Hiromasa Yonekura
Hiromasa Yonekura (米倉 弘昌, Yonekura Hiromasa, March 31, 1937 – November 16, 2018)[1] was a Japanese businessman. He was chairman of Sumitomo Chemical[2] and was also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren).[3]
Hiromasa Yonekura 米倉 弘昌 | |
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 At the Iikura Guest House on April 17, 2011 | |
| Born | March 31, 1937 |
| Died | November 16, 2018 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | University of Tokyo Duke University |
| Title | Chairman |
Education
Yonekura received a bachelor's degree in law from University of Tokyo in 1960. He received his master's degree in 1964 from Duke University, where he subsequently he earned his PhD.[4]
Career
Yonekura joined Sumitomo Chemical in 1960 and worked his way up through the ranks to become president in 2000. He remained in this position until 2009, when he became chairman of the board.[4]
He became chairman of the Japan Business Federation on May 27, 2010.[5] In 2010 he received the Petrochemical Heritage Award in recognition of his contribution to the petrochemical industry.[6]
Awards
References
- "Former business federation chief Yonekura dies at 81". Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- "Hiromasa Yonekura: Executive Profile & Biography", Bloomberg, Retrieved on February 4, 2011
- Nippon Keidanren, "Officers of Nippon Keidanren" Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved February 4, 2011
- Petro Rabigh, "Hiromasa Yonekura" Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today Retrieved on 4 February 2011
- Hiroko Nakata, "Innovate or perish: new Keidanren chief", The Japan Times, 28 May 2010
- "Petrochemical Heritage Award". Science History Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Chia, Yan Min (2014-02-14). "National Day awards presented to six who have made significant contributions to S'pore". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-02-22.