Brustuen International

Creating international alliances and export opportunities for U.S. companies.

Brustuen International Leadership:

Eldon Brustuen
As President of Brustuen International, Mr. Brustuen has successfully introduced software and related IT products and services to the Asian market. Prior to establishing Brustuen International, Mr. Brustuen served as Director of International Trade for the State of Minnesota from 1983 to 1986. He was previously employed by the Avionics Division of Honeywell, Inc. for nine years. Mr. Brustuen was provided to the Governor's Office in 1983 as a Honeywell Loaned Executive to help create the international trade promotion program for the State of Minnesota. Prior to becoming Director of International Trade, he served as Executive Director of the Governor's Advisory Commission on International Trade. Mr. Brustuen spent four years establishing international marketing communications programs for client companies of the region's leading public relations firm in addition to successfully marketing the agency's international services. He assisted in creating WORLDCOM, the world's largest group of independent public relations agencies. He has served on the Board of Directors of numerous corporate, civic, and professional organizations. He received his bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College and his MBA from University of St. Thomas.

Hiroshi Yamashita
While he has supported and advised Eldon Brustuen's Japanese business ventures since 1982, Mr. Yamashita has been affiliated with Brustuen International along with other business and civic leadership activities since his formal retirement in 1996. A Honeywell executive from 1980 until his retirement in 1996, he served as Vice President/General Manager and later President, Honeywell Information Systems Japan; Vice President, Honeywell Systems International; Vice President, Business Development International; and Vice President, Honeywell Japan. He served on the Board of Directors of Yamatake-Honeywell, Goldstar-Honeywell in Korea, and Tata-Honeywell in India. Prior to his Honeywell employment he was a Univac sales executive. He was appointed Honorary Trade Representative of the State of Minnesota by Governor Rudy Perpich, reappointed by Governor Arne Carlson, and again reappointed by Governor Jesse Ventura. Mr. Yamashita has a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Tokyo Law School and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Economics. Mr. Yamashita was very recently named to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Orchestra as well as to the Board of Directors of a joint venture between Fiat/Case/New Holland and Kobelco Corporation of Japan.

Seung-Hyun Yoon
Mr. Yoon and his father have had a strategic business relationship supporting Brustuen International's Korean marketing ventures since the company was created in 1986. As Brustuen International Director, Korean Marketing, Mr. Yoon has used his family's very strong relationships with Korean business, military, and political leaders to successfully introduce United States software and other companies to the Korean marketplace. In cooperation with Brustuen International, the Yoon family has introduced and supported a number of prominent U.S. business, political, and educational leaders in their Korean efforts, including senators, two governors, a former cabinet member and U.S. Vice President. He has very strong long-term business relationships with the leading Korean Chaebols , including Hyundai, Samsung, Daewoo, Lucky Goldstar, Kia/Asia, and others. Mr. Yoon graduated with a business degree in Statistics from the University of Minnesota, followed by several years of PhD graduate work before returning to Korea to resume his business activities. Mr. Yoon currently lives in Seoul with his wife and two children.

Mukul Saklani
Mr. Saklani has been a world-renowned professional in the Information Technology industry for almost three decades. As an executive with Sperry Univac and Unisys Corporation for fifteen years, Mr. Saklani was instrumental in the development and implementation of mission-critical airline systems around the world. He has served as project manager or a systems architect on twenty-one of the world's major airlines. He has extensive experience in working with multinational teams in vastly varied work environments. In addition to his leadership role as project manager and system architect, Mr. Saklani is widely recognized as being instrumental in educating and training both upper level management and workplace clients on the usage and maintenance of their complex new systems. His client base in the United States, Europe, and Asia includes some of the world's leading high technology firms, banks, government organizations, airlines, and pharmaceutical firms. Of counsel as a strategic partner of Brustuen International, Mr. Saklani founded Invotech Systems in 1983, a multinational consulting firm specializing in personalized productivity enhancement solutions. He is the founder and former CEO of Yatra, an on-line B2B travel management solutions corporation.

Rustam Effendi
President Rustam Effendi is a highly visible ASIAN business and political leader. Former Indonesian President Suharto invited him to a private meeting with President Clinton during their hosted APEC Conference. He was featured in the January 1996 U.S. News & World Report special issue "Trendsetters: People To Watch".

Because of his strong influence in high-level international business circles, Mr. Effendi has been instrumental in successfully supporting Brustuen International's sales of U.S. software systems in Asia. In addition to his role as the ASEAN Strategic Partner of Brustuen International, Mr. Effendi is President and largest shareholder of an Indonesian heavy equipment distributor, PT Hexindo Adiperkasa. In addition to being Hitachi's largest heavy equipment distributor, they are exclusive Indonesian distributors for John Deere, Krupp, Fiat, Daewoo Forklift, and other multinationals. They also have a manufacturing joint venture with Hitachi Construction Machinery. They focus on the construction, mining, and agricultural sectors with 23 sales/service dealerships throughout Indonesia. Hexindo is traded on the Jakarta and the Surabaya Stock Exchanges.

International Affiliates
Brustuen International has established exclusive strategic alliances with professional affiliates located in numerous countries. Each international specialist is considered an expert in a certain technology, market, political, cultural, or product area. Most Brustuen International affiliates are recognized nationally or internationally in their specific field of expertise. Individual profiles will be provided upon request.

 

The common denominator is successfully putting buyers and sellers together.

 

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