Team
Head of New Business and CVC, Panasonic Corporation(General Manager overseeing CVC Promotion Office / China CVC Promotion Office / Business Innovation Division)
Member
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Kunio Gohara
Head of New Business and Corporate Venture Capital
Gohara has held managerial posts in the field of online service development for AV products. He specializes in DX technology, data use, and profitability strategies.
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Hiroyuki Hayashi
Business Innovation Department
Hayashi has held leadership positions for both domestic and international marketing and sales companies. Most recently, he was responsible for new business development in the field of major home appliances.
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Kuniaki Utsubo
Finance / Asia·Japan
Utsubo was responsible for business planning and expanding overseas operations after working for financial, materials, and food manufacturing companies.
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Kenichi Furukawa
Finance / Asia·Japan
After working in domestic sales and at a foreign-affiliated securities firm, Furukawa was involved in establishing business operations across Asia. He has experience in domestic and international accounting, corporate planning, and new business development.
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Katsumi Tokuda
BizDev / Japan
Tokuda led standardization initiatives in the content distribution field and oversaw the development of networking functions for AV equipment.
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Toru Kawai
BizDev / Japan
Kawai was responsible for overseas business operations and corporate planning in the electrical equipment materials division. He possesses deep insights into home IoT systems and services.
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Yu Asao
BizDev / Japan
Asao has been involved in brand communication. He is in charge of public relations, accelerator PG, and business partnerships.
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Shota Hario
BizDev / Japan
Hario is responsible for corporate planning at the headquarters and the home appliances division. He is engaged in long-term strategy development and new business creation.
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Akihiro Ito
BizDev / Japan
Ito was engaged in product design within the AV home appliances division. After working in display technology development, he took on responsibility for new business development.
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Yuki Nishiguchi
BizDev / Japan
After working at a pharmaceutical company and launching a startup, Nishiguchi has been involved in business contest planning and open innovation initiatives.
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Tomomi Sonobe
Legal / Japan
Responsible for international legal affairs, strategic legal affairs, and corporate legal affairs.M&A, restructuring, contracts, dispute resolution, and compliance.
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Wataru Yamashita
Legal / Japan
After working at an electronics and a pharmaceutical company, Yamashita has been responsible for legal and compliance matters in areas such as research and development, new business ventures, and consumer electronics.
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Masakazu Onoe
Finance / Japan
After working at an electronic components manufacturer, Onoe took on the role of accounting and finance manager for the home appliance division.
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ZENG JIAJIA
BizDev / Asia
JIAJIA is responsible for CVC and investment in China.
She focuses on building ecosystems through new business development and venture/fund investments. -
Kengo Furuya
BizDev / Asia
After working in R&D at a heavy electrical equipment manufacturer, Furuya moved into new business development. I am currently based in Malaysia and active throughout Southeast Asia.
