Nationality Japanese Name Yoshiaki Fujimori | Role Businessman | |
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Occupation President and CEO, Lixil Group Education Tepper School of Business, University of Tokyo | ||
Yoshiaki fujimori globalization challenges for domestic companies
Yoshiaki Fujimori ("Fuji", born 1951) is a Japanese businessman. Between August 2011 and June 2016 he served as the president and CEO of Lixil Group, a Japan headquartered manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment with net sales of $16.8bn, where he oversaw a globalization strategy that included the acquisition of global interests including Permasteelisa, American Standard Brands and GROHE Group. Under his leadership, LIXIL expanded its ratio of sales from outside of Japan from 3% in 2010 to 30.3% in 2016.
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- Yoshiaki fujimori globalization challenges for domestic companies
- Interview with yoshiaki fujimori lixil group corporation
- Career
- Education
- References
Interview with yoshiaki fujimori lixil group corporation
Career
Prior to LIXIL, Fuji spent 25 years at General Electric Company, where he held various posts including Chairman of GE Japan (2009-2011), Senior Vice President of GE Money (2005-2009), CEO of GE Asia (2003-2005), CEO of GE Plastics (2001-2003), Senior Vice President of GE Healthcare Asia (1997-2001), as well as serving as a member of the Corporate Executive Council. He started his career at Japanese trading company, Nisho Iwai Corporation (now Sojitz).
Fuji currently serves as an External Director of Tokyo Electric Power Company. He has also been nominated as a candidate for Outside Director of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company for the fiscal year ending 2017.
Education
He holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, where he serves as a lifetime member of the Board of Trustees.
Fujimori was born in 1951.