INDIANAPOLIS (February 19, 2025) — Core BTS, a full-service digital transformation consulting firm, announced today that Toshitaka Oiwa will become Chief Executive Officer, and Hiroyuki Oshida will become Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1.
Toshitaka Oiwa steps into the CEO role after serving as Chairman of Core BTS and President of NRI Holdings America (NRI-HA), Core BTS’ parent company, headquartered in New York. In this role, Toshitaka Oiwa served as a board member for all U.S. subsidiaries, driving M&A activities, business collaborations, and overall growth strategy development and execution. Before relocating to the U.S., Toshitaka Oiwa was based at NRI’s headquarters in Tokyo, where he served as General Manager of Global Strategy, leading more than a dozen acquisitions, including the acquisition of Core BTS in 2021. Prior to joining NRI, he held a global M&A and PMI leadership role at AlixPartners, a U.S.-based consulting firm.
Hiroyuki Oshida, stepping into the Core BTS CFO role, has been with NRI since 2020 in a Global Strategy leadership position. He supported several overseas acquisitions including the Core BTS acquisition in 2021, becoming familiar with the business and the team. Prior to NRI, he spent 10+ years in various roles in the financial and M&A advisory industry.
The company’s current CEO, Kevin Thimjon, and CFO, Eric Weber, will be departing to pursue other endeavors. They will remain with Core BTS through mid-March to support the transition.
“Kevin, Eric, and the entire Core BTS team have driven success in providing innovation and competitive advantage to our clients,” said Toshitaka Oiwa, incoming CEO. “I am honored to join the team as CEO and look forward to accelerating our growth in North America.”
Hiroyuki Oshida added, “As CFO, I am excited for the opportunity to build on Core’s strong foundation and support our strategic plans and investments.”
Originally from Japan, Toshitaka Oiwa and Hiroyuki Oshida work from NRI’s New York office.
About Core BTS
Core BTS, Inc., an NRI Group Company, is a digital transformation consultancy that helps the world’s most impactful companies leverage today’s most powerful technologies to transform from the inside out. We simplify technical complexity, accelerate transformation, and drive business outcomes for our clients. Learn more at corebts.com.
About NRI
Founded in 1965, NRI is a leading global provider of consulting services and system solutions, including management consulting, system integration, and IT management and solutions for the financial, manufacturing, retail and service industries. Clients from all layers of these individual industries partner with NRI to tap NRI’s research expertise and innovative solutions across the organization to expand businesses, design corporate structures and create new business strategies. NRI has more than 16,000 employees in 16 countries and regions including New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia. NRI reports annual sales above US $4.8 billion. NRI is rated “A” by S&P Global Ratings Japan. For more information, visit https://www.nri.com/en.
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