Country head of Japan, Frontier Advisors Japan
Mr. Takayama, knows as Alex in English speaking society, is the country head of Frontier Advisors Japan GK, the Japanese subsidiary of Frontier Advisors Pty Limited. He is responsible for the development and implementation of Frontier Advisors' Japan business as well as the investment advisory business for Japanese institutional investors. In addition to the Japan business, he is also responsible for developing the long-term strategy for Frontier Advisors' long-term Asia business.
Prior to joining Frontier Advisors, he worked for Nikko Asset Management and Tokio Marine Asset Management, where he was involved in international business, including sales of Japanese and Asian equity funds to overseas institutional investors. Prior to joining Tokio Marine Asset Management, he was in charge of foreign equity management at the former Mitsui Trust & Banking (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust & Banking) and Mizuho Trust & Banking. He has been engaged in the asset management business for about 30 years where he experienced equity investment and research, economic research, institutional business development and developing offshore products. He has worked mainly in London from 1998 to 2013. He received his MBA from the former City University Cass Business School (now University of London City College Bayes Business School) in the U.K. in 2000. He established Japan Chapter for Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) in 2016 as Chapter Head. He is a Certified Member of Analyst Association in Japan and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).