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.
Mimura is 19th Chairman o
Japan Chamber of Commerce of Industry(JCCI)since 2013, which is the largest small and medium business association with 1,250,000 corporate members
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
Fuji Iron & Steel () was a major Japanese steel-producing company that existed from 1950 to 1970.
History
Fuji Iron & Steel was created in 1950, under the antitrust, anti- zaibatsu edict of the Allied Occupying Forces, as the old semi-government- ...
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.
Board and committee positions
Sources:
Honours and awards
* September 2012: Honorary
Companion of the Order of Australia[
* October 2012: Doctor of Science, ''honoris causa'', Australian National University]
References
External links
*
Honorary Companions of the Order of Australia
Living people
Japanese businesspeople
1940 births
Harvard Business School alumni
University of Tokyo alumni
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