Management
Mr. Masaki Fukumori
Managing Director
Mr Masaki Fukumori was appointed as the Managing Director on 10 March 2008. He is currently responsible for both the company's Structured Finance and Maritime Investment Departments. He took up the position as C.E.O. of Uni-Asia Shipping Limited, a new group subsidiary in accordance with the expansion of Maritime business. Mr Fukumori joined our Group in August 1997 and acted as Head of our Structured Finance Department until he initiated and has headed the Maritime Investment Department in 2002. He has extensive experience in marketing and syndication in the banking industry specialising in the shipping and aviation sectors spanning over 26 years as well as ship investment and investment management. Between 1985 and 1993, he was a marketing manager at The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. After which, he was a senior marketing manager at Takugin International (Asia) Limited from 1993 to 1997. He is also currently a director of Uni Ships and Management Limited, Akebono Capital Limited, Rich Containerships S.A. Uni-Asia Shipping Limited, Hope Bulkship S.A., Imperial Bulkship S.A. and Sunrise Shipping S.A. Mr Fukumori holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Yokohama National University obtained in 1985.
Mr. Masahiro Iwabuchi
Executive Vice-President
Mr Masahiro Iwabuchi was appointed as executive vicepresident responsible for the Property (and Distressed Asset) Investment Department in April 1998. He has extensive experience in the banking industry throughout Asia including Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the PRC, having spent some 13 years with The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. He has accumulated a property investment expertise in PRC, Japan and Hong Kong afterwards. He is also currently a director of AAA Strategic Investment Limited, Uni-Asia Guangzhou Property Management Co., Ltd, UNI SALA Capital Investment Ltd and First Realty Development Co., Ltd. He completed Licensing Examination for HKSI Specialist Certificate (Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Derivatives and Securities). Mr Iwabuchi graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Hirosaki University of Japan in 1985. In addition to Japanese, Mr Iwabuchi speaks fluent Mandarin.
Mr. Kenji Fukuyado
Executive Vice-President
Mr Kenji Fukuyado was appointed as Executive Vice-President & Head of Maritime Finance Department in January 2010. He joined our Group in 2001 and was the Managing Director of Uni-Asia Finance Corporation (Japan) from May 2003 to December 2005. He was transferred to our head office in Hong Kong and became Head of Structure Finance Department in January 2006. Mr Fukuyado has nearly 20 years' experience in the finance industry, including structured finance and corporate finance. Between 1987 and 1998, he was a manager at The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. in Japan and Hong Kong. Mr Fukuyado graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Waseda University in 1987.
Ms. Clementine Ng
Chief Investment Officer
Ms Clementine Ng joined our Company in February 2004 based out of Hong Kong and has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Group up to the second half of 2011. In August, following a group restructuring, Ms Ng’s responsibilities were re-designated to that of Group investments. As the Chief Investment Officer, Ms Ng will oversee all investment matters of the Group. Ms Ng has over 18 years' experience in the financial industry, including fund management, private equity and equity research. Ms Ng started her career in Hong Kong as a manager with the hedge fund group Gaiacorp following two years of banking in Canada. After that, she took on various responsibilities in the finance industry prior to joining us including equity research with Amsteel Finance Corporation, private equity investments with the direct investment arm of AIG Investment Corporation and a management role with Kaizen Property Management Limited. Ms Ng graduated with a Bachelor's of Commerce degree specializing in Finance from the University of British Columbia, Canada and holds a Master's of Business Administration degree from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK. Ms Ng is currently a director of Chief Investment (Group) Limited, Uni-Asia Hotels Limited and Uni-Asia Shipping Limited.
