Certified Expert (Overseas Sales Channel Development & Cross-Border Business Alliances): Kazunori Shingo

■ Outline President, New Connections, Inc.
Specialized domain: Overseas sales channel development & cross-border business alliances (China & Southeast Asia)
Qualifications: EIKEN Grade Pre-1; TOEIC 875; 12+ years living abroad

■ Details Kazunori spent 22 years at a major automotive-parts manufacturer, developing new sales channels and building partnerships across China and ASEAN. After going independent, he founded New Connections, Inc., and now spends more than half of each year in China and Asia, providing hands-on support to companies that face challenges in global expansion. Rather than traveling on short business trips or being posted overseas, he actually lives on the ground, and his strength lies in the real, first-hand information this brings; he delivers execution support that emphasizes seeing the local situation for himself. He supports cross-border business building of all kinds, including overseas expansion, entry into the Japanese market, and China–ASEAN collaboration.

Qualifications:
・EIKEN Grade Pre-1
・TOEIC 875
・NAUI Dive Master