Masatsugu Kaneko is the leader of EY Japan’s Forensics Life Sciences and Technology Sectors.
As part of the Forensics team, he leads many fraud investigations, including cases of accounting fraud at large listed companies, and investigations related to research funds in public institutions.
Since joining EY Japan, he has worked on a number of auditing and advisory services including trading companies and manufacturing industries. His career also includes international experience in the USA where he was based in San Jose from 2006 to 2008, and served in the financial audit practice for both USA SEC-listed companies and local Japanese companies and subsidiaries.
He is vice-chairman of the international committee of the Japan Institute of Certified Accountants, and served the Management Research Institute Fraud Investigation Special Unit as a specialist member.
Building a better working world
“In collaboration with my colleagues, my mission is to support a client’s business strategies by utilizing EY Forensics' global network.
For M&A, equity participation or partnership with other companies, it has become increasingly important for companies to uncover negative information (such as the risk of bribery or other misconduct) about target companies, and then anticipate and implement compliance measures.
International projects carry particular risks: it is important to collect and analyze this information, which sometimes can be obtained only by those who are familiar with the local culture and language.”
