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Mitsunobu Kojima

Chairman & CEO, Ryobi Holdings · Japan

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Mitsunobu Kojima is the CEO of Ryobi Holdings. Kojima is based in Japan. Kojima was born in 1945 in Tokyo and educated at Keio University.

Born in Tokyo in 1945. Graduated from Keio University's Faculty of Economics and joined Mitsui Bank in 1968, where he gained experience in credit lending to small and medium-sized businesses. Became managing director of Ryobi Transportation in 1973, became president of Ryobi Holdings in 2007, and has served as Chairman & CEO since 2011.

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Recent coverage has focused on technological and operational developments in Japan's transportation sector, including the launch of the world's first fully autonomous passenger ferry and responses to labor shortages through deployment of foreign workers and seniors in bus operations.

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Born
April 4, 1945 · Tokyo
Citizenship
Japan
Education
Keio University

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