Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company has appointed Suzuki Yoshiaki as the new deputy general director of the company for a two-year period starting July 8. — VNS Photo

Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company has appointed Suzuki Yoshiaki as the new deputy general director of the company for a two-year period starting July 8.

Suzuki Yoshiaki was appointed after a letter of introduction from Matsuoka Taishi, director of the Food Department at Japan’s Mitsui & Co Ltd.

Currently, Mitsui holds a 35.1 per cent stake in the Vietnamese shrimp processing company Minh Phu Seafood.

In addition, the nine-member board of directors for the 2019-24 term for Minh Phu Seafood has two members from Mitsui, including Osada Tsutomu and Tsukahara Keiichi.

In 2013, Mitsui invested in Minh Phu Hau Giang Joint Stock Company, a processing plant of Minh Phu Seafood.

Established in 1947, Mitsui operates in 66 countries with a multi-sector business portfolio: energy and resources, machinery-infrastructure, chemicals, health care, nutrition-agriculture and retail-service.

Japan is Viet Nam's second largest shrimp export market, following the US. The cooperation with Mitsui is an opportunity for Minh Phu Seafood to penetrate more deeply into this market. — VNS