Nobuaki Katoh earned a degree in Business and Commerce from Keio University in Tokyo in 1971. He then joined Nippondenso Co., Ltd which is now known as Denso Corporation.
He climbed the corporate ladder and was named director of Air-Conditioning Planning Division in 1996. His main responsibilities included developing business strategies to increase DENSO’s share of the air conditioning market. The strategies Nobuaki implemented worked. The company’s share of the air conditioning market increased, and DENSO maintained the global number one market share for air conditioners. Achievements like this do not go unnoticed by the top brass.
Nobuaki was appointed director of Corporate Planning Division in 1999. In this capacity, he spearheaded the project to develop the company’s long-term policy and business strategy, utilizing his planning skills to help further globalize Denso’s business.
He was appointed as one of the company’s executive director in June 2000. Nobuaki was named president of Denso Europe B.V. In June 2007, he was promoted to senior executive director and returned to Japan. In June 2008 he was appointed president and CEO.
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