Akio Mimura
Akio Mimura (三村明夫 Mimura Akio, born 2 November 1940) is a prominent Japanese businessman notable for his positions at the head of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation, and as Chairman of the Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee, for which the Australian government awarded him their highest civilian award for a foreigner, Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia.[1][2]
Biography
Akio Mimura was born 2 November 1940 in Gunma Prefecture and was educated at the University of Tokyo (B.A. 1963) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A. 1972). In April 1963 he joined Fuji Iron & Steel Co Ltd which became part of Nippon Steel in 1970, which in turn became part of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal in 2012. He rose through various senior management positions in the 1980s, becoming a board member in 1993 and Managing Director in 1997.[3]
Board and committee positions
| Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| November 2013 - current | Chairman | Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry[6] |
| November 2013 - current | Chairman | Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry[5] |
| October 2012 - current | Advisor Honorary Chairman | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation[4][5] |
| April 2008 - October 2012 | Chairman | Nippon Steel Corporation[4][5] |
| April 2003 - April 2008 | President | Nippon Steel Corporation[4][5] |
| April 2000 - April 2003 | Executive Vice President | Nippon Steel Corporation[4] |
| April 1997 - April 2000 | Managing Director | Nippon Steel Corporation[4] |
| June 1993 - October 2012 | Director | Nippon Steel Corporation[4] |
| ? - current | Vice Chairman and Director | Nippon Keidanren[4] |
| ? - ? | Vice Chairman | World Steel Association[4] |
| ? - current | Director | Nisshin Seifun Group Inc[4] |
| ? - current | Outside Director | Development Bank of Japan Inc[4] |
| ? - current | Committee Member | Innovation Network Corporation of Japan[4] |
| June 2010 - current | Outside Director | Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.[4] |
| ? - current | Member, Advisory Board | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc[4] |
| ? - current | Member, Advisory Board | Development Bank of Japan[4] |
| ? - current | Member, International Advisory Board | Rolls Royce Holdings plc.[4] |
Honours and awards
- September 2012: Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia[1][2]
- October 2012: Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Australian National University[7]
References
- 1 2 "Honorary appointment and award within the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Special issue No. S152. Governor-General of Australia. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 28 September 2012.
For eminent service to strengthening and advancing the Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relationship
- ↑ "Akio Mimura". Speaker Profile. Imperial Hotel, Tokyo: 13th Nikkei Global Management Forum. 24–25 October 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Akio Mimura, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal". Executive Profile. Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jiji Kyodo (15 March 2013). "Chamber of Commerce appoints Nippon Steel's Mimura as next head". The Japan Times.
- 1 2 Masaaki Kameda (21 November 2013). "New JCCI chair seeks to learn why 'Abenomics' not helping small firms". The Japan Times.
- ↑ Prof Ian Young (10 October 2012). "Citation for Honorary Degree" (PDF). Australian National University.
External links
- Sandra M. Larkin. "Biography: Akio Mimura 1940—". Encyclopedia of Business, 2nd ed. Reference for Business. Retrieved 21 March 2014.