Thursday, May 29, 2014

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Chief

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi studied at the University of Tokyo and graduated in 1969.  He then went on to earn a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Science in 1971 from the same university. Yoshimitsu gained further knowledge studying Radiation Physics in 1973 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy. He earned a PhD in 1975 from the University of Tokyo.

 He started his career with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in 1974 and held various positions in the company. Yoshimitsu was promoted to general manager of the storage media department in 1996. He was appointed chief technology officer in 2005. 

Yoshimitsu served as president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and the president of Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. In April 2007 he became responsible for the whole Group becoming president and CEO of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings is one of the largest chemical companies in the world. Yoshimitsu has continued to grow the company through acquisitions and strategic partnerships.

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