Our Team
Seasoned consultants with more than 100 years of combined search experience across the firm.
The People Behind Makana
Meet the consultants
Deep specialists who combine local market intelligence with genuine, relationship-first advisory.
YLYan Sen Lu
Managing Director
Country Manager, GM and HR leadership
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RYRie Yamanaka
Business Operations Manager
Operations and research
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MNMichio ‘Mike’ Nagata
Senior Director
Automotive, chemicals, life sciences and manufacturing
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ECElla Choi
Senior Director
Technology leadership: CTO, VPoE and product
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MKMasayuki Koito
Director
Financial services, ESG and data science
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FTFumiko Takahashi
Director
HR, talent management and HR technology
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KOKoji Okano
Principal Consultant
IT, AI, cloud and cybersecurity
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ASAndy Sorokin
Principal Consultant
Senior technology leadership hiring
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KLKen Lok
Senior Associate
Candidate sourcing and research
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We’re always looking for exceptional consultants—at Consultant, Director and Senior Director level—to join the team in Yokohama.
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