BRT Members

As of 05/01/2026 - Click here for a PDF version

EU-side members (59)		Japan-side members (34)
	Ms Belén GARIJO BRT co-Chair Chair of the Executive Board and CEO Merck		Dr Nobuhiro ENDO BRT co-Chairman Executive Advisor NEC Corporation
	Mr Masatoshi SATO President & Representative Director ACT Solutions Japan KK		Dr. Hiroshi SHIRAGAMI Director, Representative Executive Officer & Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer, Supervision of Research & Development Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
	Mr Marcus SCHÜRMANN Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Japan / CEO, AHK Japan German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (AHK Japan)		Mr Yuji HIRAKO Senior Advisor ANA Holdings Inc.
	Mr Koji MAKIHARA COO Air Liquide Japan		Mr Osamu NAGAYAMA Honorary Chairman Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
	Mr Christian SCHERER Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International Airbus		Mr Mitsuru IZUMO Founder and CEO Euglena Co., Ltd.
	Mr Luís ESTEVES Co-CEO Amorim & Irmãos, SA		Mr Hidenori FURUTA Non-Executive Chairman Fujitsu Limited
	Mr David CAVAILLOLÈS Chairman & CEO Arianespace		Mr Hirohide HIRAI Vice President and Executive Officer Hitachi, Ltd.
	Mr Marcelo LU President, Asia Pacific (excluding China) BASF SE		Ms Akari-Lisa ISHII Principal and Lighting Designer I.C.O.N.
	Mr Ashraf AL-OUF President, Representative Director Bayer Holding Ltd.		Mr Tetsuya TANAKA Managing Director Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA)
	Mr Jean LEMIERRE Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors BNP Paribas		Mr Mikihito SAITO President Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE)
	Mr Paul CARTUYVELS Executive Director Bouygues Europe SA		Mr Hiroshi KIMURA Honorary Company Fellow Japan Tobacco Inc.
	Mr Markus J. BEYRER Director General & CEO BusinessEurope		Mr Kyoji YOSHINO Vice President JFE Steel Corporation
	Mr Jérôme CHOUCHAN President CCI France Japon		Mr Kuninori KUROISHI Senior Advisor Marubeni Corporation
	Mr Dominique RESTINO President, Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEFJ - French-Japanese Committee for Economic Exchange		Mr Masahiro OYA Executive Officer (Associate) in charge of Global Strategic Planning & Marketing; Vice President, Global Strategic Planning & Marketing Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
	Prof. Vladimír MAŘÍK Chairman of the Board CertiCon, a.s.		Mr Hiroshi MATSUDA Chief Regional Officer, Europe, Middle East & Africa \| President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, Ltd. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
	Mr Fabien GIORDANO CEO - North Asia CEVA Logistics Japan, Inc.		Mr Kenji ASAKURA Representative Director, Chairman Nagase & Co., Ltd.
	Mr Jarkko JUSSILA CEO Ciriot Inc.		Mr Shigehiro TANAKA Corporate Senior Executive Vice President, Chief of External Relations NEC Corporation
	Dr. Mark PLEŠKO President Cosylab d.d.		Mr Akira SHIMADA Representative Member of the Board, President Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
	Mr Oliver VÄÄRTNÕU CEO Cybernetica		Mr Manabu Sakane Chief of Strategy Acceleration Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
	Mr Ulrik BREMHOLM Vice Chairman Danish Crown AMBA		Mr Koki ANDO Representative Director and President, CEO Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
	Mr Philippe GODBOUT Managing Director Dassault Systèmes K.K.		Mr Tomoyuki TERAGUCHI Vice Chairman Nomura Holdings, Inc.
