 |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
About Us Joji WATANABE Goals Consulting Approaches
Why gACROSSh? We took the name gACROSSh from John Lennonfs gAcross the Universe.h This song has a phrase: gNothing is gonna change my world.h In todayfs world, many things are constantly changing. However, there are also some core values, which we believe should never change. Our consulting services are based on those core values: integrity, passion, and alacrity. About the President
After having received BS from Osaka University, Mr. Watanabe worked as a technologist with a Shell-advised oil company in Japan for 10 years beginning in 1976. During his service he was sent to UK for English language training and to the Netherlands for technical training within Shell Group. He also participated in Shellfs economics course to evaluate project feasibility. He then worked as an economist with Engineering Consulting Firms Association, Japan (ECFA) for four years under the auspices of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (current Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). He was engaged in various projects as a consultant for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and Japan External Trade Organization.Having received MBA from Darden Business School, University of Virginia in 1989, he worked as a management consultant for foreign capital companies with Dr. James. C. Abegglen, one of the founders of Boston Consulting Group. In 1991, he established and became President of Across Consultants Co., Ltd. For approximately the recent past 15 years, he was engaged in many projects executed by major trading companies, general contractors, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, World Bank, and Asian Development Bank. Representative assignments have been related to turnaround management, higher education, infrastructure development (for regional industrialization, underground railways, and road network construction), PFI projects, and assistance with business start-ups. He was a committee member for International University Village under the Ministry of Education, Culture and Technology in 1999, Project Director of GMC for the Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan in 2001, a committee member for Career Development Programs for Tokyo Bay University Consortium in 2002-3. Registered Member of Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals. Contact 2-5-7 Hill Crest Hirakawa Cho 604 Hirakawa-Cho
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0093 Tel: 03-3556-8780 Fax: 03-3556-8789 < MAPiAnother
Windowj> Tel: 03-5541-6355 Fax: 03-3552-0574 < MAPiAnother
Windowj> Japan Development Institute ( http://www.jditokyo.com/ ) Tel: 03-5280-7707 Fax: 03-5280-7708 < MAPiAnother Windowj> SOHO: Tel: 048-979-3991 Fax: 048-979-3890 |
Across
Consultants Co., Ltd. was established in 1991 to provide consulting
services to clients either in the public or private sector, who
require immediate solutions for various management issues.
Our
consulting services will create and implement solutions, including
some drastic measures, but said services will also be provided
to enhance competitiveness of the client organization on a mid
and long-term basis. In other words, we encourage and assist our
client organization to change into a learning organization, which
can adjust itself and survive as the environment changes over a
long term.