# Tokushi Nakashima

> Tokushi Nakashima is the Japanese founder and CEO of Global Mobility Service Inc. After founding automotive business Zero Sports and leading BEET Philippine, he established GMS in 2013 to help people excluded from conventional vehicle financing access loans through connected-vehicle technology and data. His work links mobility, employment and financial inclusion in Japan and Southeast Asia.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at Global Mobility Service Inc.
- **Organizations:** Global Mobility Service Inc., Zero Sports Co., Ltd., BEET Philippine Inc., Endeavor
- **Nationality:** Japanese
- **Education:** Master of Management of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Doctor of Engineering, Gifu University
- **Known for:** Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2018., Selected for Forbes JAPAN’s entrepreneur top ten for 2019, 2020 and 2021, as recorded in his Endeavor biography., Founded GMS, which became a WIPO GREEN partner in April 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1967** — Born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
- **1994** — Founded Zero Sports, initially developing automotive aftermarket parts.
- **1998** — Zero Sports began electric-vehicle development.
- **2003** — Zero Sports received vehicle type certification, becoming Japan’s 17th automobile manufacturer.
- **2011** — Following cancellation of a large EV delivery contract, the Zero Sports business was transferred; Nakashima continued EV development with the acquirer.
- **2013** — Led BEET Philippine and founded Global Mobility Service on November 25.
- **2015** — SBI participated in GMS’s Series A financing.
- **2016** — SBI participated in GMS’s Series B financing.
- **2018** — Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur; began doctoral studies at Gifu University.
- **2025** — Gifu University announced his Doctor of Engineering degree after seven years of research alongside his CEO responsibilities.
- **2026** — Participated in two FIN/SUM sessions on March 6, discussing regional finance and mobility-based on-chain finance.

## Achievements

- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2018.
- Selected for Forbes JAPAN’s entrepreneur top ten for 2019, 2020 and 2021, as recorded in his Endeavor biography.
- Founded GMS, which became a WIPO GREEN partner in April 2021.
- Completed doctoral research on regional revitalization ecosystems through venture support at Gifu University in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — GMS reported Nakashima’s March 6 appearances at two FIN/SUM2026 sessions, including a discussion with Apas Port’s Daisuke Sasaki on mobility-based real-world assets and on-chain finance.
- **2025-09** — Gifu University announced that it would confer a Doctor of Engineering degree on September 30, following doctoral work begun in 2018.

## Links

- Website: https://www.global-mobility-service.com/en/ceo.html

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