Akio Mimura
Japanese businessman
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Akio Mimura (三村明夫, Mimura Akio; born 2 November 1940) AC is a prominent Japanese businessman notable for his positions at the head of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation, and as Chairman of the Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee, for which the Australian government awarded him their highest civilian award for a foreigner, Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia.[1][2]
Mimura is 19th Chairman of Japan Chamber of Commerce of Industry(JCCI) since 2013, which is the largest small and medium business association with 1,250,000 corporate members[3] in Japan.
Biography
Akio Mimura was born 2 November 1940 in Gunma Prefecture and was educated at the University of Tokyo (B.A. 1963) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A. 1972). In April 1963 he joined Fuji Iron & Steel Co Ltd which became part of Nippon Steel in 1970, which in turn became part of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal in 2012. He rose through various senior management positions in the 1980s, becoming a board member in 1993 and Managing Director in 1997.[4]
Board and committee positions
| Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| November 2013 - current | Chairman | Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry[7] |
| November 2013 - current | Chairman | Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry[6] |
| October 2012 - current | Advisor Honorary Chairman | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation[5][6] |
| April 2008 - October 2012 | Chairman | Nippon Steel Corporation[5][6] |
| April 2003 - April 2008 | President | Nippon Steel Corporation[5][6] |
| April 2000 - April 2003 | Executive Vice President | Nippon Steel Corporation[5] |
| April 1997 - April 2000 | Managing Director | Nippon Steel Corporation[5] |
| June 1993 - October 2012 | Director | Nippon Steel Corporation[5] |
| ? - current | Vice Chairman and Director | Nippon Keidanren[5] |
| ? - ? | Vice Chairman | World Steel Association[5] |
| ? - current | Director | Nisshin Seifun Group Inc[5] |
| ? - current | Outside Director | Development Bank of Japan Inc[5] |
| ? - current | Committee Member | Innovation Network Corporation of Japan[5] |
| June 2010 - current | Outside Director | Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.[5] |
| ? - current | Member, Advisory Board | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc[5] |
| ? - current | Member, Advisory Board | Development Bank of Japan[5] |
| ? - current | Member, International Advisory Board | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.[5] |
Honours and awards
- September 2012: Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia[1][2]
- October 2012: Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Australian National University[8]
