Kei Murakami is an Executive Consultant at Kotora Co., Ltd in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from Tohoku University Faculty of Law, Mr. Murakami has worked as a fund manager at Tokai Bank (currently MUFG Bank) and its subsidiaries. After that he was engaged in market risk management at regional banks and Toyota Financial Services. Before joining Kotora Co. Ltd, he was a financial advisor at a pension advisory firm. Mr. Murakami is qualified as a CFA Association Certified Securities Analyst, and now, a Certified ISO 30414 professional as well.

Kei Murakami recently graduated as an ISO 30414 Certified Professional from HR Metrics. The ISO30414 coaching program consists of four parts: lectures, knowledge tests, case studies, and judgment skill tests. The lectures and knowledge tests are very important for understanding not only the ISO30414 metrics but also the human capital reporting process.

In the case study, Mr. Murakami created an audit report and according to him, it was extremely useful to have practical consulting experience through creating proposals, creating audit tools, and creating audit reports. In particular, learning how to improve the reliability and added value of proposals and reports will surely be useful in future practice.

In addition, the final judgment skill test provided an opportunity to reaffirm troubleshooting and solutions to various issues that may be faced in consulting, which will also be useful in practice.

Murakami believes the ISO 30414 Certification Program has helped him gain more confidence as a consultant in his professional lifestyle and practice.