Toru Takahashi
Toru Takahashi
CEO, GLOBIS Europe BV
Managing Director, GLOBIS Corporation
Director, GLOBIS Asia Campus Pte. Ltd.
Director, GLOBIS Thailand

Mr. Takahashi serves as CEO of GLOBIS Eurpoe BV and managing director of GLOBIS Corporation, providing leader training programs to corporate clients around the world. He also serves as director of Singapore-based GLOBIS Asia Campus and GLOBIS Thailand. As a corporate training instructor, he provides seminars on a range of topics, including corporate philosophy for overseas expansion, strategy formulation, problem-solving, and leadership through localization.

Prior to joining GLOBIS, he developed overseas businesses with machinery manufacturers at Marubeni Corporation. During his time with Marubeni, he worked on projects from Iran and Belgium.

Mr. Takahashi graduated from Sophia University with a degree in economics and completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is the author of People Who Get Results Overseas Don't Use Cultural Issues as an Excuse.

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