# Koichi Hasegawa

> Koichi Hasegawa is chairman and CEO of UiPath Japan. A Keio law graduate and former Barclays Asia-Pacific CIO and Japan COO, he helped establish UiPath’s Japanese subsidiary in 2017, became chairman in 2024 and returned as chairman and CEO in September 2025. He writes and speaks about workplace-led digital transformation, RPA, AI and the people who use them.

- **Role:** Chairman and CEO at UiPath K.K. (Japan)
- **Organizations:** UiPath K.K., Next Generation RPA & AI Consortium (NRAC), Digital Data Solution Co., Ltd., Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Arthur Andersen / Accenture
- **From:** Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- **Education:** Faculty of Law, Department of Law graduate, Keio University
- **Known for:** Helped launch and lead UiPath’s Japanese subsidiary from 2017., Previously oversaw a Barclays Asia-Pacific technology organization of approximately 10,000 staff., Authored two Diamond publications about RPA, AI and workplace-led transformation.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Joined Arthur Andersen (now Accenture).
- **1993** — Joined Goldman Sachs.
- **2000** — Joined Deutsche Bank; served as Japan CIO / APAC fixed-income CIO.
- **2005** — Joined Barclays as APAC CIO.
- **2008** — Began serving as Barclays Japan COO, overlapping with APAC CIO responsibilities.
- **2017** — Joined UiPath in January; helped establish the Japanese subsidiary in February and led it as CEO.
- **2020** — Published 現場が輝くデジタルトランスフォーメーション in November; publisher biography records an April appointment to a METI study group on sustainable regional development.
- **2022** — Published 現場が主役の日本型DX in October.
- **2024-02** — Became UiPath Japan chairman as Tetsuo Minami became country manager.
- **2025-09** — Returned as UiPath Japan chairman and CEO on September 1.
- **2025-11** — Appointed outside director of Digital Data Solution.

## Achievements

- Helped launch and lead UiPath’s Japanese subsidiary from 2017.
- Previously oversaw a Barclays Asia-Pacific technology organization of approximately 10,000 staff.
- Authored two Diamond publications about RPA, AI and workplace-led transformation.
- Delivered the 2019 TEDxOtemachiED talk Digital robots for everyone.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — An October 22 report described his focus on AI-assisted workflow design, human judgment and reliable execution through RPA and other tools.
- **2025-11** — Became an outside director of Digital Data Solution.
- **2025-09** — Returned as UiPath Japan chairman and CEO; Japan became a region reporting directly to headquarters.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://jp.linkedin.com/in/koichi-hasegawa-634050164

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