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| office = Chairman at [[Hitachi]]
| office = Chairman at [[Hitachi]]
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| predecessor = Etsuhiko Shoyama
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| successor = [[Hiroaki Nakanishi]]
| termstart = 2011
| termstart = 2009
| termend = 2013
| office1 = 9th President of [[Hitachi]]
| office1 = 9th President of [[Hitachi]]
| predecessor1 = Kazuo Furukawa
| predecessor1 = Kazuo Furukawa
| successor1 = [[Hiroaki Nakanishi]]
| successor1 = Hiroaki Nakanishi
| termstart1 = 2009
| termstart1 = 2009
| termend1 = 2010
| termend1 = 2010
| birth_date = December 19, 1939
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| birth_place = Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
| nationality = [[Japan]]
| nationality = Japanese
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| alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]
| occupation = Businessman
| occupation = Businessman, electrical engineer
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{{nihongo|'''Takashi Kawamura'''|川村隆|''Takashi Kawamura''|born December 19, 1939}} is Chairman of the Board of Directors at [[Hitachi]], the Japanese multinational electronics and engineering conglomerate company.<ref>http://www.hitachi.ae/eng/about/global/corporate/directors/</ref> He formerly served as President of the company from April 2009 to April 2010.<ref>http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=193015&ticker=6501:JP</ref><ref>http://news.oneindia.in/2009/03/16/takashi-kawamura-hitachi-new-president.html</ref><ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aw6XZOtJByLc</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Takashi Kawamura'''|川村隆|Kawamura Takashi|born December 19, 1939}} {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of Prince Henry|ComIH]]}} is a director and the chairman of [[Tokyo Electric Power Company|Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.]] (TEPCO), a semi-nationalized electric utility company responsible for causing the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]], and the former chairman and president of [[Hitachi|Hitachi, Ltd.]], the Japanese multinational electronics and engineering conglomerate. He had worked at Hitachi for his entire business career and retired as senior adviser to the company in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitachi.ae/eng/about/global/corporate/directors/ |title=Board of Directors - Global Company Corporate Profile : Hitachi in Middle East and North Africa |publisher=Hitachi.ae |date=2013-06-21 |accessdate=2013-09-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130717084842/http://www.hitachi.ae/eng/about/global/corporate/directors/ |archivedate=2013-07-17 }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author= |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=193015&ticker=6501:JP |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717084841/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=193015&ticker=6501:JP |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2013 |title=Takashi Kawamura: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2009/03/16/takashi-kawamura-hitachi-new-president.html |title=Takashi Kawamura, Hitachi's new President - News Oneindia |publisher=News.oneindia.in |date=2009-03-16 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Alpeyev |first=Pavel |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aw6XZOtJByLc |title=Hitachi Names New President, Plans to Separate Units, Cut Costs |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2009-03-16 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref> On request of the Japanese government, Kawamura has served as chairman of the electric power company since June 2017.


==Education==
==Education==
Kawamura attended the [[University of Tokyo]], receiving a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[electrical engineering]] in 1962.<ref>http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Hitachi_(HIT)/Takashi_Kawamura</ref>
Kawamura attended the [[University of Tokyo]], receiving a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[electrical engineering]] in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Hitachi_(HIT)/Takashi_Kawamura |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054211/http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Hitachi_(HIT)/Takashi_Kawamura |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Takashi Kawamura for Hitachi (HIT) |publisher=Wikinvest.com |date=2009-04-24 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref>


==Business Career==
==Business career==
Kawamura joined [[Hitachi]] in 1962. He rose up through the ranks, becoming General Manager of Hitachi Works in 1992, Executive of the Electric Utility Sales Operations Group in 1995, and Managing Director of the Power Group in 1997. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Representative Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions. In 2005, he became Chairman of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction and [[Hitachi Maxwell]].<ref>http://www.forbes.com/profile/takashi-kawamura/</ref>
Kawamura joined [[Hitachi]] in 1962. He rose up through the ranks, becoming general manager of the Hitachi Works (turbine and electric generator factory in [[Hitachi, Ibaraki]]) in 1992, executive of the Electric Utility Sales Operations Group in 1995, managing director of the Power Group in 1997, and vice president in 1999. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Representative Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions. In 2005, he became chairman of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction and [[Hitachi Maxell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/takashi-kawamura/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506165434/http://www.forbes.com/profile/takashi-kawamura/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |title=Takashi Kawamura |work=Forbes |date=2012-04-18 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref>


