MEMBERS
Andrew Lawson
Managing Director, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Investment & Commercial Banking
Private Equity
Asset Management
Aviation and Ship Structured Finance
Andrew founded Wellington & Associates in Tokyo in 1994 and has since led executive search activities as a Japan specialist. He focuses on identifying and assessing best-fit candidates, developing Wellington’s consultants, and supporting long-term client relationships.
His practice covers investment and commercial banking, private equity, and asset management. Over the years, he has partnered with clients ranging from associates to global heads, as well as Boards of Directors and CEOs in Tokyo, identifying and placing individuals and teams.
Today, Andrew specializes in aviation and ship structured finance. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Stout and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army National Guard, 127th Infantry Regiment.
Carl MacIntyre
Vice President, Tokyo
Telephone number : 080-1380-0778
Market Coverage
Payments Industry
Technology
Human Resources
Finance.
A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, MacIntyre first arrived in Japan in 1983 and worked then for Nippon Motorola running their professional staffing organization in Tokyo. Since then, he has held senior HR positions with global companies such as Motorola, Getty Images, Memec, and Lam Research. He returned to Japan in 2014 and currently focuses on the payments industry, technology, HR and finance.
Gedis Gutkauskas
Consultant, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Private Equity (Corporate, Infrastructure, and Real Estate)
Legal
Gedis began his recruiting career in Japan in 2017 and has developed a strong understanding of the local talent market. He works with both global and Japanese private equity funds—covering corporate, infrastructure, and real estate sectors—focusing on investment professionals from Analyst to Managing Director levels. In addition, he supports private practice and in-house legal teams in hiring bilingual bengoshi and other legal professionals.
Daniel Kadyrbekov
Consultant, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Asset Management, Public and Private Markets
Daniel first came to Japan in 2009 to attend Kobe University, where he earned an M.A. in Political Science from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies. After graduation, he returned to the Kyrgyz Republic to work at the Prime Minister’s Office before returning to Japan in 2015 to join a global trading company, where he was responsible for overseas sales in the agricultural machinery sector.
At Wellington & Associates, Daniel focuses on the Asset Management and Banking sectors, specializing in Sales, Operations, Client Services, and Compliance functions across both public and private markets.
Alistair Wilson-Brown
Senior Consultant, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Renewable Energies and Data Centers
riginally from England, Alistair has been active in Japan for over 25 years and has lived here permanently since 2017. He brings more than 30 years of international experience in Commercial, Business Development, and Project Management roles, including within engineering and manufacturing firms. At Wellington & Associates, he leads activities across Renewable Energies and Data Centers, and has built a wide network of contacts with both Japanese and international companies.
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Andrew Lawson
Managing Director, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Investment & Commercial Banking
Private Equity
Asset Management
Aviation and Ship Structured FinanceAndrew founded Wellington & Associates in Tokyo in 1994 and has since led executive search activities as a Japan specialist. He focuses on identifying and assessing best-fit candidates, developing Wellington’s consultants, and supporting long-term client relationships.
His practice covers investment and commercial banking, private equity, and asset management. Over the years, he has partnered with clients ranging from associates to global heads, as well as Boards of Directors and CEOs in Tokyo, identifying and placing individuals and teams.
Today, Andrew specializes in aviation and ship structured finance. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Stout and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army National Guard, 127th Infantry Regiment. -
Carl MacIntyre
Vice President, Tokyo
Telephone number : 080-1380-0778
Market Coverage
Payments Industry
Technology
Human Resources
Finance.A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, MacIntyre first arrived in Japan in 1983 and worked then for Nippon Motorola running their professional staffing organization in Tokyo. Since then, he has held senior HR positions with global companies such as Motorola, Getty Images, Memec, and Lam Research. He returned to Japan in 2014 and currently focuses on the payments industry, technology, HR and finance.
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Gedis Gutkauskas
Consultant, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Private Equity (Corporate, Infrastructure, and Real Estate)
LegalGedis began his recruiting career in Japan in 2017 and has developed a strong understanding of the local talent market. He works with both global and Japanese private equity funds—covering corporate, infrastructure, and real estate sectors—focusing on investment professionals from Analyst to Managing Director levels. In addition, he supports private practice and in-house legal teams in hiring bilingual bengoshi and other legal professionals.
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Daniel Kadyrbekov
Consultant, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Asset Management, Public and Private Markets
Daniel first came to Japan in 2009 to attend Kobe University, where he earned an M.A. in Political Science from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies. After graduation, he returned to the Kyrgyz Republic to work at the Prime Minister’s Office before returning to Japan in 2015 to join a global trading company, where he was responsible for overseas sales in the agricultural machinery sector.
At Wellington & Associates, Daniel focuses on the Asset Management and Banking sectors, specializing in Sales, Operations, Client Services, and Compliance functions across both public and private markets. -
Alistair Wilson-Brown
Senior Consultant, Tokyo
Office : +81-3-5544-9411
Market Coverage
Renewable Energies and Data Centers
Originally from England, Alistair has been active in Japan for over 25 years and has lived here permanently since 2017. He brings more than 30 years of international experience in Commercial, Business Development, and Project Management roles, including within engineering and manufacturing firms. At Wellington & Associates, he leads activities across Renewable Energies and Data Centers, and has built a wide network of contacts with both Japanese and international companies.