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Curriculum Vitae
Surname,
Name
AMANO,
Yoshihiko
sex male Nationality Japanese
Birth 19th
March 1955
Contact E-mail: amanissimo@gmail.com
Skype: amanissimo.tokyo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanissimo
Education
March 1973
March 1979
July 1986
March 2007
March 2010
Graduated from Tennoji Senior High School (Prefectural, Osaka)
BA in Economics, Keio University
Majored in International Economics
Thesis: "Internationalisation of Yen."
MBA, INSEAD (Institut Européan d’Administration des Affaires)
MA in Intercultural Communication Studies
Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University
Master's thesis: Globalisation Versus “Terroir”
Diachronic & synchronic analysis of acculturation in the wine world
PhD Candidate in Sociology (units completed)
Graduate School of Human Relations, Keio University
Degrees BA in Economics, MBA, MA in in Intercultural Communication Studies
Work Experience
April 1979
August 1979
June 1985
July 1985
July 1986
August 1986
May 1991
May 1992
April 1994
April 1997
Sep. 1997
Jan. 2001
July 2002
April 2015
Jan. 2016
Started working for Dentsu Inc., trainee programme until July
Copywriter / CM planner, 4th
Creative Division until June 1985
Selected for an overseas trainee and obtained Dentsu Scholarship for MBA
Studied French language & culture at “College International de Cannes”
Obtained INSEAD MBA at Fontainebleau, France
Marketing Planner & Director, Marketing Division, Dentsu Inc., until April 1991
Selected for an overseas trainee and sent to overseas branches & affiliated
companies in various countries in Europe, Asia, China, Taiwan, Australia, USA,
Russia, until May 1992
VP, Dentsu Europe Amsterdam N.V., until August 1997
Started working as a consultant & later as a secondee for Yakult Europe as
Marketing/Strategic Director, supporting & executing the launches of “Yakult”
in UK, NL, BE, DE and France until Dec. 2000.
Promoted to ‘Senior Manager’
VP, Dentsu Europe (European Headquarters), until December 2000
Senior Manager, 12th
Account Services Division, Dentsu Inc., until June 2002
Senior Manager, Internal Audit Division in charge of overseas branches and
affiliated companies, until March 2015
Supervisor, Media Services & Newspaper Division, Dentsu Inc., until Dec. 2015
Supervisor, Japan Development Office, Media Services & Newspaper Division,
until March 2016

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Languages & Other Skills
1. English: First Grade 英検 1 級 (equivalent to C1, CEFR level), STEP TEST, Jan. 2014
Special A Class 特 A 級, United Nations Associations Test of English, 1986
2. French: Highest Level ‘Ikkyu’ 仏検一級 (equivalent to DALF C1)
‘Diplome d’Aptitude Pratique au Français’ (DAPF), July 2013
3. German: Oberstufe 独検 準 1 級, Diplom Deutsch in Japan, Feb. 2007
4. Certified Internal Auditor, The Institute of Internal Auditors – Japan, Oct. 2004
5. Wine Expert, Japan Sommelier Association, Sep. 2006
6. Advanced Certificate, WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust), July 2010
Social Activities
July 2001
April 2002
April 2002
Jan. 2014
March 2016
April 2016
Founder / Representative
Club Polyculture Tokyo–intercultural & intellectual network to nurture &
promote cultural diversity in oneself
http://polyculture.net
Association Franco-Japonaise pour la communication (TMF）
- inter-professional & intercultural association for media journalists and
all those who concerned about communication issues between Japan & France.
http://www.tmf.cc/
Forum for Corporate Communications – inter-professional & intercultural
association for marketing & communication exchange open for both Japanese
& non-Japanese professionals
http://fcctokyo.com
Societa' Italianistica,Tokyo (dal 1976)
Inter-professional & intercultural association for academics, specialists,
business professionals and all those who love Italy and its culture.
http://itaken.jp/
Vice Chair for Culture, NPO TOSNET
Support & promote Tokyo 2020 Olympics by organising various events
in following arenas: Art, Sports, Culture, Education & Communication.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsn4all/
Board of Director, Association des Lauréats du Futsuken Ikkyu (ALFI)
Promote French language & culture and enhance the interest in European
culture, supported by APEF (Association pour la promotion de l’enseignement
du Francais au Japon)
http://www.alfi-japon.com/
Awards
Nov. 1982
Dec. 2004
Dec. 2004
2006 / 2008
“Concours de français” by Asahi Shimbun, obtained a return ticket to Paris-
Tokyo as the “2nd
Prize”
Finalist, 7th
Deutsch Redewettbewerb (German Speech Contest),
by Japanisch-Deutsch Geselschaf (JDG)
Outstanding Award, 85th
Internal Auditor’s Paper Competition: Issues and
measures to improve the effectiveness in internal audit to be integrated to Risk
Management Scheme by COSO’s ERM framework
Finalist, “J’aime chanter” chanson concours (singing in French)