Kazuo Inamori
Chairman Emeritus,
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Born: January 30, 1932, Kagoshima City, Japan
Education:
- 1955
- Bachelor of Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Kagoshima University, Japan
Current Responsibilities:
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Kyocera Corporation
Honorary Advisor, KDDI CORPORATION
President, Inamori Foundation
President, Seiwa Social Welfare Association
President, Inamori Social Welfare Foundation
Director, Chairman Emeritus, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Career Highlights:
- Apr. 1959
- Established Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (present Kyocera Corporation); Appointed to the Board of Directors
- May. 1966
- Appointed President of Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd.
- July. 1969
- Established Kyocera International, Inc., CA, U.S.A.
Appointed to the Board of Directors - Apr. 1984
- Established Inamori Foundation
Assumed Presidency - Jun. 1984
- Established DDI CORPORATION
Appointed Chairman of the Board - Jun. 1985
- Appointed Chairman of the Board of Kyocera Corporation
- Jun. 1987
- Established Kansai Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. (present au CORPORATION , a subsidiary of KDDI)
Appointed Chairman of the Board - Jun. 1990
- Appointed Chairman of the Board of Taito Corporation
- Jun. 1992
- Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Kyocera Corporation
Retained the position of Chairman and Non Representative Director - Jul. 1994
- Established DDI Pocket Telephone Inc.
Appointed Chairman of the Board
Established Hotel Kyocera Corporation
Appointed Chairman of the Board - May. 1997
- Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Hotel Kyocera Corporation
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Advisor - Jun. 1997
- Resigned Chairman of Kyocera Corporation
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of DDI CORPORATION
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Taito Corporation
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus
Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Kansai Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. (present au CORPORATION)
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus
Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of DDI Pocket Telephone Inc.
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus - Jun. 2000
- Resigned Non Representative Director and Chairman Emeritus of DDI Pocket Telephone Inc.
- Oct. 2000
- DDI Corp. merged with IDO and KDD. The title was changed from Founder and Chairman Emeritus to Chairman Emeritus
- Apr. 2001
- DDI CORPORATION changed the name to KDDI CORPORATION
- Jun. 2001
- Resigned Chairman Emeritus and appointed an Honorary Adviser of KDDI CORPORATION
- May. 2003
- Established Seiwa Social Welfare Association
Assumed Presidency - Jul. 2003
- Established Inamori Social Welfare Foundation
Assumed Presidency - Oct. 2004
- Appointed Director and the Senior Advisor of DDI Pocket
- Jun. 2005
- Resigned Board Member of Kyocera Corp.
- Feb. 2010
- Appointed Chairman of Japan Airlines Corporation
Assumed special adviser to the Cabinet - Dec. 2010
- Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd merged with Japan Airlines Corporation and JAL Capital Co., Ltd
- Apr. 2011
- Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd changed its trade name to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd,
The title was changed from Chairman to Representative Director, Chairman - Feb. 2012
- Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus