At the ANNUAL MEETING held on June 28, the JASH membership elected the following individuals to the Board of Directors:
Laird DORAN
Vice President, Government Relations and Senior Counsel, The Friedkin Group
Jack EWING
Chairman, Commonwealth International Trust
Glen GONDO
CEO, Gondo Company Inc.
Hiroki HABA
General Manager, Houston Branch, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
(Concurrently) General Manager, Houston Branch, Mitsubishi International Corporation
Yukihito HONDA
Senior Vice President Tubular Products Group and General Manager Houston Office, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
John KRISTEK
Executive Vice President, Satake USA, Inc.
Hiroko SATO
Retired Japanese language professor, Rice University
Nanako TINGLEAF
Advocate of Japanese culture
William H. WEILAND
Retired Partner, Vinson & Elkins, LLP
The newly elected/reelected members join the following individuals on the JASH BOARD.
Takeshi EBISU
President and CEO, Goodman Global Group, Inc.
Joseph A. HAFNER, Jr.
Retired Chairman of Riviana Foods Inc.
Yasushi KOKAZE
Senior Vice President, Divisional Operating Officer Energy Division and Southern States Regional Officer Energy Division, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Yuzuru NAGAWA
Vice President and General Manager Houston Office, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
James D. PRAPPAS
Director, Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC
Allen RICHARDS
Director of Sales Houston Office, United Airlines
Akemi SAITOH
Advocate of Japanese culture
Miwa SAKASHITA
Japanese businesswoman
We are grateful for the hard work and commitment of our Board of Directors who donate their time and expertise to the JASH mission of leading U.S.-Japan exchange in Houston.