Mr Kato has more than 25 years of experience in the accounting profession. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan) and he is also a member of Malaysia Institute Certified Public Accountant. He started his career in Deloitte Japan for six year and was seconded to Deloitte Malaysia in 1997 till 2007. He then joined another International Accounting Firm in Malaysia mainly focusing on Assurance, Tax and Advisory services to Japanese companies in Malaysia. He assumes the role of Executive Director in SFAI Malaysia to promote the firm’s quality service to Japanese Companies set up in Malaysia and also to promote Malaysia as a top choice for foreign investment especially to Japan.