Kincannon & Reed Executive Search Announces
New Tokyo Office
11-February-2008 - Kincannon & Reed, the only executive search firm focused exclusively on food, agribusiness, and life sciences, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Tokyo, Japan, staffed by Mr. Naohisa Tsuboi and Mr. Toshihiko Ohnou. The Tokyo office will provide the base for the firm's expansion in the Asia/Pacific region.
Mr. Tsuboi has broad knowledge and experience in human resources over the last 22 years. He has served in management roles and on Boards of Directors for Boston Scientific Japan, Aventis CropScience, AgrEvo Japan, and Hoechst Japan Ltd. Mr. Tsuboi graduated from Sophia University with a B.A. in Comparative Politics.
Mr. Ohnou brings wide international experience in agricultural chemicals and human pharmaceuticals to Kincannon & Reed. He has served in management positions and at the board level with Bayer Japan, Bayer Crop Science, Aventis Pharma Japan, Hoechst Marion Roussel Japan, and Hoechst Japan. Mr. Ohnou graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Chiba University.
Mr. Eiji Hosomi, Senior Associate, based in Washington, D.C., will provide research support to the new Japan office. Mr. Hosomi has been with Kincannon & Reed since 2000. He earned a B.A. from Baldwin-Wallace College and a M.A. degree in Economics from the University of Colorado.
Mr. Greg Duerksen, president of Kincannon & Reed, stated, "This is an exciting time for our firm as we extend our presence to the Asia Pacific region; an area which is experiencing dramatic growth in the industry sectors we serve. Our new base in Tokyo enables us to extend our mission to recruit outstanding leaders for organizations that feed the world and keep it healthy."
Kincannon & Reed has served more than 1000 clients around the globe since it was founded in 1981. Based in the greater Washington, D.C. area, Kincannon & Reed has offices in Brussels, Des Moines, Frankfurt, London, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Tokyo.
For additional information contact Ellen von Fange, Marketing Director, at 540.941.8331.
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