Jackson showed AutoTalk around a heat treatment facility in Japan recently.
The man that established the dominant player in the market for Japanese used vehicle export inspections, Damon Jackson, is to step away from the business.
An Australian based in Japan, Jackson has resigned as managing director of Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Center, better known as JEVIC. Subsequently he will no longer be a director of JEVIC subsidiary Vehicle Inspections New Zealand (VINZ), or a director of parent company Optimus Group.
The resignation is effective Wednesday and has been confirmed with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where Optimus is listed.
Jackson led JEVIC since its establishment in 2001 as a specialist business providing pre-shipment inspection services to the burgeoning used vehicle export sector in Japan. Under his leadership the business grew to become a world leader in pre-shipment inspections.
JEVIC handles inspections in Japan of used vehicles before they are exported to Australia, including for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It also provides heat treatments during stink bug season.
According to a statement issued on Jackson’s behalf, he is leaving for personal reasons and on good terms.
“I’m departing at a time when JEVIC’s revenues have grown to the highest levels we have seen since 2001, VINZ is an industry leader and the Inspection Segment is delivering very strong returns to Optimus Group,” Jackson says.
“Succession is assured with strong and capable leadership teams in place across all business units in the company’s inspections segment.”
Nobuhiko Tomishima has been appointed managing director of JEVIC Japan, again effective today.
The Inspection Segment of Optimus will continue to be run as an independent operating unit within Optimus Group, in line with the company’s policies.
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