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Toshiaki　Komatsu

Head of Industrial & Consumer Practices
Hudson Global Resources, Japan

Toshiaki Komatsu is the Practice Leader of Industrial & Consumer Practices in the Japan office of Hudson. In addition to his management role within the firm, Mr. Komatsu is also intensively involved in assignments as a senior consultant mainly focusing on the Sales & Marketing positions within Industrial sector.

He is also responsible for the assignments within Consumer sector such as Food & Beverage, Advertising & PR agencies, Apparel & Retail, and Entertainment & Media industries.

Mr. Komatsu has been engaged in the recruiting business for over 10 years, starting in 1995 in Asia where he worked until returning to Japan in 2001. Mr. Komatsu started his career with Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese trading conglomerate, attached to the Industrial Overseas Sales Department.

Mr. Komatsu is the author of “treetwise Your Career, the Gaishikei Breakout”, published in 2002 and has produced a further 7 books since. He is frequently interviewed by both Japanese & foreign media due to his expertise within the recruiting business. Two additional books by Mr. Komatsu are due to be released in early 2006.

Mr. Komatsu is a member of PMC (Personnel Managers Club), the largest HR professional community for foreign affiliated companies in Japan, and was the Vice Chairman of PMC in 2004.

Toshiaki Komatsu received his bachelor’s degree in Law from Keio University, Japan, during which time he spent one year majoring in Economics at Arizona State University in the USA. Mr. Komatsu has to date, spent more than 10 years living overseas. He is married with two children.