– UK, London – AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc (LON: AJOT) announced the appointments of Andrew Rose and Tom Yoritaka to its Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective 12 February 2025.
About Andrew Rose
Andrew Rose has over 38 years of experience specializing in Japanese equities and held various senior roles at Schroder Investment Management, where he spent 11 years working in Tokyo over three separate secondments and was involved in several research and fund management responsibilities across the market capitalization spectrum. Following retirement from full-time fund management, he served as a Non-Executive Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee member at Uhuru Corporation, Tokyo for three years. Andrew is fluent in spoken and written Japanese.
About Thomas Yoritaka
Tom Yoritaka is a seasoned venture capital investor, software executive, and board member with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry across the UK, North America, and Japan. He specializes in investing in early-stage technology and science-backed startups, collaborating closely with founders and co-investors, including leading venture capital funds and C-suite executives of multinational companies. Tom Yoritak is also a member of the Board of Trustees at SOAS University of London and serves on various technology industry boards in the UK.
Tom Yoritak held executive roles in software product and corporate development at Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, and Microsoft in the US. He also served as a strategy consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in the US and Japan.
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