Masumi SATO,
Senior Advisor
Graduated from Department of Metallurgy, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
He joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
- Steel Administration,
- Overseas Technical Cooperation Administration,
- Deputy Director-General of Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) London
Later, he joined Kobe Steel, Ltd, one of the largest steel enterprises in Japan.
- Planning Department,
- New Business Development Department,
- President of Kobe Steel, Inc. USA,
- Executive Vice President of Kobe Steel, Ltd
From 2012, Senior Advisor to CEO of AIR WATER INC.
From 2019, Senior Advisor to Komatsu Research & Advisory (KRA)
Chiaki TAKAHASHI,
Senior Advisor
Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University (YNU)
Japanese semi-governmental Central Co-operative Bank for Commerce and Industry (The Shoko Chukin Bank)
- Corporate loan officer at the Omori Branch, Kawasaki Branch, and the Kobe Branch
- Chief Manager in charge of international funding at the Funds Division of the International Affairs Department
- Assistant to General Manager, Foreign Exchange Division, Sales Department, Tokyo Headquarters
- Posted to the New York Branch on Wall Street
Mitsui Mining Company Limited
- General Manager in charge of overseas business support, Corporate Planning Division
- General Manager in charge of international legal affairs, General Affairs Division
- Committee Member, Internationalization Promotion Committee, the Mitsui Interbusiness Research Institute
Nakano Warehouse & Trans Co., Los Angels, California
- Deputy General Manager
Chiyoda Corporation
- Project Analyst, Construction Division
Senior Advisor at Komatsu Research & Advisory (KRA) since 2019