Hikaru "Koh" Fujimoto, CPA, CFE, MBA, CIA

Principal
kfujimoto@cdhcpa.com

Koh is a Principal in Charge of the Risk Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of fraud examination, forensic accounting, transfer pricing, and internal audit services.

With the firm since 1997, Koh leads CDH's Japan practice and has established outsourcing service lines in fraud examinations and internal audits.

He was formerly an executive vice president at Konami of America, Inc., treasurer at Konami Computer Entertainment Chicago, Inc., and audit manager at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Reared in Japan, Koh has mastered the English language and western customs. He speaks, reads and writes fluently in English and Japanese. As principal in charge of the Corporate Risk Group and a member in the Institute of Internal Auditors - Japan, his goal is to break down the cultural and language barriers between Eastern and Western cultures in working with Japanese owned companies operating in the United States. He is highly respected in the international business community.

Koh describes his ideal client as a competent and ethical company. For existing clients, he has helped one company introduce an electronic lock box system and has helped another client save a significant amount of money.

His personal client service philosophy is to provide accurate work with speed and honesty. Koh attributes his success to continuous improvement of self through hard work, education and determination. His interest in becoming an accountant was discovered in his first accounting course when he realized that it came naturally to him and that he enjoyed it immensely.

Koh has written and published numerous articles for a variety of local and national publications. He is a frequent speaker and has most recently presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors - Japan's annual conference held in Tokyo.

Having a keen desire to continuously expand his knowledge, Koh considers "study and work" to be his hobbies.

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