ALEX STEWART
CEO AND PRESIDENT
Alex Stewart has spent over 20 years in the securities and investment industry connected with Japan. He was a founding member of Baring Securities, London, in 1983, and subsequently spent most of his career with Barings, and its successor, ING Barings, as a senior researcher. At Barings he wrote several major industry reports, many of which were cited in publications, including the Financial Times. He was credited by the futurist, Alvin Toffler, in his book, "PowerShift" for his insights on new technology strategies in the distribution, retail, and financial industries in Japan. He left ING Barings at the end of 1996 to establish an independent research consultancy in London. The move to the Kansai region of Japan followed in early 1999, where he became actively engaged in advising domestic and foreign venture companies on market entry, partnerships, and funding before setting up Alexander Capital Access. He received his degree from the University of London in 1975, and re-qualified as a Financial Securities Representative in 1995. He is qualified as a member of the Investor Relations Society of Great Britain.

YUJIRO HIRANO
DIRECTOR AND CORPORATE ADVISER
Yujiro Hirano spent his career at Unitika, a major Osaka-based textile company. At Unitika he worked mainly in the International Department, and spent several years stationed in Brazil. Following his experience overseas he was placed in charge of Public Relations, covering Investor Relations. He was appointed a director of Unitika Real Estate, a subsidiary company, before becoming an independent business, venture and property consultant. To ACA he brings direct knowledge of Public Relations and Investor Relations in a large Japanese company, and through this the understanding of how to communicate effectively with corporate executives in Japan. He is a graduate of Waseda University, Tokyo.

F.T. PERRY
HEAD OF TRANSLATION AND SOURCE RESEARCH
Fred Perry is a graduate of Yale University whose career in Japan spans over 40 years. He has worked in market research, advertising and management consulting, including a stint at Hakuhodo, the major Japanese advertiser, then later at McCann Erickson Hakuhodo. He supports ACA in fields related to PR and message promotion, including Employee Relations strategies. He is in charge of all translation and source materials research

SETSUKO SHIMOGAWARA
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
Setsuko Shimogawara spent most of her career in banking, at Bank of America, Osaka, where she was a senior lending officer before the bank closed its Osaka branch in 1994. She then joined the Osaka City Shinkin Bank as manager in charge of international banking relations. Subsequently she worked as an assistant to the management of Universal Studios Japan. She brings to ACA a strong administrative and financial background, a well as bilingual skills.

YASUNOBU MORISHITA
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLANNER
Yasu Morishita is an independent design and concept developer. He has established his own company to do web and graphics work. At ACA he is responsible for creative work related to annual reports, web, and document (collateral) production.