Chairman and Member of the Board
Transcutaneous Technologies Inc., Tokyo
Place and Date of Birth:
Kanagawa June 17,1938
Education:
The University of Tokyo, Engineering Faculty (B.S.in Aerospace Engineering), 1962
Business Career:
April 1962 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation, Transportation Machinery Department
October 1970 Mitsubishi International Corporation, New York, Machinery Division
April 1976 Manager, Business Development, Aerospace Department, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo
June 1987 General Manager, Aerospace Department
January 1990 General Manager, Information & Aerospace Division
June 1992 Director, General Manager, Aerospace Division
June 1994 Managing Director, Information Systems & Services Group
April 1998 Executive Vice President, Information Systems & Services Group
April 1999 Executive Vice President, Group CEO for Information Systems & Services
March 2000 Executive Vice President, Regional CEO for The Americas, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo
Concurrently: President,CEO, Director, Mitsubishi International Corporation, New York
June 2001 Member of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President, Regional CEO for The Americas, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo
Concurrently: President, CEO, Director, Mitsubishi International Corporation, New York
April 2003 Member of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President
June 2003 Chairman, Space Communications Corporation
July 2005 Chairman, Member of the Board, Transcutaneous Technologies (TTI), Tokyo
Memberships and Associations:
Outside Board Member
MCC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan: Director
Japan Space Imaging Corporation, Tokyo, Japan: Director
Vodafone Holdings K.K., Tokyo, Japan: Director
Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan: Councilor
Channel J, Tokyo, Japan: Director
Central Japan Railway Company, Nagoya, Japan: Auditor
Vodafone K.K., Tokyo, Japan: Director
RHJ Industrial Partners an affiliate of Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.: Advisory Board Member
Pasona, Inc., Tokyo, Japan: Director
ViriSign Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan: Director
Japan Highway Public Corporation, Tokyo, Japan: Advisor
Non-profit Organization Board Member
Forum for the Global Information Infrastructure Commission, Washington, DC: Commissioner
National Spatial Data Infrastructure Promoting Association, Tokyo, Japan: The Chairman of The Board of Directors
Japan Initiative, Tokyo, Japan: List of Directors
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, Tokyo, Japan: Director
Inter-City Communication Forum, Tokyo, Japan: Director
Human Media Creation Center, Kyushu, Japan: Director
The Institute for Future Technology, Tokyo, Japan: Councilor
US-Japan LINK, Tokyo, Japan: Director
The America-Japan Society, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
• Council for Science and Technology Policy (Japan)
(Aug 2002-Mar 2003)
• Council for Science and Technology Policy (Space Development & Utilization)
• Cabinet Office (Japan) - Prime Minister’s Appointment
(Aug 2003-)
• Council for Space Development & Utilization, Ministry of Education & Science (Japan) (Aug 2003-)
• Council for Industries Structure, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI, Japan) - METI Minister’s Appointment
(Aug 2003-Aug 2004)
Memberships (USA)
New York Athletic Club (Non resident member)
Sleepy Hollow Country Club (Non resident member)
AIAA(American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Inc.)
IAF(International Astronautical Federation)
Memberships (Japan)
The City Club of Tokyo
Ark Hills Club
Roppongi Hills Club
Industry Club of Japan
Shonan Country Club
Tokyu Seven Hundred Club
Fuji Heigen Golf Club
Mitsukaido Golf Club
The Aviation Club of Japan, Japan Aeronautic Association
Other
Prize
David Israel Award (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) June 1999
