Minoru Makihara
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Minoru 'Ben' Makihara is the former Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation.
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Career
Makihara became president and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992, after finishing his term in 1998, he became president of the corporation.
A former chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Council, he has encouraged cooperation between Japan and the U.S.
He is a former Vice-Chairman of Keidranren, The Japan Federation of Economic Organisations.[1]
He has been a director of Hakluyt's international advisory board The Holdingham Group Advisory Board[2] since 10 Jun 2004.
Education
He attended Harvard Business School.[1]
Awards
Awarded an Honorary Knighthood of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on 29 January 2014.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvard alumni story Minoru Makihara Harvard Business School, 1 January 2004, accessed 24 September 2014
- ↑ Holdingham advisory board members undated, accessed 24 September 2014
- ↑ British Embassy Tokyo Minoru Makihara honoured by the Queen Gov.UK, 3 February 2014, accessed 24 September 2014
