Kenji Nishiwada focuses on investment opportunities in the Japanese media and technology industries and brings extensive experience in global market development to the Avara Board of Advisors.
He is the Executive Director of the ACA and Rebirth Technology Companies in Japan and previously served as General Manager of Sales at the Suga Test Instrument Company. His long tenure at Sony, Inc. and its subsidiaries includes multiple management and executive positions in Japan, Europe, and the U.S., and he made significant contributions to Sony’s overall growth in the areas of broadcasting and video communications over the past 25 years.
In the U.S., Mr. Nishiwada was the Senior General Manager of B2B Development at Sony’s Business and Professional Division, where he developed successful alliances with U.S. and European industry leaders and established Sony’s Business Solutions unit. Prior to this position, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the U.S. division of Sony Electronics, overseeing key joint ventures with Panavision and Accenture and increasing profits by $50 million.
In Europe, Mr. Nishiwada served as General Manager of Sony Communications, B.V., in the Netherlands, where he established the company’s B2B operations and tripled the unit’s sales over a five-year period. He has also served as Chairman of the Boards of Corporate Auditors at Felicia Networks, Sony Global Solutions, Sony Marketing and Sony EMCS.
Mr. Nishiwada holds a Master of Management Science and Business Administration degree from Waseda University.