GESS International has the most active and successful recruiters in the technology industries to handle your executive search for Asia-Pacific. Both of the founders have worked in Silicon Valley and Japan -- they know the language of technology and requirements of knowledge-based companies.

Rod Szasz
APAC Regional Director

Rod has worked in the hi-tech space inside the Japanese and Asian Markets since 1990.

In 1999 he joined the San Jose Office of a publicly traded NASDAQ company in order to establish the company's first Asian office. That company was voted one of the "20 Best Fastest Growing Firms", by Fortune Magazine in 1999.

Rod has placed over 89 Country General Managers and over 200 Senior-level managers and numerous Engineering and Operations Director candidates for foreign companies operating in the Japanese and Greater China operations. Rod has introduced new companies into the Japanese market and placed senior and technical management to run these companies -- thus increasing market share and profitability.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Rod also holds an M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is a former member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (London) and former President of the International Adventure Club in Tokyo. He is also an active contributor to human rights, environmental and child health organisations. Rod is an avid adventurer, winter alpinist, and hiker.

Rod's areas of specialization are in the vital areas of nanotechnology:

• Emerging Nanotechnologies
• Wireless and Optical Networking
• Security Networking, Data Storage
• Measurement and Analysis Equipment
• Fabless Semiconductor, Wireless Mobile, Graphics, Power ICs
• Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
• Embedded Application Software
• Nanotechnology & Research Related Technology
• Medical Devices
• Telecommunications and related services
  

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Masa Koyama
Japan President

Software, Telecommunications and Nanotechnology & Cleantech

Masa was an original member of a NASDAQ traded Silicon Valley based executive search company, who served as that company's Japanese representative in the late 1990s. As the first Japanese employee of this U.S.-based Silicon Valley executive search company, Masa was instrumental in tapping Japanese talent for fast-growing start-up companies in both Silicon Valley and Japan, bridging the gap between the two countries.

In 2000 Masa brought the skills learned in Silicon Valley hi-tech recruiting to the Japanese market. He has a good understanding of embedded software applications and consumer digital product development and market penetration.

Masa holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Oregon and is a board member of the Japan Chapter of the University of Oregon Alumni Association. In his free time, he has been involved in competitive motor sports for many years.

His primary areas of specialization are:

• Enterprise Software & Services
• Consumer Technology
• Internet Infrastructure Software & Services
• Semiconductors
• Wireless & Mobile Services and Handheld devices
• Medical Devices
• ERP, Software Consulting and Implementation
• Consumer Digital
• Embedded Software and embedded devices

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