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JobsOhio has appointed OCO Global as in-market consultants to represent its interests in Japan for foreign direct investment into Ohio. Japan is Ohio’s top market for both current international investment and active economic development projects. OCO Global brings a wealth of expertise and experience in attracting international investment to a variety of clients. They will be responsible for attracting companies in their respective markets to consider new location and expansion projects in Ohio for the purpose of creating jobs.
This marks significant progress in building out JobsOhio’s proactive promotional strategy in the international marketplace. Foreign Direct Investment is extremely important to Ohio’s economy and JobsOhio’s global approach. Ohio will be represented in Japan by OCO Global Managing Director Brian Shaw. Established in 2001 by Mark O’Connell, OCO Global has become a recognized leader in promoting domestic business attraction and foreign direct investment. During the past 12 years, they have worked successfully with leading organizations such as UK Trade and Investment, Invest in Sweden Agency, NICDP – Saudi Arabia, Invest Hong Kong, Invest in France and the Jordan Investment Board, among others. They are headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with offices in New York, Sao Paolo, London, Paris and now Tokyo.
Shaw, who is based in Tokyo, brings a global industry and government-based background in addition to extensive senior networks in Japan and wider Asia Pacific. For more than 20 years he has cultivated relationships with many major Asia Pacific corporations and institutions in a variety of senior trade and investment roles both regional and global. Previously, Shaw was Managing Director, Business at UK Trade & Investment, the world’s largest investment promotion agency from 2006-2010. JobsOhio is a private-non-profit corporation established to lead economic development in Ohio by helping companies to retain and create jobs and make new capital investments in Ohio. In collaboration with its regional network partners, JobsOhio builds relationships with businesses and assists them in their strategic efforts to grow and succeed. Mindy McLaughlin, Manager of Foreign Direct Investment JobsOhio, Columbus, OH