Asia Honorary Advisers
Amane Nakashima
Asia Honorary Adviser, Japan
Amane Nakashima, is the president of Nakashimato Co. and the chairman of Kewpie Corp. Nakashimato Co. is a family-owned food distribution company based in Tokyo, and Kewpie Corporation is the Japan’s leading manufacturer of mayonnaise. These two companies have sent 15 employees to Wellington for their English training. Nakashimato has focused on expanding into increasingly diverse lines of business, as indicated by its 2013 purchase of Legrand Filles et Fils, one of Paris’ most famous wine shops.
Mr. Nakashima is actively involved in non-profit activities, being the board member of two family foundations as well as Human Rights Watch Tokyo Committee and Save The Children Japan.