• RISING THROUGH THE RANKS OF JAPAN TOBACCO
• END OF THE PHILIP MORRIS AGREEMENT
• BOOSTING SALES ABROAD
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

President, Japan Tobacco

Nationality: Japanese.

Born: In Japan.

Education: Tokyo University, 1965.

Career: Japan Tobacco, 1994–1995, executive director, personnel and labor relations; 1995–1996, executive director, tobacco headquarters; 1996–1998, executive vice president; 1998–2000, senior executive vice president; 2000–, president and chief executive officer; 2001–, representative director.

Address: 2-1, Toranomon 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8422, Japan; http://www.jti.com.

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