JMI is pleased to announce that Yukiko Hashimoto will be joining JMI as General Manager.

Ms Hashimoto's professional experience is a unique combination of both market research and management consulting.

For 10 years, she was employed at a research analyst at Japan Market Research Bureau (later Research International Japan), where she advised both Japanese and Multinational clients on all aspects of market research strategy, using the full spectrum of methodologies.

Later she joined Arthur Andersen Consulting as Manager of the Marketing Department. At Arthur Anderson her focus was on helping client corporations to develop their market strategies by through the consistent use of research data. This included the development of original branding plans for clients' market entries and the creation of an employee-satisfaction consulting model, which Arthur Andersen incorporated into their portfolio of services.

Ms Hashimoto also regularly lectures at NHK Communications Training Institute.

JMI is excited to have Ms Hashimoto join the team. We believe that her unique experience, which blends consultancy with market research, will be of immense value to JMI's clients in the future.