Suguru AKIMOTO

MBA Candidate of INSEAD 23J

Japan

About

Deputy Manager Tokio Marine Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Apr 2013 - Present Deputy Manager, Nagoya Production Dept. 1 (Sales) April 2019 - Present ▪ Manage global insurance programs and provide risk-management services to large companies basing in Nagoya. ▪ Collaborate with colleagues in more than 40 countries to manage the program. ▪ Lead a company-wide logistics digitalization task force since 2020. ▪ Expertise on global risk managements, cyber-risk, logistics digitalization, IoT.

Experience

  • Associate at McKinsey & Company
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Assistant Manager at Tokio Marine Group
    Jul 2023 - Mar 2024 · 9 mos

    ◼︎Oversaw the management of subsidiaries in Africa, conducting comprehensive assessments of their strategic options, including mergers and acquisitions, and refining business strategies accordingly. ◼︎Analyzed Tokio Marine's investments and outcomes in Africa, and made a comprehensive five-year expansion plan for enhancing the company's footprint across the African continent. ◼︎Managed a subsidiary specializing in specialty insurance within the United States, spearheading the establishment of a new internal reinsurance facility.

  • MBA Candidate at INSEAD
    Aug 2022 - Jun 2023 · 11 mos

  • Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Permanent · 9 yrs 6 mos)
    • Deputy Manager
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      ■Deputy Manager at Nagoya Office, Nagoya Production Department 1, Transport Insurance Team - In charge of large companies in Nagoya, whose turnovers are more than JPY 100billion (€800mil). Their field are from manufacturing companies, such as automobile parts, to electric company. - Managing global insurance programs with colleagues in more than 40 countries. - Launched global insurance programs for clients. - Organizing Loss Prevention projects with clients. Conducted surveys and gave presentations in more than 5 countries, such as Germany, the US, the Thailand, Mexico and China. - Arranged new products to support clients by collaborating with a company that invent tracing devices. - Set up a company-wide logistics digitalization task force and collaborating with starts-up to add new values to solve problems of Japanese transportation industries.

    • Assistant Manager
      Apr 2013 - Mar 2018 · 5 yrs

      ■Assistant Manager at Production Department 1, Marine Insurance Division - In charge of one of the world's leading names in the manufacture and sales of electrical and electronic products. - Arranged new products to support clients by collaborating with reinsurers in Lloyd's market.

  • Internship at Fidel Softech Pvt. Ltd.
    Oct 2016 - Oct 2016 · 1 mo

    In my company's program, I works for Fidel Softech Pvt. Ltd. as Intern. I am KP of recruiting Japanese people.