Hiromasa Yonekura
| Hiromasa Yonekura 米倉 弘昌 | |
|---|---|
 At the Iikura Guest House on April 17, 2011 | |
| Born |
March 31, 1937 Kobe, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education |
University of Tokyo Duke University |
| Title | Chairman |
Hiromasa Yonekura (米倉 弘昌 Yonekura Hiromasa, born March 31, 1937) is a Japanese businessman. He is chairman of Sumitomo Chemical[1] and is also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren).[2]
Education
Yonekura received a bachelor's degree in law from University of Tokyo in 1960. He received his master's degree in 1964 from Duke University, where he subsequently he earned his PhD.[3]
Career
Yonekura joined Sumitomo Chemical in 1960 and worked his way up through the ranks to become president in 2000. He remained in this position until 2009, when he became chairman of the board.[3]
He became chairman of the Japan Business Federation on May 27, 2010.[4]In 2010 he received the Petrochemical Heritage Award in recognition of his important contribution to the petrochemical industry.[5]
References
- ↑ "Hiromasa Yonekura: Executive Profile & Biography", Bloomberg, Retrieved on February 4, 2011
- ↑ Nippon Keidanren, "Officers of Nippon Keidanren" Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved February 4, 2011
- 1 2 Petro Rabigh, "Hiromasa Yonekura" Retrieved on 4 February 2011
- ↑ Hiroko Nakata, "Innovate or perish: new Keidanren chief", The Japan Times, 28 May 2010
- ↑ "Petrochemical Heritage Award". Science History Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2018.