• ENCOURAGED OPTIMISM AMID LOSSES
• INITIATED MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS
• PUSHED FOR CORPORATE VALUE
• FORMED NISSHO IWAI–NICHIMEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
• BEYOND NICHIMEN
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Former chairman and co–chief executive officer, Nissho Iwai–Nichimen Holdings Corporation

Nationality: Japanese.

Born: In Japan.

Career: Nichimen Corporation, 1997–1998, COO of Chemicals, Plastics, and Energy Group; 1998–1999, COO of Consumer and General Products Group; 1999, executive vice president and chief information officer; 2000–2001, head of Net Commerce Business Team;...