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Shozo Furumoto

Hiroshi Yoshikawa is currently the Director at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel). Hiroshi has previously worked as an intern at GreenSavings.Coop, an eCommerce Assistant Manager at Eagle Retailing Corporation, and a Chief in the Textile Division at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) Trading Corporation.

Yoshikawa began their career as a Sales Representative in the Ladies’ Wear Department at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) Trading Corporation in 2009. Hiroshi was promoted to Project Manager in the Project Development Department in 2013 and then to Chief in the Ladies’ Wear Department in 2017. In their current role as Director, they are responsible for research and analysis of market trends, consulting with clients, and managing OEM/ODM product orders. Hiroshi has also been responsible for training factory managers in quality control, import and export of garments, and leading a team of 8 people.

Hiroshi Yoshikawa's educational career includes a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Ritsumeikan University, as well as semesters studying global economics and business and international environment and development at [American University](/org/american-university). Hiroshi also holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Ritsumeikan University.

Hiroshi Yoshikawa

Takahiro Mori has over 17 years of experience in the steel industry. Takahiro began their career as a project manager in the Sales Administration & Planning Division at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) Corporation. In this role, they were responsible for managing the steel sales team and executing marketing research, new customer acquisition, and building a supply chain network from steel production to transportation to steel processing. Takahiro also successfully negotiated a long-term contract and managed projects.

In 2014, Takahiro Mori joined [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) & Sumitomo Metal Corporation as a Senior Sales Manager in the Energy Plant Products Marketing Department. In this role, they were responsible for managing the export team consisting of 6-7 people and selling steel plate products globally to customers in the energy sector, such as offshore oil & gas drilling and production, LNG tank and plants, offshore wind power, and so on.

In 2016, Takahiro Mori was promoted to EVP, Head of Global Business Development at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel). In this role, they are responsible for developing and executing the company's global business strategy.

Takahiro Mori has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management, a field in Business English from UCSD Extension, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from [Kyoto University](/org/kyoto-university).

Takahiro Mori works with Shuji Sohma - Managing Executive Officer, Nobuo Okochi - Executive Officer, and Kazumasa Shinkai - Managing Executive Officer. Takahiro Mori reports to Eiji Hashimoto, President.

Takahiro Mori

Nobuo Okochi is an Executive Officer at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel). Prior to this, they were the Chief Financial Officer at NS BlueScope Coated Products from July 2013 to June 2018, and Head of Corporate Finance, Capital Budgeting at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) & Sumitomo Metal Corporation from April 2009 to March 2013.

Nobuo Okochi's educational career began with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Sophia University in International Law and International Relations. Nobuo then went on to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the International University of Japan in International Business.

They work with Shinji Minobe - Managing Executive Officer, Ken Ito - Executive Officer, and Tadamitsu Miyoshi - Executive Officer. Nobuo Okochi reports to Eiji Hashimoto, President.

Nobuo Okochi

Naoki Sato is the current Executive Vice President at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel), and they previously worked at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) & Sumitomo Metal Corp. from April 1983 to December 2017, where they were the General Manager.

Naoki Sato works with Ryuichi Nagai - Executive Officer, Kazuhisa Fukuda - Executive Vice President, and Ken Ito - Executive Officer. Naoki Sato reports to Eiji Hashimoto, President.

Naoki Sato

Kazuhisa Fukuda is the Executive Vice President at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel). Kazuhisa has over 18 years of experience in the steel industry, having worked their way up from a Technical Staff member at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) Corporation, to a Manager, to a Senior Researcher and Director of Technology at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) North America, Inc. Kazuhisa's work has focused on developing and improving recycling processes for a wide range of waste materials and low-grade feedstocks. Kazuhisa has also established a process design for recycling dust to highly metalized direct reduced iron (DRI) using an RHF process.

