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Takeo Shiina
Senior advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd.,
Chairman of IBM Japan Advisory Council
Mr. Shiina has spent his career mostly with IBM Japan, Ltd., joining
the company in 1953. He was appointed as a board member in 1962 and
held directorial positions in manufacturing, personnel, marketing
and corporate headquarters before being elected to president in 1975
and to chairman in 1993. He assumed his current position as senior
advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd. in December 1999.
In addition to his role at IBM Japan, Mr. Shiina was elected to the board
of IBM World Trade Americas/Far East Corporation in 1976 and subsequently
to IBM Asia Pacific Board in 1986, and was named chairman of IBM Japan
Advisory Council in 1993. He also served as a vice president with IBM Corporation
from 1989 to 1993. |
| Among his many corporate and civic affiliations, Mr. Shiina holds
the following positions: |
- Trustee emeritus, Japan Association of Corporate Executives
- Vice chairman, Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic
Development
- Member of the board of directors, HOYA Corporation
- Member of the board of directors, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
- Member of the board of directors, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
- Member of the board of directors, The Japan Fund, Inc.
- Councilor and trustee, Keio University
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Mr. Shiina holds degrees in mechanical engineering from Keio University
(1951) and Bucknell University (1953).
He received the Blue Ribbon Medal Award in April 1990, the Trade Award in October 1994, and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure in November 2000, all from the Japanese Government. |
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