Company

Name
Gulf Economic Research Institute, Ltd.
Managing
Yasuharu , Tanaka
( Director & CEO )
Address
Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City
TEL
045-654-3982
MAIL
tanaka@gulf-economic.com
Established
August 2 , 2022

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Profile

Born in Kyoto City, Japan, graduated from Osaka University of Foreign Studies (currently, University of Osaka, Faculty of Foreign Studies) in 1978. Studied about the strategic allocation of business resources and “Real Option” at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ross Business School in 1999 and graduated from University of Liverpool, Business School in 2008 (MBA).

Joined IHI in 1978 and engaged in plant business in Asia and the Middle East. Seconded to Saudi Bahraini Cement (currently, Saudi Cement Company), the largest cement manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia as a general affairs officer from 1983 to 1985. After working for the Nikko Securities Co, its head office for IPO business, joined Societe Generale, its capital market office in Tokyo in 1987.

From 1996 to 2000, engaged in lots of new projects in North America and Asia as an investment advisor to the conglomerates and capitalists in Saudi Arabia as well as in new education business in Japan and restaurant business in France as a partner.

From 2001 to 2009, worked as Head of Japan Desk as well as Advisor to Governor to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) into Saudi Arabia and to advise for policy making at Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) which had been founded in 2001 in Riyadh. SAGIA is currently under Ministry of Investment in Saudi Arabia.

From 2010 to 2015, engaged in IB as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Mizuho Saudi Arabia Company, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Contributed as an advisory board of Prince Sultan University, Business Faculty, the first private university in Saudi Arabia. After 2015, participated in NPO activities in Riyadh, engaged as an outside director & Chair of Auditing Committee of local company and advised to companies and entities for their capital investment.


Author: "Financial Industry" (Nikkei Jitsugyo Publishing Co., Ltd.), 2000 (in charge of the securities industry)

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(1)Providing business-related information for local business development

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(2)Advice and consulting on business issues in Saudi Arabia

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(3)Saudi Arabia's politics, economy, society, market analysis, etc.

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