ADVISORY

Active CTO × AI & Digital Transformation Expertise × Global Leadership Experience × Proven Speaking Track Record

Connecting Business, Technology and People to Move Transformation Forward

Nextramiles’ Next-Generation Business Advisory service helps executives, business leaders and emerging talent make better decisions, lead transformation and create sustainable growth.
We serve corporations, local governments and educational institutions in roles including independent director, external corporate advisor and executive advisor.

Advisory services are led by Takahiko Sugibayashi, President and CEO of Nextramiles, Inc.
Over a career spanning approximately 30 years, he has worked at the intersection of business, technology, organizations and people.
Today, as an active CTO, he remains at the forefront of enterprise transformation.
Drawing on C-suite and management experience gained in the technology industry and global companies, Takahiko serves as a trusted partner in management and organizational transformation, leadership, AI and digital transformation, global business and organizational operations, career development, and the development of next-generation talent.

An External Executive Partner for Better Decisions

The business environment is changing at unprecedented speed.
AI is advancing rapidly.
Digitalization is reshaping industries.
Global competition is intensifying, talent is increasingly scarce, and people’s expectations and values continue to diversify.
In this environment, technology alone is not enough.
Neither is organizational change in isolation.
Leaders must bring business, technology and people together, then make decisions with a clear view of the future.

Yet there are limits to addressing every critical decision from within the organization.
Leaders sometimes need a trusted external partner who can offer relevant experience, an objective perspective and the confidence to challenge assumptions.

Nextramiles does not impose ready-made answers.
We respect the history, culture and strengths that make each organization unique.
Through thoughtful dialogue, we clarify the issues that matter most, explore the best options together and support the decisions required to turn transformation into reality.

Are You Facing Any of These Challenges?

Strategy and Business

• Your strategy is clear, but it is not translating into organization-wide execution.
• You need a trusted sounding board for executive discussions or mission-critical projects.
• You want to bring external experience and an objective perspective into key management decisions.

Organization and Talent

• There is a disconnect between senior leadership and frontline teams.
• Transformation initiatives are launched, but the change does not take root.
• You need to develop the next generation of leaders who will shape the future of your organization.

AI, Digital Transformation and Technology

• You want AI and digital transformation initiatives to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• You need to clarify priorities for technology investment and AI adoption.
• You want stronger alignment and collaboration between business and technology teams.

Global Business

• You need a management and operating model that supports international expansion or M&A.
• You want to strengthen collaboration with overseas offices and improve global organizational effectiveness.
• You are looking for an executive partner with hands-on global leadership experience.

How We can Support You

Ways We can Work with You

We tailor the role and engagement model to your organization’s objectives and challenges.

Advisor Profile

Takahiko began his career at NTT, where he gained experience across a broad range of enterprise technology domains within the NTT Group.
He later oversaw retail technology at Gap Japan before joining Coach Japan, now Tapestry Japan, where he led technology and digital transformation across Japan, Asia and global markets.
His experience includes launching e-commerce businesses in Japan, China and South Korea; bringing overseas operations in-house; building and leading international teams; and supporting M&A.
He served as APAC Head of IT and later became the first Japanese executive to hold the role of Head of IT International, leading the technology organization for Tapestry’s operations outside North America.
In October 2024, Takahiko founded Nextramiles, Inc. and became its President and CEO.
In January 2025, he was appointed Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd.
As a member of the executive team, he leads IT strategy, AI and digital transformation, cybersecurity, and organizational transformation.
For further details, please visit the Profile section of our Company Overview.

Six Reasons Organizations Choose to Work with Takahiko Sugibayashi

A Current CTO’s Firsthand Perspective on Transformation

As a member of the executive team at a major corporation, Takahiko continues to lead through real business challenges spanning corporate and technology strategy, AI and digital transformation, cybersecurity, and organizational change.
His perspective is shaped not only by past experience and emerging trends, but by the day-to-day realities of executive decision-making: balancing competing priorities, making difficult choices, and moving a complex organization forward.

