Cristian Imazu
Director
Nutrition
Nizona Corporation
Japan
Biography
Cristian Imazu is educated in law and was an associate attorney in a boutique firm in Argentina during the first years of his career. After this initial experience, he was one of only 14 persons awarded a competitive scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2004. Specialized in patent law and public health policy in Kobe University (Japan), his thesis was then published by the Estacio de Sa University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After consulting for the legal team of a human resources company in Osaka, Cristian was invited to a strategic position at ShinMaywa Industries Co., Ltd (TSE: 7224) where his responsibility was to support the legal affairs of the company's foreign operations (JVs, M&A, licenses, distribution, procurement, sales, export-import control regulations, etc.) After successfully completing the establishment of ShinMaywa’s joint venture company in Singapore in 2010, Cristian fell under the spell of entrepreneurship. Currently, he is in charge of regulatory and product development at Nizona. Since 2011, Cristian is also a Visiting Professor of International Business Law at the Faculty of Business Administration of Kobe University. He is a fitness enthuisiast and amateur music composer and speaks fluently Japanese, English and Spanish in addition to command of other various latin tongues.
Research Interest
Business
