Yamada-san is an associate of our Firm and has collaborated in it for 2 years. He is currently in charge of the Japan Desk. Yamada-san has certification from the Ministry of Industry of Japan as a consultant and business adviser. Since 1974 he has worked in areas of administrative, budgetary and cost controls in Japan. In 1999 he went up to Mexico collaborating in several companies of Japanese capital, representing these companies in the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mexico. He is currently a member of the Tax and Labor Committee in that association.