Ken Kobayashi: Mitsubishi President & CEO

Ken Kobayashi joined Mitsubishi Corporation in July 1971 in the Ship Sales Department in Tokyo. In July 1980 he worked for Mitsubishi Corporation London Branch.  Ken served starting on December 1985 at Ship & Rolling Stock Department of Mitsubishi Corporation in Tokyo. He became General Manager of Ship & Industrial Project Department in 1998 and later served as General Manager of Mitsubishi Singapore Branch starting April 2001.

Ken became Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Singapore Branch in April 2003.  He was appointed Senior Vice President, Division COO for the Plant Project Division on June 2004. Ken continued his rise through senior ranks and by April 2007 was Executive Vice President, Group CEO of the Industrial Finance, Logistics & Development Group.  In June of the same year he became Member of the Board of the Industrial Finance, Logistics & Development Group.

After more promotions Ken was finally appointed as Member of the Board, President, and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation.

Mitsubishi Corporation has seven Business Groups which develops operations in the diverse field of Global Environmental & Infrastructure; Industrial Finance, Logistics & Development; Energy; Metals; Machinery; Chemicals; and Living Essentials. In addition to these Business Groups, MC has also recently established its Business Service Group. Through these business groups and more than 600 subsidiaries and affiliates, MC serves customers around the world in virtually every industry.