Kunihiro Ashida

Mr. Kunihiro Ashida, Representative Director and Chairman of Inpire Corp.
Mr. Ashida started his career at Sumitomo Corporation in 1959.
From 1962-1970 worked for Sumitomo Corporation Germany on loan, and was inaugurated as President of Sumitomo Corporation Germany in1982.
He acceded to the post of Director of Sumitomo Corporation in 1989, in charge of C&C and engineering development unit.
After serving as Executive Director and Manager of Chubu branch since 1993, Senior Executive Director and Manager of Chubu branch since 1996.
Then he was inaugurated as Representative Director and Vice-President in 1998, CIO, in charge of information, telecommunication system group, director in charge of western Japan division and machinery and electronic unit 1 (automobile, aircraft, railroad, transport machine).
He acceded to the post of Special Advisor in 2001.
During this time, held prominent positions such as Chairman of the Japan Romania Economics Committee, Chairman of the far Eastern economic committee of Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, Director of German Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
Devoted to the mutual communication between Japan and Europe and economic development.
Mr. Ashida graduated from Nagoya Institute of Technology, department of mechanical engineering.