Hirofumi Katase

Hirofumi Katase

Executive Vice Chairman and Director General Science & Technology, and Member of the Board, I-Pulse

Hirofumi Katase is currently Executive Vice Chairman and Director General Science & Technology, and a member of the Board of I-Pulse, a US based global technology company promoting innovation in various industries such as mining, oil and gas and manufacturing, using its high pulse power technology.

Before joining I-Pulse, he most recently served as Japan’s Vice Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).