Yoshiaki Fujimori | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Education |
University of Tokyo Carnegie Mellon University |
Known for | CEO, Lixil Group (2011–2016) |
Board member of |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Boston Scientific |
Yoshiaki "Fuji" Fujimori (born 1951) is a Japanese businessman. Between August 2011 and June 2016 [1] he was the president and CEO of Lixil Group, a Japan headquartered manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment with net sales of $16.8bn, [2] where he oversaw a globalization strategy that included the acquisition of global interests including Permasteelisa, American Standard Brands [3] and GROHE Group. [4] Under his leadership, Lixil expanded its ratio of sales from outside of Japan from 3% in 2010 to 30.3% in 2016.
Fuji was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. [5] [6] He earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, where he serves on the board of trustees since 2004. [7]
Prior to Lixil, Fujimori 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). [8]
Fuji served as an external director of Tokyo Electric Power Company for over ten years. [9] He is a senior executive advisor to CVC Capital Partners, and serves on the boards of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company., [10] Boston Scientific, Shiseido, Toshiba Corporation and Oracle Corporation Japan.
Yoshiaki Fujimori | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Education |
University of Tokyo Carnegie Mellon University |
Known for | CEO, Lixil Group (2011–2016) |
Board member of |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Boston Scientific |
Yoshiaki "Fuji" Fujimori (born 1951) is a Japanese businessman. Between August 2011 and June 2016 [1] he was the president and CEO of Lixil Group, a Japan headquartered manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment with net sales of $16.8bn, [2] where he oversaw a globalization strategy that included the acquisition of global interests including Permasteelisa, American Standard Brands [3] and GROHE Group. [4] Under his leadership, Lixil expanded its ratio of sales from outside of Japan from 3% in 2010 to 30.3% in 2016.
Fuji was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. [5] [6] He earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, where he serves on the board of trustees since 2004. [7]
Prior to Lixil, Fujimori 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). [8]
Fuji served as an external director of Tokyo Electric Power Company for over ten years. [9] He is a senior executive advisor to CVC Capital Partners, and serves on the boards of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company., [10] Boston Scientific, Shiseido, Toshiba Corporation and Oracle Corporation Japan.