April 1964 Joined Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (currently TDK Corporation)
June 1996 Director, Executive Vice President of Recording Device Business, TDK Corporation
June 1998 President & Representative Director, TDK Corporation
June 2006 Chairman & Representative Director, TDK Corporation
March 2008 Outside Director, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (currently AGC. Inc.)
June 2008 Outside Director, TEIJIN LIMITED
Outside Director, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
June 2009 Outside Director, Nomura Holdings, Inc.
March 2011 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nikkei Inc.
June 2011 Director, Chairman of the Board & Directors, TDK Corporation
October 2011 Councilor, Waseda University
April 2012 Executive Adviser, Japan Management Association
June 2012 Executive Advisor, TDK Corporation
July 2014 Vice President, Board of Trustees, Waseda University
June 2015 Outside Director, Japan Display Inc.
Director of EBARA CORPORATION (to present)
Member of the Compensation Committee of EBARA CORPORATION
July 2018 President, Board of Trustees, Waseda University (Retired in June 2022)
April 2019 Adviser of the Executive Board, Value Creation 21 (to present)
March 2020 Chairperson of the Compensation Committee of EBARA CORPORATION
June 2021 Outside Director, Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (to present)
March 2022 Chairperson of the Nomination Committee of EBARA CORPORATION (to present)