Adviser for Japanese companies expanding overseas

KAZUO TAKAMURA

Senior advisor

In 1983, he joined a listed manufacturing company in Japan, primarily responsible for exports to Europe and the United States.
In 1986, he was seconded to the American subsidiary to develop business and expand the network.
In 1988, he was seconded to establish a Canadian subsidiary and served as president of the subsidiary.
In 2002, he was seconded to the American subsidiary, serving as vice president and division manager, overseeing operations in Canada and Mexico.
In 2008, he became general manager of the Overseas Management Department.
In 2011, he became director, general manager of the Global Strategy Office and general manager of the Tokyo Head Office.
In 2016, he was seconded to the American subsidiary and served as executive vice president and general manager of Europe and the United States, overseeing operations in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the UK.
In 2019, he was seconded to establish a subsidiary in Italy and served as president of the subsidiary.
In 2024, he returned to Japan. 

 

YOSUKE SUDO

Senior advisor

In 1982, he studied Chinese at Nanjing University in the People's Republic of China.
In 1985, he joined Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. (now Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.), working primarily in Beijing, Shanghai, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.
In 2004, he joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation, where he served as a general China investment consultant and business school instructor.
In 2007, he joined Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. (now DMG Mori Seiki), working in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
In 2011, he completed a master's degree in business management at the School of International Business Management at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
In 2013, he joined Eichou Anzhong.

Publication:
"Corporate Mental Health Crisis Management - Employee Assistance Programs for Coping with Stress" (co-authored) Kobundo Publishing, 2006