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Takeshi Niinami CEO
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Outstanding Manager Award at 21st Corporate Communication Awards of Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN)
Notable Facts
Former CEO and Chairman of Suntory Holdings (2014-2025), Japan's largest alcoholic beverage maker
First CEO outside founding Torii family to lead the 120-year-old company
Led $16 billion acquisition of Beam Inc. (Jim Beam maker) in 2014
Previously CEO of Lawson Inc. convenience stores for 12 years, quadrupling market cap
Harvard MBA graduate and started career at Mitsubishi Corporation
Senior economic advisor to Japanese Prime Minister since 2014 - longest serving business leader
Chairman of Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai)
Member of Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy and World Economic Forum
Resigned in September 2025 following police investigation into CBD supplement imports
Known for outspoken commentary on Japanese monetary policy and economic reforms
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