Masami Yamamoto: Steering A Technology Juggernaut

Masami Yamamoto has been the president of Fujitsu Ltd. since April 1, 2010. Prior to that he was the Corporate Senior Executive Vice President until April 1, 2010. Yamamoto also served as Corporate Senior Vice President since June 22, 2007. Other positions he held includes as Corporate Vice President of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited. He also serves as Director of Fujitsu Technology Solutions (Holding) B.V. Yamamoto has also been Representative Director of Fujitsu Limited since June 2010.

Yamamoto holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Kyushu University. This degree comes in handy with the kind of company he is heading. Fujitsu is a top information and communication technology (ICT) company. It provides a wide range of technology products, solutions and services. Fujitsu employs around 170,000 people in over 100 countries. The firm reported consolidated revenues of $47 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

The firm is among the world’s top five provider of servers. It has around 97,000 patents worldwide and Fortune magazine has named the company one of “the World’s Most Admired Companies’ in 2013. It’s one impressive technology juggernaut that Yamamoto is heading.