Chief Executive Officer Japan · Global perspective
Emi Yamamoto
Building enduring enterprises. Creating value that lasts.
My task is to give the enterprise a direction it can act on.
Open to Board appointments · Advisory roles · Speaking invitations
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- Enterprise revenue led
- ₹18,400 Cr
- Across 22 markets
- Value created
- 3.1×
- Market capitalisation over six years
- Colleagues
- 41,000
- In manufacturing, services and retail
- Acquisitions integrated
- 7
- On time and within the thesis
A career in chapters.
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2020 — Present
Chief Executive Officer
Aldermoor Group
Accountable for enterprise direction, executive-team effectiveness and the operating choices that connect growth with durable performance. Working with the board to make strategic priorities, investment decisions and succession visible.
2016 — 2020
Business Unit President
Fairhaven Holdings
Led a business unit through a change in market position, aligning commercial priorities, operating capacity and leadership capability. Built experience translating enterprise ambition into decisions close to customers.
2011 — 2016
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Harrow & Vale Industries
Built the regional business from a sales office into a full enterprise with its own manufacturing, brand and leadership bench. Opened four markets and led the first regional acquisition.
2006 — 2011
Director, Corporate Strategy
Meridian Consolidated
Shaped the portfolio review that exited two declining categories and funded the move into services. Learned how a board weighs reversible and irreversible decisions.
A broader perspective.
Enterprise strategy / Business transformation / Board stewardship / Global growth
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Trusted with consequential decisions.
In the boardroom
- Northbridge Infrastructure TrustIndependent Director · 2022 — Present
- The Lakeshore FoundationTrustee · 2019 — Present
- Calder LogisticsNon-Executive Director · 2017 — 2021
Recognition
- Chief Executive of the Year — IndustrialThe Boardroom Review Awards · 2024
- Top 50 Transformational LeadersCapital & Governance Quarterly · 2022
In conversation
- “The CEO who stopped three businesses to build one”The Boardroom Review · 2025
- “Succession as strategy: lessons from an industrial turnaround”Capital & Governance Quarterly · 2024
- “Episode 112 — Choosing what not to do”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023
Rare clarity about what the enterprise will and will not do — and the patience to make those choices stick.
An invitation
The most consequential work begins with a conversation.
For board, advisory and leadership conversations where enterprise strategy matters.
- Board appointments
- Advisory roles
- Speaking invitations
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