Kazuhisa Fukuda has a Master's Degree in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Toronto. Kazuhisa also has a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from [The University of Tokyo](/org/the-university-of-tokyo). Kazuhisa has a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Chemical Engineering from [The University of Tokyo](/org/the-university-of-tokyo) as well. Kazuhisa also has certifications from [Coursera](/org/coursera) in Supply Chain Principles, Photovoltaic Systems, Wind Energy, Solar Energy Basics, Solar Energy System Design, Finance for Non-Financial Professionals, and Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management by [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia). Kazuhisa also has certifications from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan in Hazardous Materials Officer (Class-A) and from the [Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry](/org/ministry-of-economy-trade-and-industry), Japan in Air Pollution Control Manager.

Their manager is Eiji Hashimoto, President. Some of their coworkers include Kenichi Hoshi - Executive Officer, Takeshi Honda - Executive Officer, and Masayoshi Murase - Executive Officer.

Kazuhisa Fukuda

Hiroyuki Minato is the Managing Executive Officer at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel). Prior to this, they were a founding member at Iris Light Technologies where they developed the business plan and led business development. Hiroyuki also interned at Strategy& as part of the PwC network where they worked on a pro bono project researching supply chain, market trends, and latest R&D of construction industry to make sustainable development program for forestry industry in Japan. Hiroyuki has also served as an advisor for Business Development at [NanoGraf Corporation](/org/nanograf-corporation) and as an Assistant Manager for Business Development in the Bar & Wire Rod Marketing Division at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.

They are on a team with Masayoshi Murase - Executive Officer, Eiji Orihashi - Executive Officer, and Masashi Kishimoto - Executive Officer. Hiroyuki Minato reports to Eiji Hashimoto, President.

Hiroyuki Minato

Takahiko Iwai

Ichiro Sato

Ryuichi Nagai

Shinichi Nakamura

Kosei Shindo

Takeshi Imai

Eiji Sogoh

Takashi Hirose

Hidetake Ishihara

Kazumasa Shinkai

Hideo Suzuki

Hirofumi Funakoshi

Nobuhiro Fujita

Hiroshi Tsuga

Akio Migita

Hidenori Ogawa

Seita Ouchi

Kyoichi Araki

Hidenori Kinugasa

Shinji Minobe

Shuji Sohma

Tadamitsu Miyoshi

Masato Kobayashi

Kentaro Wakamatsu

Kohji Mizoguchi

Ken Ito

Hiroto Naitoh

Masashi Imoto

Hiroto Sonoda

Takahisa Ohno

Kenichi Onoda

Kenichi Hoshi

Masayoshi Murase

Tsuyoshi Harada

Masahiro Nakata

Satoru Endo

Eiji Orihashi

Noriyuki Hiramitsu

Masashi Kishimoto

Akihiko Kojima is an executive officer at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel). Akihiko previously worked at [Nippon Steel](/org/nippon-steel) & Sumitomo Metal Corp. for over 34 years, where they held the position of general manager.

They are on a team with Kenichi Onoda - Executive Officer, Hiroto Naitoh - Executive Officer, and Hiroshi Tsuga - Managing Executive Officer. Akihiko Kojima reports to Eiji Hashimoto, President.

Akihiko Kojima

Shinji Kido

Junichi Tani

Kazuma Yamanaka

Yuji Nomiyama

Takeshi Honda

Eiji Hashimoto is the President of Nippon Steel Corporation.

Eiji Hashimoto

Shuhei Onoyama

Masato Matsuno

Nobuhiro Miyoshi

Jiro Makino

Seiichiro Azuma

Hiroshi Obayashi

Tetsuro Tomita

Masato Kitera

Ichiro Fujisaki

Noriko Iki

Mutsutake Otsuka

Since the early 2000s, the board of directors at Nippon Steel has been made up of individuals with experience in a variety of industries. These individuals have come from companies such as Eagle Retailing Corporation and Jacobs and Associates Inc. They have also worked as interns at companies such as GreenSavings.Coop. In addition to their work experience, the members of the board of directors have also received degrees from universities such as American University and Ritsumeikan University.

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