Takeshi Niinami
President & CEO,
Lawson, Inc.
Born: January 30, 1959
Education:
- Jun. 1991
- MBA, Harvard Business School, Boston
- Mar. 1981
- Keio University, Tokyo - Bachelor of Economics
- 1979-1980
- Stanford University, Palo Alto as an exchange student
Experience:
Lawson, Inc.
- May 2002 -Present
- President & CEO
Mitsubishi Corporation
- Apr. 2001
- Mar. 2002 - General Manager, LAWSON Project Management Unit & Food Service Business Unit, Consumer Business Division
- Apr. 2000
- Apr. 2001 - General Manager, LAWSON Project Management Dept. & Food Service Business Dept.
- Jul. 1999
- Apr. 2000 - Section Manager, Food Service Management Team, Marketing & Technology Dept, the Living Essentials Group
- Jun. 1995
- Jul. 1999 - COO of Sodex Corporation (Current Leoc Japan)
- Apr. 1981
- Jun. 1995 - Assistant Manager, Sweeteners Department
Professional Memberships:
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
- 2010 -Present
- Vice Chairman
- 2006 - 2009
- Trustee, Trustee Meeting
- 2009 - 2011
- Chairman, Committee on Americas-Japan Relations
- 2011 -Present
- Chairman, Committee on Agriculture Reforms
- 2007 -
- Member of Asia Business Council
- 2009 -
- World Economic Forum, Industry Partner
- 2012 -
- Chairman of Role of Business, Global Agenda Councils, World Economic Forum
- 2010 -
- Member of the Council Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Member of Subcommittee on Regulatory and Institutional Reform
- Member of the Council on the promotion “New Public Commons”
- 2011 -
- Executive Director of Japan Franchise Association (JFA)
