1997年に三井物産に入社。財務経理部門・経営企画部門を経た後、一貫してICT事業分野での新規事業投資･事業開発に従事。本邦大手エレクトロニクスメーカーとの合弁事業立上や、ブラジルにおける産業ICT分野新規事業をプロジェクトマネージャーとして推進した。2015年以降現職にて、OSIsoftを始めとしたIoT/AIパートナーと共同で、三井物産の既存事業アセットのDigital Transformation並びに、新規事業立上げを推進中。
Kenji Otake is the General Manger of DT (Digital Transformation) Platform Business Dept., DT Business Development Div., Mitsui & Co., Ltd., one of the most diversified and comprehensive trading, investment and service enterprises in the world, with 138 offices in 66 countries as of March, 2018. Kenji has been leading new business development and strategic investment in big data analytics and IoT related business in the various industries. Since joining Mitsui, Kenji has been responsible for new business development, investment, accounting and corporate strategy for Mitsui’s IT business portfolio. Kenji has broad business experiences globally, serving as the EVP of a joint venture between Mitsui and one of the largest consumer electronics companies and Deputy General Manager of IT Business Dept., Mitsui & Co. (Brazil) in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Kenji holds an MBA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology.