Dirk De Ruyver - Director, Business Development Dirk De Ruyver is a fluent Japanese speaker and is based at our offices in Tokyo. He holds degrees in economics and Japanology from the University of Leuven and was awarded a Monbusho Scholarship in Nagoya and Osaka. He previously worked for the Domo Group, where he was based in Osaka and held responsibility for the Japanese market. dirk.deruyver@fitagency.com Rokubancho Kyodo Bldg. 1F 6 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 102-0085 Japan Tel: +81 3 5210 5882 Fax: +81 3 5210 5883
Ben Kloeck - Technology Director Dr. ir Ben Kloeck holds a degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium and a PhD in Microtechnology from the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. He held various corporate R&D positions in Japan, Switzerland and Belgium before joining IWT, the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders. In October 2007 Dr. Kloeck joined the FIT Tokyo office as Technology Attache, with special focus on Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. ben.kloeck@fitagency.com Rokubancho Kyodo Bldg. 1F 6 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 102-0085 Japan Tel: (+81)(0)3-5210-5882 Fax: (+81)(0)3-5210-5883
Timothy Dewilde - Inward Investment Officer Timothy Dewilde joined Flanders Investment & Trade in the fall of 2007, after obtaining his degree from the Japanology Department in Leuven, and having successively worked for a local Japanese government institution in Kagawa prefecture and as key account supervisor for Aisin AW, a leading manufacturer of automatic transmissions located in Aichi. timothy.dewilde@fitagency.com Rokubancho Kyodo Bldg. 1F 6 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 102-0085 Japan Tel: (+81)(0)3-5210-5882 Fax: (+81)(0)3-5210-5883
Ryoko Fujii - Marketing Communication Ryoko Fujii joined Flanders Investment & Trade in 2004 after working for IBM Business Consulting Services as a consultant specialised in Human Capital Management. ryoko.fujii@fitagency.com Rokubancho Kyodo Bldg. 1F 6 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 102-0085 Japan Tel: (+81)(0)3-5210-5882 Fax: (+81)(0)3-5210-5883
Naoko Shimizu - Executive Assistant Naoko Shimizu joined Flanders Investment & Trade in 2007 after working for Toray Industries Malaysia as an executive secretary to the managing director as well as a Group Human Resources/Administration staff. naoko.shimizu@fitagency.com Rokubancho Kyodo Bldg. 1F 6 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 102-0085 Japan Tel: (+81)(0)3-5210-5882 Fax: (+81)(0)3-5210-5883
Shinako Inaida - Assistant - Technology Shinako Inaida joined Flanders Investment & Trade after working at IT and government sectors as a specialist in information research and data analysis. shinako.inaida@fitagency.com Rokubancho Kyodo Bldg. 1F 6 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 102-0085 Japan Tel: (+81)(0)3-5210-5882 Fax: (+81)(0)3-5210-5883
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Yiwei Zhang - Project Manager Asia-Pacific Yiwei Zhang previously worked for the Ministry of the Flemish Community and Siemens ADB in Zaventem. She graduated in economics from the University of Leuven and holds a Masters degree in Marketing from the university's Graduate School in Business Studies. She speaks a number of languages including Mandarin, Dutch, English, French and Spanish. yiwei.zhang@fitagency.be Gaucheretstraat 90 BE-1030 Brussels - Belgium Tel.: +32 2 504 88 71 Fax: +32 2 504 88 70
