Masatake Toyota

Director, Lighthouse of KPMG Ignition Tokyo

KPMG in Japan

When he was 16, he moved to the UK on his own to study abroad. After completing Master of Aerospace Engineering at Bristol University, he joined Airbus in Europe. After obtaining his MBA from Cambridge University, his career covered a wide range of managerial positions in M&A, IT Strategy, and Digital innovation projects in Singapore, Silicon Valley, and Shenzen. In 2016, he launched the Blockchain strategy in Airbus, and became the global lead in Blockchain and DLT. Joined KPMG Ignition Tokyo in December 2018, to lead the Blockchain & DLT team.