Alan Yamashita

Mr Yamashita is an experienced corporate consultant and investment professional, with over 40 years of experience in investment management, investment banking and alternative investment throughout the APAC region. From 1999 to 2005, Mr Yamashita was President and CEO of Search Investment Group and founding CEO and CIO of Search Alternative Investment Ltd (SAIL), a private global hedge fund and private equity investment practice headquartered in Asia. Prior to Search Investments Group, Mr Yamashita was Managing Director and Head of Asia Capital Markets for Merrill Lynch from 1996 to 1998. Mr Yamashita is currently Managing Partner at Polar Ventures and has held numerous positions as a 16-year veteran of Goldman Sachs and an advisor to various companies, including Plantation Timber Partners, Wuhan; Duty Free Shoppers, Asia; TVSN, Shanghai; and Mizuho Alternative Investments LLC. He is a Member of the Risk Committee.