CEO and Representative Director

SSE Pacifico is led by an experienced and dedicated locally-based management team to contribute to the development and management of offshore wind energy in Japan in pursuit of a net zero future.

Dai Karasawa
CEO and Representative Director

Dai Karasawa succeeded Mike Seaton as CEO and Representative Director, SSE Pacifico K.K., in July 2024.

Dai started his professional career in 2002 when joining Itochu Corporation to engage in investments in solar module sales and power plant development companies. After that, he joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 2011 and led IPP in Europe and the Middle East as well as finance operations related to acquisition of solar power plants. In 2017, Dai was appointed as Deputy CEO of Diamond Generating Europe BV (Netherlands), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, and led offshore wind farm development and new business development in the power sector in the Netherlands and the UK.

Dai joined Pacifico Energy as COO in 2019 to oversee offshore wind power development, as well as construction management, asset management, and the financing of solar power stations while supporting Hiroki Matsuo, CEO of Pacifico Energy.

When SSE Pacifico was established in October 2021, Dai was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SSE Pacifico, and responsible for leading project development.

In July 2023, he was appointed as President, SSE Pacifico, and he has been responsible for all of SSE Pacifico’s business.

Dai graduated from the Faculty of Letters, the University of Tokyo.