Team → Importer＆Financial Service Team
Importer & Financial Services (IFS)
♦ Covered Area
Importers | National Sales Companies
Covering the automotive importer market and dedicated to shaping the success of renowned brands both large and small, our specialized consultants work in strong partnership with the national sales companies and industry-leading professionals in the market.
Our team caters to a diverse array of roles from C-Level to specialists, ranging from sales, marketing, dealer development and aftersales experts. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities presented in the Japanese automotive market, and our consultants excel at identifying and placing top-tier talent to drive the success of companies and the professionals we represent.
Automotive Financial Services
Our consultants are committed to identifying and placing top-tier talent to our automotive financial services clients who are contributing greatly to the success of the national sales companies and dealer networks they support, through developing innovative financing solutions.
♦ Consultant
Bliss Marcel
Team Manager＆ Senior Principal Consultant
Marcel was born in Germany and completed a Master of Arts in History with a focus on Japanese-American and Japanese-German relations at Ruhr-University Bochum. He was awarded a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service and spends a year at Kyushu University in Fukuoka to study more about Japanese History and Culture and improve his Japanese skills.
After working for the Japanese Hotel industry for 5 years in Tokyo, he joined Turnpoint Consulting in early 2022, where he is part of the Complete Product Team. He strives to become a link to connect top-tier companies and highly-qualified candidates in the automotive industry and contribute to personal and professional growth, on the one hand, and client success on the other.
In his free time, Marcel loves to travel, go to the gym or set new lap times playing car-racing games on his videogame console.
Tatsuya Kato
Team Leader & Principal Consultant
Graduated from Nihon University Faculty of Law.
He worked in the trading industry for 1 year in San Francisco and then returned to Japan and worked in an English school as a Sales Manager.
He is mainly in charge of Japanese and Foreign OEMs for non-engineering roles including MaaS, Sales, Marketing, Dealer Development, and Aftersales positions.
He often goes running at the weekend since he was engaged in track and field from junior high school to high school.
Meilian Luo
Consultant
Bula!
Born in Fiji, a small island nation in the South Pacific. She came to Japan in 2006 through the MEXT scholarship program. After graduating from university, she gained experience as an English conversation teacher and travel consultant, climbing to managerial positions in both roles. She subsequently began her career in real estate sales, showing remarkable progress by becoming deputy manager within six months and promoted to store manager within a year. At Turnpoint Consulting, she serves as a consultant in the IFS team, handling a wide range of responsibilities including marketing, PR, sales, and after-sales service.
“For those considering or currently undergoing a job transition, remember that this process is a valuable opportunity for growth and advancement. Stay positive, focus on your strengths and goals, and be open to learning and adapting as you seek the best fit for your career.
Contract us if you need support or help!!”
Michael Senko
Associate Consultant
Born in America, also rooted in Japan.
Michael majored in jazz music in university. Leading his own bands, he actively thrived not only as a performer, but also as a contestant in jazz trumpet competitions, and as a teacher for brass/jazz in schools. Aside from his music career, he experienced a variety of roles, such as a sushi chef, an English teacher, and a recruitor focusing on IT.
He joined Turnpoint Consulting and became a member of IFS team. With his grit cultivated through his music career and his adaptability attained through his Japan-U.S. heritage, he strongly supports our customers for the further business growth.
“I will use all the resources at my disposal to guide you through every step of the hiring process. We want you to succeed and hope to be the foundation for your entire career progression moving forward.”