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