Takenaka Partners - Takenaka and Company



		OUR TEAM Consultants Mr. Michael J. Feyder (Los Angeles) Area of expertise: Human Resource Consulting Executive Vice President of Quest International LLC Mr. Feyder has over 20 years of experience in executive search consulting and human resource management. Continental Airlines: Engaged in various sales and marketing activities. San Jose State University (Marketing) Mr. Minoru Fujii (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Engineering (Energy and environmental issues, particularly the global warming) Hitachi Engineering – Technical Advisor Babcock Hitachi Dongfang Boiler Co., Ltd. – President Babcock Hitachi – Executive Officer & Chief Engineer Waseda University (Machinery) Mr. Kunihiko Hiraoka (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Production Planning/ Management Production Cost Management, Production Process Improvement Bridgestone Kaseihin Seizo Corp. – President Bridgestone Corporation: Engaged in manufacturing planning/control, cost control and manufacturing process improvement, and assigned as General Manager, Manufacturing Improvement and Head of Yokohama Plant. Keio University (Economics) Mr. Shinji Kawamata (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Overseas Business, HR management, Treasury, Purchasing Bridgestone Australia Ltd.－President Bridgestone Corporation: Engaged in overseas businesses and assigned as Manager, Sales at Bridgestone Singapore, Director, Sales at P.T. Bridgestone Tire Indonesia, and General Manager, International/ Personnel/ Treasury/ Purchasing at Bridgestone Corporation Waseda University (Law Dept. No.1) Mr. Seiji Makino (Osaka) Area of Expertise: Overseas Business, Corporate Planning Kawai Music Instruments Co., Ltd – General Manager, Corporate Planning Kansai University (Law) Mr. Shoji Masuda (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Logistics, Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems Bridgestone Sports, East Japan－Chairman BS Marushin Golf－President Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd.－Managing Director Bridgestone Corporation: Assigned as General Manager, Computer/ Chemical and Industrial Products, etc. Mr. Kurt Kimiaki Miyamoto (Los Angeles) Area of expertise: Human Resources Consulting Quest International LLC – President Kikusui International Corporation - President Universal Systems Inc. - President Osaka Electro-Communication University, Pepperdine University (MBA) Mr. Kenichiro Sakurai, CPA (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Accounting, Tax, Finance Sakurai & Co. (Tokyo) – Representative Sakurai & Co. (Los Angeles) – Representative KPMG Peat Marwick (Tokyo, São Paulo, Los Angeles) – CPA Price Waterhouse – CPA Keio University (Business & Commerce) Mr. Makoto Suzuki (Tokyo) 　　 Area of expertise: Information Technology, Office Information Systems Lambda Opticalsystems－President Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.－Executive Officer (Sales Operation & Management Division) Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc.－President Hitachi Ltd.－Department Manager (Office Information systems Department) Hitachi Europe Ltd.－Deputy GM Sophia University (Master of Science) Mr. Sojiro Takagaki, CPA, Certified Tax Consultant (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Accounting, Tax, Finance S. Takagaki & Co. (CPA and Tax Consulting firm) – Representative Pharmacia Biotech K.K. – Financial Controller (finance/ accounting, human resource / general administration, information system, corporate planning and logistics) Asahi Audit Firm (Arthur Andersen & Co.) - CPA J.P Morgan, Tokyo – VP, Internal Auditor Rorer Japan Inc. – Financial Controller Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, Chicago/ Osaka - CPA Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. Keio University (Economics) Mr. Hiroshi Takahashi (Tokyo) Area of expertise: HR management, Labor management, Corporate Planning, Social Insurance Labor Consultant Rihga Royal Hotel, Sakai - President Bridgestone Corporation – Director, Managing Director Bridgestone Corporation: Engaged in Personnel/ Labor relations/ Internal audit and assigned as General Manager, General Affairs/ Internal Audit/ Personnel Osaka City University (Economics) Mr. Satoshi Tokoro (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Production management, Production technology, Total quality management Bridgestone Corporation - Director, Senior Managing Director Bridgestone Corporation: Engaged in production technology and construction of factory at Thai Bridgestone and assigned as General Manger of Plants at Shimonoseki/ Amagi/ Kurume MITI/ Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo (MITI Official) Tokyo University of Science (Division 1/ Chemistry) Mr. Tsunao Tokuhara (Tokyo) Area of expertise: India business Tokyo representative of India Economic Federation VSNL Japan K.K. – President and CEO TAJ Hotels (Tokyo Office) – General Manager TATA Mutual Fund (Japan) - Advisor Ibaraki University (Economics) Mr. Tomotoshi Wada (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Production management, Production process design, Production process management, Cost management, Technology related to rubber and uretan. Bridgestone Corporation – Director, Head of Yokohama Plant, Managing Director (in charge of chemical goods) Bridgestone Elastic Co., Ltd. – Director and General Manager of Plant, President Bridgestone Corporation: Engaged in production technology of tiers and industrial rubber products Hiroshima University (Engineering) Mr. Hisashi Watanabe, CPA (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Accounting, Tax, Finance Audit Firm Haruka - Representative Watanabe CPA Firm - Representative Chuo Aoyama Audit Firm - CPA Kansai University (Commerce) Mr. Shigefusa Yanase (Tokyo) Area of expertise: Total Quality Management, Quality Assurance Management, Policy Management Bridgestone Corporation – General Manager, Quality Assurance, Director Bridgestone Corporation: Engaged in product quality management, business planning, R&D, TQC, etc. Nihon University (College of Science and Technology)