Takanobu Ito
was born in August 29,
1953 in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto University and joined Honda in
1978 as an R&D Engineer. Takanobu rose through the ranks and held various
positions of importance along the way. He has been an executive of Honda
R&D since 1998 and was promoted to President and Director of Honda R&D
in April 2009. Previously Takanobu had been appointed Senior Managing Director
of Honda R&D in June 2001, after Director of the company in June 2000,
following the position as Executive Vice President of Honda R&D Americas,
Inc. since April 1998.
By the time
he was appointed to the Board in 2000 he was already well known in the
automobile industry as “the engineer behind the legendary Honda NSE supercar of
the 90s”. He assumed the top post of
CEO, President and Representative Director of Honda in June 2009.
Takanobu
became CEO in very challenging times during the financial crisis. The year 2011
wasn’t as good either given the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. There have
also been quality issues raised about Honda cars. He has been working hard in
making a major transition to keep Honda among the pack leaders in the car
industry.
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