Kunihiro Ashida
Advisor
Kunihiro Ashida graduated from Nagoya Institute of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 1959 and joined Sumitomo Corporation the same year. Since then he has been appointed various position within the Corporation:
1962: Sumitomo Deutschland GmbH
1982: President of Sumitomo Deutschland GmbH
1989: Director of Sumitomo Corporation, charge of C&C and Technology Development.
1993: Managing Director of the Corporation and Director of its Chubu Office
1996: Senior Managing Director of the Corporation and Director of its Chubu Office
1998: Director and Vice President of the Corporation serving as CIO and Director for the Information Communication System Group, Western Japan, Mechanical and Electrical Products Division 1 (automobiles, aircraft, railroads, transport equipment)
2001: Special Advisor to the Corporation
Kunihiro contributed to the promotion of exchange between and the economic development of Japan and Europe by serving as Charman in the Japan-Romania Economic Committee, Japan-Russia Economic Committee, Far East Subcommittee of the Japan Business Federation, and the Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
He sponsors “Top Management Cross-Industrial Information Exchange”, a study session participated by the top management of large companies, high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and influential politicians . The number of sessions held exceeds 150.
Kunihiro Ashida graduated from Nagoya Institute of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 1959 and joined Sumitomo Corporation the same year. Since then he has been appointed various position within the Corporation:
1962: Sumitomo Deutschland GmbH
1982: President of Sumitomo Deutschland GmbH
1989: Director of Sumitomo Corporation, charge of C&C and Technology Development.
1993: Managing Director of the Corporation and Director of its Chubu Office
1996: Senior Managing Director of the Corporation and Director of its Chubu Office
1998: Director and Vice President of the Corporation serving as CIO and Director for the Information Communication System Group, Western Japan, Mechanical and Electrical Products Division 1 (automobiles, aircraft, railroads, transport equipment)
2001: Special Advisor to the Corporation
Kunihiro contributed to the promotion of exchange between and the economic development of Japan and Europe by serving as Charman in the Japan-Romania Economic Committee, Japan-Russia Economic Committee, Far East Subcommittee of the Japan Business Federation, and the Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
He sponsors “Top Management Cross-Industrial Information Exchange”, a study session participated by the top management of large companies, high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and influential politicians . The number of sessions held exceeds 150.