Hiromasa Yonekura Explained
Hiromasa Yonekura
米倉 弘昌 |
| Chairman |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Kobe, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Education: | University of Tokyo
Duke University |
[1] was a Japanese businessman. He was chairman of Sumitomo Chemical[2] and was also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren).[3]
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.[4]
He became chairman of the Japan Business Federation on May 27, 2010.[5] In 2010 he received the Petrochemical Heritage Award in recognition of his contribution to the petrochemical industry.[6]
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Former business federation chief Yonekura dies at 81 . 2018-11-21 . 2018-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201042926/https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Milestone/Former-business-federation-chief-Yonekura-dies-at-81 . dead .
- http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=3412313&ticker=4005:JP&previousCapId=528414&previousTitle=Monsanto%20Co. "Hiromasa Yonekura: Executive Profile & Biography"
- Nippon Keidanren, "Officers of Nippon Keidanren", Retrieved February 4, 2011
- Petro Rabigh, "Hiromasa Yonekura" Retrieved on 4 February 2011
- Hiroko Nakata, "Innovate or perish: new Keidanren chief", The Japan Times, 28 May 2010
- Web site: Petrochemical Heritage Award. Science History Institute. 24 March 2018.
- Web site: National Day awards presented to six who have made significant contributions to S'pore. Chia. Yan Min. 2014-02-14. The Straits Times. en. 2020-02-22.