	Mr Karsten MICHAELIS President / Representative Director DHL Global Forwarding Japan K.K.		Mr Yuki KUSUMI Director, Chairperson of the Board Panasonic Holdings Corporation
	Ms Cecilia BONEFELD-DAHL Director-General DIGITALEUROPE		Mr Hiroshi MIKITANI Chairman and CEO Rakuten Group, Inc.
	Ms Isabelle SENGHOR General Representative, EDF Japan & South Korea EDF		Mr Yoshiaki OKABE Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Chief Brand Officer - brand SHISEIDO Shiseido Co., Ltd.
	Mr Alain DARDY APAC CEO Energy Pool		Ms Ryoko AOYAGI Cluster President Japan Schneider Electric Japan Holdings Ltd.
	Mr Nikolaus BOLTZE President of the Board European Business Council (EBC) in Japan	Sony Group Corporation	Mr Kenichiro YOSHIDA Director, Chairman Sony Group Corporation
	Mr Pascal KERNEIS Managing Director European Services Forum (ESF)		Mr Kenji HIGASHI Vice President of Sustainability / Director of Spiber Europe Spiber Inc
	Mr Michael CAMPBELL Group Chairperson Europlan Engineering Services Limited		Mr Masakazu TOKURA Chairman of the Board Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
	Mr Frédéric SANCHEZ Chairman of the Executive Board Fives Group		Mr Takayuki SUMITA Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning and Coordination Group, Chief Strategy Officer Sumitomo Corporation
	Dr. Luis NEVES CEO GeSI (Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative)		Mr Shuzo SUMI Senior Executive Advisor Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd.
	Mr Toshiro TAKINO Managing Director Global Shares Japan K.K. Global Shares		Mr Akihiro NIKKAKU Chairman and Representative Member of the Board Toray Industries, Inc.
	Mr Bertrand GAUTHIER GM, Europe & Group Co-founder H3 Dynamics		Mr Satoshi TSUNAKAWA Executive Adviser Toshiba Corporation
	Mr Petr BARES Managing Director Iguassu Software Systems Honorary President Czech Space Alliance		Ms Yumiko NODA Chairman and Representative Director Veolia Japan GK
	Ms Petra FÄRE President, CEO & CSO IKEA Japan K.K.		Mr Tetsuya TOYOSHIMA President & CEO Zeon Corporation
	Mr Koen KLINGELE Managing Director Klingele Chocolade NV
	Ms Marie-Ange DEBON Chairwoman and CEO La Poste Groupe
	To be confirmed LEGO Japan Limited
	Mr Tilen MILICEVIC CEO L4T Group (Life For Tyres) LTD.
	Mr Xavier BURGOS HAUCHART CEO LRD Simulation
	Mr Jeremy GROSSAS Representative Director & President Merck Biopharma Japan
	Mr Giuseppe AURISICCHIO Managing Director MER MEC Japan G.K.
	Mr Pierre GROLEAU Vice President, Global Sales METRON
	Mr Nicolas BÉCRET CEO Nanomakers S.A.
	Dr. Marine FAUSSILLON-LAVILLE President and co-founder Novaptech
	Mr Bernard YVETOT CEO Orange Japan Co.Ltd
	Mr Pedro BARATO TRIGUERO President Organización Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español (Olive Oils from Spain)
	Mr Jun IWATA Head, Government & Public Affairs Philips Japan, Ltd.
	Mr Kajetan SŁONINA Chief Executive Officer, Randstad Japan & APAC Randstad K.K.
	Dr. Jörg STRATMANN CEO Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG
	Mr Sylvain FORTÉ CEO SESAMm
Shell Japan Limited	Ms Yasuko YOSHIDA Country Chair Shell Japan Limited
	Mr Kuni HORITA President & CEO Siemens K.K.
	Mr Taavi MADIBERK CEO & co-Founder Skeleton Technologies
	Ms Véronique WILLEMS Secretary General SMEunited
	Ms Laura KAZIUKONIENĖ CEO Super Garden
	Mr Alain CORREIA President & CEO Thales Japan K.K. / Thales DIS Japan K.K.
	Mr Nikolaus BOLTZE Country Representative Japan thyssenkrupp AG
	Mr Alain DE TAEYE Member of Management Board TomTom N.V.
	Dr. Matthieu CHAREYRE Founder & President Tox by Design

BRT Members

EU-side members (59)

Japan-side members (34)

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