private banking business division 乮1988-1993); Also served C.E.O at Union Bancare Priviere 乮俰倎倫倎値乯(1994-2002). Specialized in portfolio management of private equity fund. Numerous track records of M&A.


Cornell University, School of Engineering, M.E.

Hidetoshi Sugio A pioneer for the Japanese golfcourse development and operation industry.
Established Taiyo Ryokka Inc., in 1969. As its founder and C.E.O., he developed the company as one of the most prominent golfcourse management and operating enterprise. His outstanding management skill and leadership is widely recognized in the Japanese busienss community. In 1970's, he srved as a secretary for the then Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and his wide knowledge and personal contacts in the politics and economics has been highly regarded. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Studied at Meiji Univesity, Shool of Engineering

Hideji Wakui Co-Partner of Atrie H&M, First Class Authorized Architect Office (Basic Design, Construction & Project Management), JHKIP Partner.
In 2004, after displaying his excellent architectural design skill and talent on various projects at Raymond Architect Office, he became an independent and established Atrier H&M as its co-founder and director. Atrier H&M
He is an Official Member of the Association of Japanese Architect. His has won high recognition on various design work incuding large residential buildings, golf club facilities, commercial stores, hotels, educational facilities
, and religeous halls. Especially his involvement in hotel projects has been highly regarded.

Masato Niimura Co-Partner of Atrie H&M, First Class Authorized Architect Office (Basic Design, Construction & Project Management), JHKIP Partner.
In 2004, after displaying his excellent architectural design skill and talent on various projects at Raymond Archtect Office, he became an independent and established Atrier H&M as its co-founder and director. Atrier H&M
He is an Official Member of the Association of Japanese Architect. His has won a high recognition on various design work that he was engaged in, incuding large residential buildings, golf club facilities, commercial stores, various medical and recreational buildings, hotels, educational facilities
,Community centers and religeous halls. He has been actively invited as a lecturer and consultant, in the educational seminars held at various wedding fairs in Japan.

Nihon University, BS. Industrial Engineering

Keizaburo Suzuki Expert in operation of hotel restaurant, staffing, training, management for more than 30 years.
President at Kid Japan Co.,Ltd.
At 19 years old, he joined Hilton Hotel group and had been in its restaurant and food operation in Japan and Asia. With his abundant experience in every aspects of hotel operation and strong network of his contacts in the hospitality industry, he established his own agency to provide outsourcing services to the restaurants of major hotels,many inns and resort hotels in Japan. Number of registered staff exeeds more than 1,000 persons whose professional services are recognized at such first rate hotels in Tiokyo as: The Peninsula Tokyo, Westtin Tokyo, Hotel Seiyoginza, Park Hyatt Tokyo, Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Hakone Goura Kadan, Dougen-sou, Royalpark Hotel, and many others.


Michael Kim Hotel Business Finance丒Financial AnalysisSpecialist of hotel valuation. (more than 25 years)
Bank of Hawaii, Department of Audit and Underwriting engagement.
Previously Controller at Pacific Beach Hotel in Honolulu. His area of specialty has been consistently in the financial and asset management for hotel business and he is well versed in the financial analysis and appraisal work, as well as due diligence in the hotel industry.

University of Hawaii, B.S., in Fiance and Accounting

Jeffrey A Ourvan Attorneys in Law (New York, N.Y.)


Greenberg Trourig LLP (NYC)
Jeff Ourvan is experienced in bankruptcy/Insolvency Law, and various aspects of commercial transation and civil litigation, as well as criminal defense. Prior to attending law school, Jeff worked briefly as a geologist and for 15 years as a political consultant and public relations advisor to various U.S. and Japanese entities.


New York University, Law School



Lawrence Okinaga
Attorneys in Law
Charlesmith Ball LLP (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Real estate transaction, Investment, Restructuring, Insolvency law.


University of Hawaii, Law School




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