Toyohiro(Toyo) TANAKA
WORK HISTORY
1990 - 2000 Managing Director of Salinks Corporation
1980 - 1990 Managing Director of Elders Limited
1978 - 1980 Director of Elders Limited
1977 - 1978 Marketing Manager of Elders Japan Pty Ltd
1974 - 1977 Manager of Osaka Office of Elders Japan
1971 - 1974 Assistant to Manager of Elders Japan
The following on a commercial representation contract.
1996 -1999 Commissioner for South Australia
1983 - 1996 Director - Japan, South Australian Tourism Commission
1980 - 1996 Chief Representative of South Australian Government in Japan
1977 - 1980 Marketing Manager for South Australian Government
1974 - 1977 South Australian Government Representavie in Osaka
1970 - 1974 Marketing Specialist for South Australian Government
EDUCATION
1967 - 1970 Further studies at Adelaide University and University of South Australia
1966 Graduated from Osaka University of Foreign Studies
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1983 - Member of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
1983 - Special Member of Japan Entrapreneur President Association
1967 - 1970 Founder and President of the Australia Japan Association of South Australia
CAPABILITIES
(Corporate and Government)
Business Planning and Implementation
Strategy
Financial Management
Marketing and Promotions
Office Management
Inter-corporate and Inter- government co-ordination and facilitation
ACHIEVEMENT
(Commercial)
For Elders, successfully built the company in Japan from nil business base to close
to $1.0 billion trading and business organization in twenty years in very diversified
products and services.
Conducted more than 10,000 sales and business calls.
Over 100 business visits to Australia and the Asia.
ACHIEVEMENTS
(Government related)
Trade and Investment
Organized over 100 trade and investment seminars, fairs, and events.
Sent 52 trade and investment missions and delegations.
Worked on 97 specific trade and investment projects.
Prepared 122 trade and invesment profiles and proposals.
Identified and processed over 1，000 trade and investment opportunities.
Participated in over 71 trade and investment seminars as speaker.
Processed more than 5，000 trade and investment enquiries.
Facilitated many a trade and investment deals.
Produced promotional booklets, trade and investment brochures.
Secured over 100 media exposures on TV, radio, magazines and journals.
Organized and attended in excess of 50 Premiers, ministers, official visits, and
industry missions and delegations.
Promoted and facilitated sister city and state relations.
Established a special committee group of 20 influencial industry & government leaders.
Tourism
Produced many promotional brochures.
Organized and despatched over 100 media and journalist groups.
Conducted 55 travel trade seminars, shows and fairs.
Facilitated 62 travel trade familialization visits.
Organized and staged 38 consumer related seminar, shows and events.
Organized and staged 92 targeted tactical marketing and product sales, and
subsequently sent over 50，000 visitors.
Formed a strong tourism focused network group.
Facilitated and organized over 50 tourism ministerial and industry visits.
Achieved numbers of tourism related investments.
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