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President's
Greeting
Naota (Nate) Hamaguchi is President and Chief Executive Officer
of JCI, Inc. With its offices and partners all over the world, JCI
specializes in assisting companies in conducting business in Japan
and other countries and in assisting companies in starting and managing
new/venture business on a global basis. Nate is currently serves
as Advisor/Board Member for several venture capital firms and venture
companies in the U.S. and Japan. He was previously Investment Advisor
to Japan for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)(Japanese
government-related trade and investment organization), Advisor/Director
of Japanese Business Services with Price Waterhouse, and Japanese
Practice Coordinator/Manager-Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
with KPMG Peat Marwick.
Nate has been a consultant/advisor for more than 1,000 Japanese
and non-Japanese organizations. He has assisted numerous Japanese
companies in establishing operations in the U.S., non-Japanese companies
in establishing operations in Japan, and Japanese and non-Japanese
companies in forming business alliances on a global basis.
He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Soka University
(Japan), a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University
of Texas (Dallas) and studied finance and international business
in doctoral programs at the University of Pennsylvania as well as
UT.
Nate has served as Board Member for the Visiting Nurse Association
(VNA) of Texas (one of Texas' largest non-profit organizations),
and the Broadband Association (Japan) and as Chairman of the Board
for the U.S.-Japan Institute of Management & Technology (UJIMT).
Previously, he served as Advisor/Board Member for the SUN &
STAR 1996 (the largest Japanese festival in the U.S.), Chairman
of Finance Committee and Board Member for the International Trade
Association of the Dallas/Fort Worth Area (ITADFW), as Secretary,
Treasurer, Chairman of Speakers Committee, Chairman of Commerce
Committee, and Board Member for the Japan American Society of Dallas/Fort
Worth (JASDFW), as Chairman of Public Relations Committee, Treasurer,
and Auditor for DJA, as International Marketing Committee Member
for the North Texas Commission, and as Advisor on International
Business Development (Pacific Rim) for the Greater Dallas Chamber
of Commerce(GDCC), and as Board Member of Broadband Association
(Japan).
He has been a contributing writer/columnist for several Japanese
and U.S. newspapers, magazines and publications, including the U.S.
Japan Business News, the U.S. Front Line, the Nikkei Venture and
the Venture Club. He has published numerous articles for newspapers
and magazines, and more than 40 books
regarding accounting, finance, business and marketing.

Naota
Hamaguchi
Chairman, President and CEO
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