NineSigma Japan, Inc.
Established in October 2006, after 3 years of providing service in Japan as a joint project between Japan Research Institute and NineSigma.
Has over 35 top Japanese and Korean manufacturing companies as clients
Management Team
Akihiko Suwa, Representative Director, President & CEO
Akihiko Suwa helped launch NineSigma Japan, a subsidiary of NineSigma, Inc., in 2006. Prior to joining NineSigma, Suwa was a Senior Consultant with the Research and Consulting Division of The Japan Research Institute, Ltd. There he developed an alliance with NineSigmaand the Battelle Memorial Institute. Prior to The Japan Research Institute, Suwa was an Associate with McKinsey & Company Inc. in Japan where he conducted projects in automotive, energy, pharmaceutical, information technology, and other focus areas. He holds a B.S. degree in Applied Physics from Northeastern University and an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Tatsuya Hoshino, Director, VP of Sales & Operation
Tatsuya Hoshino joined NineSigma Japan since the company started. Before joining, Hoshino has spent more than 6 years at McKinsey & Company, Inc, and Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. He received BS and MS in Earth Science from tUniversity of Tokyo.