Tokyo Metropolitan Government Awards Accenture Third Contract to Recruit Foreign Companies to Tokyo’s Special Zone
April 16 2015 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
Accenture recruited 31 companies in two years,
exceeding initial plan goals
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been awarded a one-year, strategy
consulting contract to continue its successful outreach attracting
foreign companies to Tokyo’s Special Zone for Asian Headquarters,
helping spur the city’s economic growth and competitiveness. This
is the third, consecutive contract award to Accenture for this work
in the last two years.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has a goal of attracting
50 foreign companies to locate their regional headquarters or
research and development centers to the Special Zone by the end of
March 2017. Accenture has successfully recruited 31 high value
businesses hubs since 2013. Accenture Strategy will lead the
continued effort to identify companies and their fit in the Special
Zone, as well as support those incoming businesses as they
establish bases there.
Major Pharmaceutical Company Successfully Recruited
Accenture successfully recruited Aspen Pharmacare, a major
pharmaceutical company that brought its technology development
business for the Japanese pharmaceutical market about two years
ago. The company considered market size and business opportunities
for foreign companies in Japan before deciding to locate in the
Special Zone.
Aspen Pharmacare established a new entity, Aspen Japan, to
develop formulation and tablet technology to meet the needs of
Japanese patients and doctors. Aspen Japan also will improve the
company’s research and development to include clinical testing,
drug applications and post-market surveillance specific to Japan to
serve as a business expansion hub for Asia.
“Aspen finds the Japanese market very attractive,” said Philippe
Auvaro who leads Aspen Japan. “Japan is the world’s second largest
pharmaceuticals market and business opportunity in the market is
expanding even for foreign pharmaceutical companies. Accenture’s
Business Consulting Service provided by the TMG helped us move to
the Special Zone. Tokyo’s presence in the global pharmaceuticals
market will undoubtedly grow through the various medical treatment
initiatives in the Special Zone. We look forward to delivering
quality products to patients in Japan from Tokyo.”
Hiroshi Goto, who leads Accenture’s Health & Public Service
business in Japan, said the work for the Special Zone was important
to the country’s economic growth.
“We are honored to continue recruiting foreign companies to
Tokyo’s Special Zone for Asian Headquarters this year, and believe
our successful performance over the past two years was a key
consideration in the award of the contract,” Goto said. “This
program is critically important not only to Tokyo, but to Japan’s
competitiveness as well. We will leverage our strong industry
knowledge and expertise to attract the most appropriate foreign
companies.”
Accenture will continue to attract foreign companies that can
contribute to Tokyo’s growth from a diverse range of industries,
including environmental, healthcare, communications and digital
marketing by conducting global recruiting activities focusing on
Tokyo’s attractiveness for foreign investment, supporting further
enhancement of Tokyo’s global competitiveness.
Tokyo’s Special Zone for Asian Headquarters
The “Special Zone” is designed to increase foreign investment by
offering companies that locate there substantial deregulations as
well as preferential tax treatment, fiscal and financial support
from the national government and the TMG. The Special Zone includes
areas around the Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shinagawa and Tamachi stations,
Central Tokyo and the waterfront, as well as the vacant lots around
the Haneda airport. Companies looking into entering the Japanese
market or expanding operations are provided support by Accenture
free of charge during the decision-making period. The support also
includes management consulting as well as individual support geared
toward the optimal use of various investment incentive
programs.
Learn more about Tokyo’s Special Zone for Asian Headquarter and
Accenture’s Delivering Public Service for the Future.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company, with more than 323,000 people serving
clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled
experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and
business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most
successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help
them become high-performance businesses and governments. The
company generated net revenues of US$30 billion for the fiscal year
ended Aug. 31, 2014.
Accenture Strategy operates at the intersection of business and
technology. We bring together our capabilities in business,
technology, operations and function strategy to help our
clients envision and execute industry-specific strategies that
support enterprise wide transformation. Our focus on issues related
to digital disruption, competitiveness, global operating models,
talent and leadership help drive both efficiencies and growth. For
more information, follow @AccentureStrat or visit
www.accenture.com/strategy
Accenture Japan Ltd.Ken Kanda, + 81 45 330 7377+ 81 80 3723 9580
(mobile)kentaro.kanda@accenture.com
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