Tricor Group Appoints Scott Sato as CEO of Japan

Tricor Group (Tricor), Asia’s leading provider of integrated business, corporate, investor, human resources and payroll, corporate trust and debt services, today announced the appointment of Scott Sato as CEO of Tricor Japan amid the group’s overall growth trajectory across Asia achieved through organic growth, partnerships and acquisitions.

Scott’s appointment will take effect on September 1st, 2018.

A Certified Public Accountant, Scott brings financial expertise and business development experience to the Tricor team. Based in Tokyo, he will be responsible for driving the overall business performance of Tricor Japan, enhancing client and partner experience, establishing a strong company image, as well as engaging with stakeholders from the financial, government and industry sectors to foster long-term relationships.

Scott joins Tricor from Pasona, a Japanese multinational corporation which is one of the largest Human Resources companies in Japan. Throughout his 18-year tenure with Pasona, Scott has had an impressive track record of commercial success and business leadership. He has successfully integrated over 15 acquisitions into the Pasona group, thus diversifying the business beyond its traditional strength. He became President and Chief Operation Officer of Pasona in 2011, and has since then grown the business from USD1.7 billion in 2011 to USD3.3 billion in 2018.

Tricor has rapidly expanded through organic growth and development as well as partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. The Group now has over 30,000 clients globally, staff strength of over 2,000 and a network of offices in 39 cities across 20 countries / territories. Its Japan business specializes in supporting foreign multinationals entering Japan, serving over 500 clients with more than 170 professionals.