• BEGAN AS A STATE-OWNED COMPANY
• DEVELOPED STRUCTURAL REFORM PLAN
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President and chief executive officer, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Nationality: Japanese.

Born: August 16, 1940, in Japan.

Education: Kyoto University, BS, 1964.

Career: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, 1964–1985, series of management positions; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 1985–1992, series of management positions; 1992–1996, senior vice president and general manager of Tohoku Regional Communications Sector; 1996–1997, executive vice president and senior executive manager of Affiliated...