Tomohiro MADARAME is responsible for Nickel and Cobalt sales to the battery industry at Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese diversified trading company.

In prior to joining Sumitomo Corporation last October, he has worked for Panasonic Corporation from 2010 to 2018. He was in charge of trading and procurement of cobalt and lithium for Panasonic’s battery business. He also has experience in trading copper and aluminum when he was based in Bangkok, Thailand. Tomohiro, 34, holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tokyo in Japan.