Carlyle promotes Hiroyuki Otsuka to partner in Japan
The Carlyle Group has promoted Hiroyuki Otsuka, a member of its Japan buyout team, to partner as part of global round of 59 appointments, including five in Asia.
Otsuka, previously a managing director leading coverage of the industrial, auto and transportation sectors, joined Carlyle in 2006 after a four-year stint with Lazard in New York and Tokyo. Before that he was a vice president with Carlyle in Japan. Current directorships include Tsubaki Nakashima and CxS Corporation and he sat on the board of Chimney prior to Carlyle's exit last year.
There are two promotions to managing director within Asia, with Beijing-based Asia buyout team member Jeffrey Gui and India-focused Asia growth executive Mahesh Parasuraman getting the nod. Parasuraman has led Carlyle's investments in Repco Home Finance, Tirumala Milk Products and Cyberoam Technologies, all of which delivered strong exits in 2014.
Two further Carlyle executives have moved to director level - Jumpei Ogura, who works on Japan buyouts, and Myunghoon Chung, a Seoul-based Asia buyout team member.
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