HYOGO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graduate School of Information Technology of Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC) is glad to announce that Toshiki Sumitani, ex-management consultant of Mckinsey & Company, took office of president of KIC. President Sumitani was actively engaged in the management consultation for local businesses in Japan and Northern Europe while at Mckinsey & Company. President Sumitani has been concerned with training promising business-leaders of a great number of corporations through guiding Problem-solving thinking and Management-strategy thinking.

With that rich experience, President Sumitani enthusiastically worked on training business-leaders at Ohmae & Associates established by co-founder, Kenichi Ohmae, in 1997. In 1996, President Sumitani founded a school for children, in Kobe. This school was named "Learn net Global School" orientated to "The Third Education", which aims to develop the best of children's personalities, and has practiced Pursuit-style education. Since 2005, President Sumitani has been teaching Problem-solving thinking and Management-strategy thinking at KOGSB (Kenichi Ohmae Graduate School of Business) and KIC and has made brilliant achievements in the educational field.

Under the new personnel system with President Sumitani who is well-experienced in both the educational world and the industrial world, as a unique vocational graduate school intensified on the education of Problem-solving thinking about information technology and development of IT techniques from an international point of view, KIC focuses on bringing up competent students with practical expertise on ability of problem-solving and global perspectives with respect to information technology.

Profile of the new president of KIC
Name: Toshiki Sumitani
Date of Birth: November 11, 1960
Place of Birth: Kobe, Hyogo

< EDUCATION >
Mar.1985 Graduated from the graduate school of The University of Tokyo
M.A. in Physics
Mar.1983 Graduated from The University of Tokyo
B.A. in Physics

< EXPERIENCE >
Apr.2010- Graduate School of Information Technology of Kobe Institute of Computing,
President
Jun.2005- Nichirei Corporation,
Outside Director
Apr.2005- Kenichi Ohmae Graduate School of Business
Professor
Apr.1997- Started up business of training corporate-leaders with Kenichi Ohmae
Aug.1995- Established Leannet Co., Ltd
President
Apr.1986-Mar.1996
Mckinsey & Company
Senior Manager of Consulting Project

< Major Publication >
「The Third Education」in 2000 from Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd

< About KIC >
KIC is an IT professional school established in April, 2005 to generate high-leveled IT engineers. The two-year-long curriculum is designed for students to master knowledge and techniques of specialized field completely. We have sent competent engineers able to develop and manage a wide variety of IT software into the business world.

Under the new personnel system with the new President, we are to establish a quality, practically professional IT- school with global perspectives and gather international students across the world. Our ultimate goal is to send competitive, competent, professional engineers into the business world.

For more Information

http://www.kic.ac.jp/e