In 2009, he became President of the company. He served for one year until he was replaced by [[Hiroaki Nakanishi]]. He was then made Chairman of the Board of Directors.<ref>http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=193015&ticker=6501:JP</ref> As Chairman, he hired many outside directors, making it the first board in Hitachi's history to have more outside directors than Hitachi insiders.<ref>http://japandailypress.com/hitachi-seeks-diversity-among-directors-to-break-group-think-patterns-261383</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=6501.T</ref>
In 2009, he became president of the company. He served for one year until he was replaced by [[Hiroaki Nakanishi]]. He was then made chairman of the board of directors.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> As chairman, he hired many outside directors, making it the first board in Hitachi's history to have more outside directors than Hitachi insiders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://japandailypress.com/hitachi-seeks-diversity-among-directors-to-break-group-think-patterns-261383 |title=Hitachi seeks diversity among directors to break 'group think' patterns |publisher=The Japan Daily Press |date=2012-04-26 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=6501.T |title=Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) People |publisher=Reuters.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref>


He has also served as the Chairman of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (2004), Chairman of the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (2010), and Vice Chairman of the [[Japan Business Federation]] (2010).<ref>http://www.newsgd.com/specials/ICCFED2011/Advisors/content/2011-11/10/content_32945291.htm</ref>
He has also served as the chairman of the [[Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan]] (2004), chairman of the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (2010), and vice chairman of the [[Japan Business Federation]] (2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsgd.com/specials/ICCFED2011/Advisors/content/2011-11/10/content_32945291.htm |title=Mr. Takashi Kawamura (Hitachi) Advisors www.newsgd.com |publisher=Newsgd.com |date=2011-11-10 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref>

==Honours==
*[[File:PRT Order of Prince Henry - Commander BAR.svg|80px]] Commander of the [[Order of Prince Henry]], [[Portugal]] (21 January 2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[All Nippon Airways Flight 61]] — Kawamura was one of 503 passengers on board the flight.


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Latest revision as of 05:27, 30 November 2024

The native form of this personal name is Kawamura Takashi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Takashi Kawamura
Chairman at Hitachi
In office
2009–2013
Preceded byEtsuhiko Shoyama
Succeeded byHiroaki Nakanishi
9th President of Hitachi
In office
2009–2010
Preceded byKazuo Furukawa
Succeeded byHiroaki Nakanishi
Personal details
Born (1939-12-19) December 19, 1939 (age 84)
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationBusinessman, electrical engineer

Takashi Kawamura (川村隆, Kawamura Takashi, born December 19, 1939) ComIH is a director and the chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO), a semi-nationalized electric utility company responsible for causing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and the former chairman and president of Hitachi, Ltd., the Japanese multinational electronics and engineering conglomerate. He had worked at Hitachi for his entire business career and retired as senior adviser to the company in June 2016.[1][2][3][4] On request of the Japanese government, Kawamura has served as chairman of the electric power company since June 2017.

Education

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Kawamura attended the University of Tokyo, receiving a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1962.[5]

Business career

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Kawamura joined Hitachi in 1962. He rose up through the ranks, becoming general manager of the Hitachi Works (turbine and electric generator factory in Hitachi, Ibaraki) in 1992, executive of the Electric Utility Sales Operations Group in 1995, managing director of the Power Group in 1997, and vice president in 1999. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Representative Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions. In 2005, he became chairman of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction and Hitachi Maxell.[6]

In 2009, he became president of the company. He served for one year until he was replaced by Hiroaki Nakanishi. He was then made chairman of the board of directors.[2] As chairman, he hired many outside directors, making it the first board in Hitachi's history to have more outside directors than Hitachi insiders.[7][8]

He has also served as the chairman of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (2004), chairman of the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (2010), and vice chairman of the Japan Business Federation (2010).[9]

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Board of Directors - Global Company Corporate Profile : Hitachi in Middle East and North Africa". Hitachi.ae. 2013-06-21. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ a b "Takashi Kawamura: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. ^ "Takashi Kawamura, Hitachi's new President - News Oneindia". News.oneindia.in. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  4. ^ Alpeyev, Pavel (2009-03-16). "Hitachi Names New President, Plans to Separate Units, Cut Costs". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  5. ^ "Takashi Kawamura for Hitachi (HIT)". Wikinvest.com. 2009-04-24. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  6. ^ "Takashi Kawamura". Forbes. 2012-04-18. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  7. ^ "Hitachi seeks diversity among directors to break 'group think' patterns". The Japan Daily Press. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  8. ^ "Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) People". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  9. ^ "Mr. Takashi Kawamura (Hitachi) Advisors www.newsgd.com". Newsgd.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  10. ^ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
Business positions
Preceded by
Etsuhiko Shoyama
 Chairman of Hitachi
2009-2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kazuo Furukawa
 President of Hitachi
2009-2010 		Succeeded by
Hiroaki Nakanishi
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