Keijiro Ohata

Keijiro brings deep expertise in executive assessment, CEO succession, and board advisory to help organizations navigate complex leadership transitions and governance challenges.

Since joining Russell Reynolds Associates in 2024, Keijiro works with both domestic and international clients on executive assessment, leadership development, and succession planning. Prior to RRA, he was a consultant at a boutique advisory firm specializing in leadership and corporate governance, where he worked extensively with Japanese companies across the finance, retail, manufacturing, and trading sectors, delivering board and executive-related services that strengthened organizational leadership and strategic direction.

His unique perspective combines boardroom insight with market intelligence, drawing from his experience as a business journalist at Nikkei, Japan's leading business newspaper. There, he reported on the railways, tourism, and entertainment industries while covering critical business themes including restructuring, M&A, corporate governance, executive appointments, finance, and labor dynamics. This background enables him to uncover critical market dynamics and translate complex business landscapes into actionable leadership strategies.