GIKEN LTD. announced the appointment of Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine with extensive knowledge in diplomacy, as a corporate adviser.
After joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Corporate Adviser Matsuda built an outstanding track record in diplomacy and the international field, such as taking on several key positions in the United States and Russia as well as serving as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to both Ukraine and Pakistan. Furthermore, he currently serves as a member of the Advisory Council of DTEK Group, Ukraine’s largest private energy producer, and has developed strong relationships and networks with the business communities of various countries. With GIKEN promoting overseas business, especially in Europe and Ukraine where future reconstruction demand is expected to expand, it is hoped that he will be able to fully apply his knowledge and experience.
GIKEN will continue to promote key overseas projects, and at the same time, actively develop new markets.
■Professional Biography of Corporate Adviser Kuninori Matsuda
| 1982 | Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
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| 1996 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America |
| 1998 | Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Russia |
| 2001 | Director, Overseas Public Relations Division, Minister’s Secretariat |
| 2003 | Minister’s Secretariat Senior Fellow/Director of Research Coordination, The Japan Institute of International Affairs |
| 2004 | Director, Russian Division, European Affairs Bureau |
| 2007 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in Israel |
| 2010 | Consul General, Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit |
| 2013 | Deputy Director General, National Institute of Public Administration, National Personnel Authority of Japan |
| 2015 | Consul General (Ambassador), Consulate-General of Japan in Hong-Kong |
| 2018 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan |
| 2021 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine |
| 2024 | Retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in October |
| Present: | Member of Advisory Council of DTEK Group and Vice Chairman of The Japan-Pakistan Association |
■Profile of GIKEN Group
GIKEN developed the SILENT PILER™, the world’s first reaction-based, non-vibratory hydraulic pile driving machine that operates with minimal noise impacts. The GIKEN Group now actively promotes its press-in technology worldwide and contributes to the construction industry by proposing and implementing innovative solutions. The innovative press-in technology provides a unique solution and the adoption of this technology has spread to over 40 nations and regions.
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