Boltech Appoints General Manager in Japan
Bolttech strengthens Asia leadership team with appointment of Kohei Watanabe as General Manager.
Global insurtech Bolttech has appointed Kohei Watanabe as General Manager, Japan, with responsibility for the Japan business, including P&L across domestic and international operations.
Watanabe brings extensive experience across insurance, underwriting and technology, it says in a press release. He spent 17 years at Tokio Marine in senior leadership roles in Japan and the UK, including at Tokio Marine Kiln, before overseeing product planning for corporate underwriting in Tokyo. He later moved to Singapore to build Liberty Mutual’s Japanese business across APAC, and most recently led go to market strategy and sales expansion across Asia for ICEYE, a Finland headquartered space technology company serving the insurance sector.
Based in Tokyo, Watanabe will lead the bolttech’s Japan strategy and work closely with key strategic partners, including Tokio Marine and Sumitomo Corporation.
Philip Weiner, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, bolttech, said: «Japan is a strategically important market for bolttech, and we’re pleased to welcome Kohei Watanabe as General Manager, Japan.»
