His Majesty King Charles III has approved the award of Honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) to Mr Masayoshi Matsumoto, in recognition of his contribution to UK-Japan trade and investment.

As Chairman and CEO of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI), Mr Matsumoto has demonstrated visionary leadership in committing to major investment in the UK in support of the government’s clean energy agenda. In establishing SEI’s green field investment to create the UK’s first High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable factory at the Port of Nigg in Scotland, he has sent a signal of confidence in the UK as a strategic partner for Japan in building a low-carbon future. The investment is also helping to transform the Cromarty Firth Green Freeport area into a hub

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