Company Representative (Managing Partner)

  • Name: Dr. Junichi KATO
  • Educational Background: BA (Japan), MBA (UK), Doctor of Business Administration – DBA (UK)
  • Certificate: Certified International Travel Supervisor (Japan), Certified Industrial Counselor (Japan)

Brief Biography

Dr. Junichi Kato is the founder and Managing Partner of Global Biz Associates (GBA), an independent firm providing international business consultancy & advisory services through the global professional network.

Before establishing GBA, he served as Managing Director of Japan at TMF Group, a leading global provider of high-value business services and consultancy solutions in over 80 jurisdictions. Prior to that, he spent over 11 years at DHL Group, working at its Asia Pacific HQ (Singapore) and European HQ (Belgium), mainly engaged in PMI, Sales Strategy, Business Development and Management. Before devoting himself into international businesses, he spent 15 years at a Japanese electronics manufacturer, NEC Group, mainly engaged in Sales & Marketing as well as Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and SCM.

He holds an MBA from Ashridge Business School in the UK and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Cranfield University in the UK, majored in Business Strategy & Integration.

Academic Articles:

Published multiple articles about the impact of post-merger integration (PMI) when studying at Cranfield University in the UK. Here are some examples: