Nationality Japanese Title Chairman | Name Hiromasa Yonekura | |
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Born March 31, 1937 (age 87) ( 1937-03-31 ) Kobe, Japan Education University of Tokyo, Duke University | ||
Hiromasa yonekura tpp and japan s economy
Hiromasa Yonekura (米倉 弘昌, Yonekura Hiromasa, born March 31, 1937) is a Japanese businessman. He is chairman of Sumitomo Chemical and is also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren).
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- Hiromasa yonekura tpp and japan s economy
- Interview with keidanren s chairman hiromasa yonekura 23rd may 2011
- Education
- Career
- References
Interview with keidanren s chairman hiromasa yonekura 23rd may 2011
Education
Yonekura received a bachelor's degree in law from University of Tokyo in 1960. He received his master's degree in 1964 from Duke University, where he subsequently he earned his PhD.
Career
Yonekura joined Sumitomo Chemical in 1960 and worked his way up through the ranks to become president in 2000. He remained in this position until 2009, when he became chairman of the board.
He became chairman of the Japan Business Federation on May 27, 2010.In 2010 he received the Petrochemical Heritage Award in recognition of his important contribution to the petrochemical industry.
