Yoshiaki Fujimori | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | University of Tokyo Carnegie Mellon University |
| Known for | CEO, Lixil Group (2011–2016) |
| Board member of | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Boston Scientific |
Yoshiaki "Fuji" Fujimori (born 1951) is a Japanese businessman. Between August 2011 and June 2016[1] he was the president and CEO of Lixil Group, a Japan headquartered manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment with net sales of $16.8bn,[2] where he oversaw a globalization strategy that included the acquisition of global interests including Permasteelisa, American Standard Brands[3] and GROHE Group.[4] Under his leadership, Lixil expanded its ratio of sales from outside of Japan from 3% in 2010 to 30.3% in 2016.
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Early life
Fuji was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] He earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, where he serves on the board of trustees since 2004.[7]
Career
Prior to Lixil, Fujimori spent 25 years at General Electric Company, where he held various posts including chairman of GE Japan (2009-2011), senior vice president of GE Money (2005-2009), CEO of GE Asia (2003-2005), CEO of GE Plastics (2001-2003), senior vice president of GE Healthcare Asia (1997-2001), as well as serving as a member of the corporate executive council. He started his career at Japanese trading company, Nisho Iwai Corporation (now Sojitz).[8]
Fuji served as an external director of Tokyo Electric Power Company for over ten years.[9] He is a senior executive advisor to CVC Capital Partners, and serves on the boards of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company.,[10] Boston Scientific, Shiseido, Toshiba Corporation and Oracle Corporation Japan.
References
- ^ "Press release - LIXIL Announces CEO Succession Plan". www.lixil.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "About Us | About Us | LIXIL". www.lixil.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Hagerty, James R. (28 June 2013). "Japanese Toilet Maker Lixil Buys American Standard". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Lixil to buy Grohe in $4 billion landmark deal". Reuters. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Profile: Yoshiaki Fujimori". 16th Nikkei Global Management Forum. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Board of Trustees - Leadership - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "History｜Sojitz Corporation". www.sojitz.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "TEPCO press release, "Members of Directors of Tokyo Electric Power Company"" (PDF).
- ^ "Takeda Announces Candidates for New Directors after the Transition to a Company with Audit and Supervisory" (Press release). Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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