| (every thing he touches has routinely changed for far better), and regarded as one of the very best personnel in Toyota corporate history. His acumen has been highly sought after in the U.S., where General Motors had asked him to join their team over and over. While at Toyota Motor Corp and its group companies he has headed one of the 5 huge Kaizen teams to bring the company to the break even point (from 96 yens/dollar to 66 yens/dollar) in a matter of few short years. Such was his success that his team’s achievement was reported by 3 of the 5 national TV networks in Japan. After he quit Toyota and went independent, he has consulted and turned around a large number of client companies (including Toyota and Komatsu) of varied sizes and in various industries over decades. Koji’s services have been highly sought after, and client companies have brought in new client companies. Since he went independent more than 12 years ago, he has never stopped working on behalf of client companies, bring a culture of continuous improvement wherever he consults. |