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Kimikazu UemuraCEO
After working for a design firm in the U.S. and in the Japanese construction industry, he decided to revolutionize the Japanese construction industry through project management, and in 1994 he founded and became president of International Design Exchange Inc. In 2002, he changed the company name to Index Consulting, Inc. and has been providing project management services for construction and social infrastructure.
In 2002, he changed the company name to Index Consulting, Inc. and has been providing project management services in the field of construction and social infrastructure. In the field of construction, he directed Japan's first large-scale public works project using the at-risk CM method, and founded a consultative organization to educate and train personnel in new ordering systems such as design-build and ECI.
In 2011, he was involved in infrastructure PPP policy as a policy advisor to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and in 2012 he became a policy advisor to Aichi Prefecture. Currently, he has established an organization to promote overseas PPPs and is leading the way in infrastructure PPPs in Vietnam and other countries.Work Experience and Publications
Main Professional Experience SOM (San Francisco, USA) (Dec. 1985 - Dec. 1986)
Uemura Lumber, Co. (January 1987 - December 1993)
Policy advisor to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (December 2011 - June 2012)
Policy advisor to Aichi Prefecture (July 2012-present)
Director and Vice Chairman, Construction Project Delivery System Council (May 2015-present)
Director, Environmental Future Forum (December 2016-present)
Director and Vice Chairman, Organization for PPP Promotion Support (December 2018-present)Main Publications Conditions for Next-Generation Buildings (Kajima Publishing Co., Ltd., 2000)
Space Revolution (Kodansha, 2009) -
Sachi FurusakaDirector, Index Facilities
While working at Fuji Bank (now Mizuho FG) in the mid 1980s, he recognized the importance of Facility Management (FM) as a management method introduced to Japan, and left the bank to complete his Master of Science (MS) in FPM at Cornell University in the United States. After returning to Japan, he returned to work at Fuji Bank, where he launched a number of FM projects and established the first FM organization in a Japanese bank. After returning to Japan, he moved to NCR, where he served as the head of the real estate department and led the sale and relocation of several of the company's buildings using US-style CRE methods. Based on these experiences, he became a consultant in 2000, and has served as the Director of Strategic Planning for East Asia for Gensler, the largest design firm in the U.S., President of Interoffice, an imported office furniture company, Executive Officer of Meiho Facility Works, and Director of Consulting. He has also served as President of Interoffice, an imported office furniture company, Executive Officer and General Manager of Consulting Department at Meiho Facility Works, and General Manager of Workplace Strategy Department at Sankiki Kogyo. He has been involved in relocation projects for various industries in Japan and overseas involving change management and work style transformation. She has also been involved in projects and evaluations for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and is a member of the Council for University Establishment and School Corporation of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. On the other hand, she established WFM (Women's Facility Management), a network of women involved in office development, in 1997. She leads a group of 600 people, including male members. In 2020, she joined Index Consulting as an advisor, utilizing her diverse knowledge as one of the leading experts in strategic FM.
Work Experience and Publications
Main Professional Experience Research Officer, Fuji Bank (currently Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.) (1974-1991, 1995-1999)
Associate, Facility Technics (USA) (1994-1995)
General Manager, Real Estate Department, NCR Japan (1999 - 2000)
Gensler Inc. Strategic Planning Director in East Asia (2000 - 2003)
Strategic Planning Director in East Asia, Gensler Inc (2000-2003) ・President and Representative Director, Interoffice Corporation (2003-2006)
Executive Officer and General Manager of Consulting Department, Meiho Facility Works Corporation (2006-2009)
General Manager, Workplace Strategy Department, Sanki Kogyo Corporation (2010-2017)
Representative of Full Liaison (2017-present)Other active organizations, etc. Member of the Council for University Establishment and School Corporation, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2012-present)
Expert member of the Japan Facility Management Association (2005-present)
Chair of the Planning Committee, Japan Office Society (April 2016-present)
Representative of WFM (Women's Facility Management) (1997-present)
Representative of Full Liaison (2017-present)Main Publications Office Building 2030 - Do we need office buildings in the near future? (co-author, Hakuyosha, 2014)
Basics of "FM Strategy" for Effective Office Relocation (Diamond Online, 2018) -
Airi IkedoDirector & COO, Index Strategy
Joined the company in 2019 and became the youngest director in the group's history at the age of 28. An up-and-coming female leader who travels around the world as the head of overseas infrastructure PPP (Public Private Partnership) development projects.
Having lived in Southeast Asia during her elementary, junior high, and high school years, she obtained a degree in international development studies (majoring in water environment) with the aim of reducing poverty in developing countries.
She is fluent in English, Japanese, and Spanish.
After graduating from university, she worked as a corporate sales representative for a water environment company and achieved the highest sales in her first year with the company.
While working as a sales manager, she sensed the potential of the PPP mechanism to develop infrastructure in developing countries with private-sector funds, technology, etc., and joined Index Consulting Inc. in January 2019.
In August 2019, she accomplished the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Roads and Highways of Ghana for PPP projects at TICAD 7 (7th African Development Conference), the only Japanese company to do so.
After serving as the head of the Overseas Social Infrastructure PPP Group, in April 2021, she was appointed as a director with the establishment of Index Strategy Inc.
While traveling throughout Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and other regions, and maintaining connections with the leaders of each country, she is actively working to strengthen the foundation for the formation of social and public infrastructure PPP projects and sustainable growth based on "sampo yoshi".
In April 2023, she was appointed as Director and Executive Officer (COO) of the company.