Fujio
Mitarai was born on September 23, 1935 in Kamae, Oita, Japan. While many heads
of technology companies have business or engineering backgrounds Mitarai came
with a law degree. He studied law at Chou University.
He
was Corporate Auditor
of Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. and later joined Canon Inc. in April
1961. He became President of Canon, U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. in
1979. Mitarai became the Managing Director of Canon, Inc. in 1985 and later
served as In-charge of HQ Administration starting January, 1989. Among other
positions he promoted to Executive Vice President in March 1993. Mitarai became
the sixth president of Canon, Inc. in 1995. He was elected Chairman in March
2006.
Mitarai
employed a unique management approach blending eastern and western styles to
shape Canon, Inc. into a very successful company. He executed a large overhaul
of the company which allowed it to return to profitability. His style of
management has been dubbed “the Mitarai way.”
In
2010 Mitarai resigned from the Chairman position and became Chairman Emeritus.
It seems like his talents are still needed as he returned as President in
2012.
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