GP Advisory Committee

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GP Advisory Committee

Members of GP Advisory Committee (as of 25 July 2016)

Chairperson:

Mr. Hajime Bada
Honorary Advisor, JFE Holdings, Inc.

Vice-Chairpersons:

Mr. Yukio Yanase
Honorary Advisor, ORIX Corporation

Mr. Shunichi Matsumura
Senior Advisor for Technology, Teijin Limited

Mr. Masami Yamamoto
Representative Director, Chairman, Fujitsu Limited

Mr. Yoshinori Takema
Corporate Executive Fellow, Kao Corporation

Dr. Ryoichi Yamamoto
Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo

Mr. Masayoshi Matsukawa
President, Japan Productivity Center

Advisers:

Mr. Masatoshi Yoda
Former President of Ebara Corporation

Mr. Kazuyoshi Terashima
Former Vice President of Ebara Corporation

Mr. Takashi Yamagishi
Senior Executive Advisor, Teijin Limited

Mr. Kazuyuki Sakai
Former Senior Advisor for Technology, Teijin Limited

Mr. Teisuke Kitayama
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

GPAC Members (as of 1 August 2016/in alphabetical order):

APP Japan Ltd
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Biznet Corporation
Canon Inc.
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Evaluation and Certification Organization Co., Ltd.
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
FUJIFILM Corporation
Fujitsu Limited
IBM Japan, Ltd.
Itoki Corporation
Japan Tobacco Inc.
JFE Holdings, Inc.
Kaneka Corporation
Kao Corporation
Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
K’s Holdings Corporation
Meidensha Corporation
Ministop Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
NEC Corporation
Nikken Sekkei Research Institute
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Oji Holdings Corporation
ORIX Corporation
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Corporation
Re-Tem Corporation
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Saraya Co., Ltd.
Seibu Landscape Co., Ltd.
Seiko Epson Corporation
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
Sekisui House Ltd.
Sharp Corporation
Shimadzu Corporation
Sony Corporation
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sun Ace Corporation
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Teijin Limited
The Good Bankers Co., Ltd.
The Shiga Bank, Ltd.
Tokyo Electric Power Company
Toray Industries, Inc.
Toshiba Corporation
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation
Ubiteq, INC
Unicharm Corporation
Urban Gauss Co., Ltd.
WINROADER Co., Ltd.

Slide 1

Think Tank

The APO conducts research on emerging needs of members for their follow-up and for determining appropriate assistance to them.

The APO promotes bilateral and multilateral alliances among members and between them and others outside the APO region for collaboration in productivity-related activities for mutual benefit.

The APO surveys the economic and development policies and performance of each member and assists in formulating strategic changes for enhanced productivity and competitiveness.

The APO strengthens the capability of the National Productivity Organizations (NPOs) and other institutions to provide productivity promotion, training, and consultancy services to the public and private sectors.

The APO facilitates the dissemination and exchange of information on productivity among its members and other stakeholders.

Catalyst

Regional Adviser

Institution Builder

Clearinghouse for Productivity Information

Five Key Roles of the APO

1980

2nd Asian Productivity Congress is held in Hong Kong to mark the APO’s 20th anniversary.

For the first time, APO Award was conferred to nine individuals.

1980

1981

Marked the completion of two decades of APO operation.

1981

1982

Bangladesh joins the APO.

1982

1983

Malaysia joins the APO.

1983

1984

Fiji joins the APO.

1984

1985

The APO Awards are renamed the APO Regional Awards, and the APO National Awards are introduced.

The first Top Management Forum was implemented in Japan.