Kato was a co-founder and partner of production company Caviar, an entertainment company with offices in LA, London, Brussels and Paris. In 2014 she founded Panenka – together with Tom Lenaerts – an independent production company based in Antwerp/Belgium. Since the start, Panenka created and produced awards winning documentaries, drama and factual entertainment, including Taboo (International Emmy Award nominee, biggest entertainment launch ever in Belgium, over 60% market share), Over Water (VRT+Netflix Netherlands), Two Summers (VRT+Netflix worldwide – currently in post-production) and Switch (season 6 commissioned, remakes in Germany and Netherlands).