Mr. Lim Kai Ching
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Lim Kai Ching joined our Company in June 2011 and was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Group in August 2011. Mr Lim has over fourteen years of experience in finance, accounting and audit. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Lim worked for State Street Fund Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Between April 2008 to January 2009, he was the Financial Controller of a PRC-based seafood processing company. From June 2007 to April 2008, Mr Lim was a Vice-President with the Group, responsible for the Company’s on-going listing matters and financial reporting of private shipping fund for which the Group acts as fund Manager. Between June 1999 and June 2007, Mr Lim was with Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd. Mr Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University and is a non-practising member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
Mr. Matthew Yuen Wai Keung
Senior Vice-President
Mr Matthew Yuen Wai Keung joined our company in October 1997 and is Senior Vice President. As head of Structured Finance Department, he is mainly responsible for fund raising for the Group's ship investment as well as third party clients. Prior to this, Mr Yuen worked in several international banks, specializing in marketing and syndications. Mr Yuen graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1987 with a second class (upper) honours degree in Business Administration and received his MBA from The Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales in 1992. Mr Yuen is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Mr. Zac K. Hoshino
Senior Vice-President
Mr Zac K. Hoshino joined our group in September 2007 and acted as Co-Head of our Maritime Investment Department. He is Senior Vice President responsible for all shipping related matter including technical sector. He has extensive experience with chartering, operating, and contracting in Japanese shipping company for more than 25 years including Singapore and Hong Kong representative between 2002 and 2007. He is also the Managing Director of Uni Ships and Management Limited, a director of Glory Bulkship S.A., Hope Bulkship S.A., Imperial Bulkship S.A., Jade Bulkship S.A. and Prosperity Containership S.A. Mr Hoshino graduated with a bachelor's degree in mercantile marine science from Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine obtained in 1984.
Mr. Makoto Tokozume
Senior Vice President
Mr Makoto Tokozume joined our company in January 2008, and is now in charge of investor relations and corporate planning. He is now stationed in Singapore as a member of Uni-Asia Capital (Singapore) Ltd, 100% subsidiary of the company. He has over 22 years working experience in financial industry in Japan and Singapore, having spent 11 years with Hokkaido Takushoku Bank Ltd and nine years with The Bank of Tokyo -Mitsubishi Ltd. (currently The Bank of Tokyo- Mitsuibishi UFJ Ltd.). He graduated from Keio University with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1986, and received his MBA from The University of Hull, UK in 2000. Mr Tokozume is registered as Certified Public Accountant of USA.
Mr. Itsuro Kurokawa
Senior Vice President
Mr Itsuro Kurokawa joined our company in January 2011. He is Senior Vice President responsible for the company's shipping activities. He has extensive experience of shipping and financing business at Marubeni Corporation, one of the largest Japanese trading houses, for more than 20 years. He is also General Manager of Uni-Asia Shipping Limited and Uni Ships and Management Limited. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1988.
Ms. Kam Xiu Lin
Senior Assistant to Chairman and CEO
Ms Kam Siu Lin was appointed as senior assistant to chairman and CEO responsible for the distressed asset investment and property investment in Hong Kong and PRC in December 1998. She has extensive networks in Hong Kong and PRC, especially in Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai.
Ms Kam started her banking career at Hokkaido Takushoku Bank in March 1985 and was appointed as a chief representative of Guangzhou representative office of the bank in 1994 and afterwards. She is also currently a director of Uni- Asia Guangzhou Property Management Co., Ltd.
Mr. P. Phillip Phillips
Advisor to the Chairman and CEO
Mr P. Phillip Phillips was appointed as an Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of the Company in May 2010. Mr Phillips cooperates with UAF in the arrangement, origination and placement of financial transactions for itself and for its clients.
Currently living and working in London, Mr Phillips was between 1990 and March 2010 a Managing Director and one of the founding equity partners of Capstar Partners, a New York based firm which focused on arranging tax based asset financing transactions including both UK and Japanese leases arranged with UAF. He managed the respective Hong Kong and London operations of Capstar for 19 years in aggregate and has significant expertise in Japanese, US and UK tax based leasing as well as ship and aircraft financing.
A graduate of Oxford University, Mr Phillips was formerly a Vice President in the Private Equity and Leasing Group of Bankers Trust Company, a major New York bank in its London, Seoul and Tokyo offices. Prior to moving to London in 1999, Mr Phillips spent 20 years living and working in Asia and has an in depth familiarity with many Asian jurisdictions. He is also concurrently Chairman of Governors of Tiffin School, one of the UK's most successful state funded grammar schools for boys.