is a
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
senior
business executive
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Executives run companies or government agencies. They create plans to help their organizations ...
at
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...
Motor Co. (joined in 1978), who has served as the President,
Chief Executive Officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especial ...
and Representative Director of Honda since June 2009.
[ He was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in 2009 and became President of the Board in 2010.
Takanobu Ito has also been an executive of Honda R&D since 1998, appointed as President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. in April 2009.][ Previously, he 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.][
He joined Honda in April 1978.][
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References
External links
"Honda's Ito Positions Automaker to Win in Asia"
(Nikkei.com, 14 August 2013).
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1953 births
Living people
Honda people
Japanese corporate directors