Corporate Officers : Brief history

| April 1966 | Joined Sumitomo Corporation General Manager, Tubular Products Import & Export Dept. No. 1, General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation of America, Houston Office |
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| June 1994 | Named Director General Manager, Iron & Steel Division No. 3, General Manager, Planning & Coordination Division |
| April 1998 | Named Managing Director General Manager, Planning & Coordination Division, Responsible for Personnel Division, C&C System Division |
| April 2001 | Named Senior Managing Director Responsible for Legal Division, Personnel & General Affairs Division, Planning & Coordination Division |
| June 2001 | Named Sumitomo Corporation President and CEO |
| June 2007 | Named Chairman of the Board of Directors (present post) |