Kio Yamabe
Director
Investments
GHIT
Japan
Biography
Kio Yamabe is Chief Operating Officer at the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, where he leads operations, human resources, legal and compliance, and also oversees finance and investment. Mr. Yamabe has more than 25 years of management experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, including as President and Country Manager of Carestream Health and CSL Behring. He has lived and worked in Australia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including as Head of International Business at First Retailing Co., Ltd., where he led the launch of UNIQLO stores in London. He received his MBA from IMD in Switzerland and a BS from Seinan Gakuin University in Japan.
Research Interest
Medicine science, Molecular biology, Finance management
