Notable Facts
→40+ years automotive industry experience starting as body engineer at Nissan in 1979
→Executive Vice President of R&D at Nissan (2005-2014), led EV and autonomous driving development
→Representative Director & Executive VP at Mitsubishi Motors (2016)
→Non-Executive Director at Tata Motors (2020-2023)
→President of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (2012-2014)
→Master's in Aeronautical Engineering from Kyoto University, studied at MIT
→Key architect of Nissan's electrification strategy and Leaf EV development
→Created 'Orchard' concept for technology development at Nissan
→World Economic Forum participant
→85 professional relationships tracked on MarketScreener