Nearly 30 Years Across Japanese and Global Companies

At NTT, Gap Japan, Coach Japan (now Tapestry Japan), and McDonald’s Japan, Takahiko has built nearly three decades of experience across technology, e-commerce, organizational development, global operations, M&A, and enterprise transformation.
This breadth enables him to bridge perspectives that are often difficult to connect: Japanese and multinational companies, domestic and international operations, and executive leadership and frontline teams.

Connecting Business, Technology, and People to Deliver Results

AI and digital transformation are not goals in themselves.
They are means to create sustainable growth and lasting value for businesses, customers, and people.
Takahiko goes beyond explaining technology.
Drawing on his experience as a CTO, he helps leaders connect technology with business priorities, organizational design, talent, and culture – and turn that alignment into meaningful, measurable outcomes.

Practical Insight Shaped by Success, Uncertainty, and Setbacks

Transformation rarely unfolds exactly as planned.
Takahiko speaks candidly about difficult decisions, initiatives that did not gain traction, and the trial and error involved in leading people across different cultures and values.
By sharing what worked, what did not, and what he learned along the way, he turns abstract ideas into practical lessons that help leaders anticipate obstacles and make better-grounded decisions.

Every Engagement Is Tailored to the Audience – and Designed for Action

Whether working with executives, managers, emerging leaders, early-career professionals, or students, Takahiko tailors the themes, language, examples, and questions to the audience and objective.
The goal is not simply to share knowledge.
It is to help each participant connect the discussion to their own work and organization, decide what needs to change, and identify a practical next step they can take.

A Lasting Commitment to Developing the Next Generation of Business Leaders

In a world of constant change, organizations need people who do not wait for a perfect answer, but think independently, make decisions, and continue to take on new challenges.
Drawing on his own career and leadership journey, Takahiko helps people look beyond established assumptions, broaden their possibilities, and grow into leaders who can move both people and organizations forward.

Advisor and Leadership Experience

Takahiko has extensive experience speaking and facilitating dialogue at corporations, educational institutions and industry associations.
His engagements include executive discussions, university lectures, interactive sessions, and media interviews covering management, CIO and CTO leadership, AI and digital transformation, technology, organizational transformation, leadership, careers and global business.
His work in technology, digital transformation and leadership has also been recognized through awards in Japan and internationally.
For further details, please visit Achievements and Media Coverage.

Fees

Every engagement is tailored to the scope, role and level of support required.
Please contact us to discuss your needs and receive a proposal and fee estimate.

From Initial Consultation to Appointment

1. Contact us

Please use our contact form to tell us, as far as you currently know, about the type of support you are considering and the challenges you would like to address.

2. Online consultation

We will discuss the challenges you want to resolve, the outcomes you want to achieve and the context surrounding them.

3. Proposal and fee estimate

Based on the consultation, we will recommend an engagement scope, role and working model aligned with your objectives.

4. Agreement and preparation

Once the scope and terms are confirmed, we will enter into an agreement and hold any necessary preparation meetings.

5. Appointment and commencement

Support begins in accordance with the agreed role, scope and objectives.

My Commitment

Nextramiles is not simply a company that solves business problems.

We believe that organizational growth and individual growth are inseparable.
That is why our aim is not only to support enterprise transformation, but also to develop the next generation of business leaders who will carry that transformation forward.
We want to help create a society in which more people have the confidence to take on new challenges and continue to grow.

Every organization has its own history and culture, as well as its own strengths and challenges.
We will never impose a predetermined answer or dismiss the value you have built over time.
What matters is sustained dialogue: clarifying the essential issues and creating the conditions in which executives and leadership teams can make decisions with confidence.

Technology alone cannot transform a company.
People alone cannot do it either.
Our mission is to connect business, technology and people, and move transformation forward across companies and organizations.

Leaders taking on meaningful challenges need a partner who understands those challenges and can help shape the future alongside them.
As a trusted executive partner, Nextramiles stands with our clients, supports their ambitions and contributes to the sustainable growth of businesses and society.

Frequently Asked Questions