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Satoru Inoue is MD, Head-Technology, Research & Development at Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. and President & Representative Director at DNK Co. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.).

Currently, Satoru Shibata occupies the position of Director, General Manager-Sales & Operations at Nintendo Co., Ltd. He is also on the board of The Pokémon Co. In the past he occupied the position of Managing Director at Nintendo of Europe GmbH.

Satoru Hagiwara is currently the Chairman at Toray Films Europe SAS and the Representative Director, Head-Legal & Compliance at Toray Industries, Inc. He previously served as the Chairman at Toray Plastics Europe and as the Managing Director & General Manager-Film Business at Toray Industries, Inc. from 1981 to 2017.

Presently, Satoru Katsuno is Chairman for Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. In the past Mr. Katsuno occupied the position of Chairman for Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. He received an undergraduate degree from Keio University.

Satoru Iwata|岩田 聡|Iwata Satoru|extra=born December 6, 1959}} is a Japanese businessman and the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and CEO of Nintendo of America. When he worked as a programmer at HAL Laboratory in his early career he was considered to be a "genius programmer".Citation needed|date=April 2014 He joined Nintendo in 2000, and succeeded Hiroshi Yamauchi as the company's president in May 2002. Barron's Magazine named Iwata one of the world's top CEOs, due mostly to the Wii sales, as well as Nintendo's increased stock price. He is the first Nintendo president who is unrelated to the Yamauchi family through blood or marriage.

Biography

Early life
Satoru Iwata was born and raised in Sapporo, Japan. He expressed interest in the creation of video games early on, and began producing electronic games at his home during his high school years. The several simple number games Iwata produced made use of an electronic calculator he shared with his schoolmates. Following high school, Iwata was admitted to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he majored in computer science. While attending the school, he did freelance work for HAL Laboratory, Inc., a subsidiary of Nintendo, as a programmer.

Career
thumb|Satoru Iwata presenting a Wii console prototype at Nintendo's 2005 E3 press conference

After completing college, Iwata joined HAL Laboratory in a full-time capacity. Iwata was eventually promoted to president of HAL in 1993. As one of his first changes as CEO of Nintendo of America, Iwata decided that they wouldn't hold large press conferences at E3, and instead have several smaller events, each aimed at a certain demographic.{{cite web|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|title=No Nintendo Press Conference at E3 2013|url=>

Mr. Satoru Tsutsumi is on the Board of Directors at Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. Mr. Tsutsumi was previously employed as a Representative Director & Vice President by Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., a Representative Director, EVP & Head-Finance by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Investment Portfolio), and a Chief Investment Officer by DIAM Co., Ltd.

Satoru Yonezawa holds the position of Manager-Business Administration at Tosoh Corp.

Satoru Nishibori is currently the Chairman at FIDEA Holdings Co., Ltd.
and a Director at The Shonai Bank Ltd.
He previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Mizuho Bank Ltd.
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He also held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd.
in 2008.
Additionally, he was a Managing Director at Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. from 2009 to 2010.
He has also worked as an Executive Officer at Mizuho Bank Ltd.
and as an Officer at Fuji Bank Ltd.

Satoru Tamura is currently working as the Chief Risk Officer & Senior Executive Officer at MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

Currently, Satoru Komiya holds the position of President, Group CEO & Representative Director at Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. and Chairman at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.). He received an undergraduate degree from School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

Satoru Mouri occupies the position of Director, Vice President & GM-Operations at Hino Motors, Ltd. He previously held the position of General Manager-Domestic Sales Business at Toyota Motor Corp. He received an undergraduate degree from Kyushu University.

Satoru Matsuzaki is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and is President & Representative Director at Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. and President & Representative Director at Muji House Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.). Mr. Matsuzaki previously occupied the position of Chairman at Muji Beijing Co. Ltd., Chairman of Muji Shanghai Co. Ltd., Chairman at Muji Shenzhen Co. Ltd. and President & Director at Muji Hong Kong Co. Ltd.

Masamitsu Inoue currently works as a Manager-Accounting & Finance at Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
His current job is also at Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Presently, Osamu Inoue occupies the position of President & Representative Director at Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. and Chairman for Sews Cabind SpA (a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.). He is also on the board of Kyungshin Industrial Co., Ltd. Osamu Inoue previously held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze SE.

Presently, Hideyuki Inoue is Director & Head-Operations at RAKUS Co., Ltd. Mr. Inoue is also on the board of RAKUS Vietnam Co. Ltd. He received a graduate degree from Osaka University.

Makoto Inoue is on the board of Orix Corporation Europe NV and China Water Affairs Group Ltd. and President, Group CEO & Director at ORIX Corp. In his past career Mr. Inoue occupied the position of Chairman at Orix Leasing Pakistan Ltd. and President for Orix Computer Systems Corp. Makoto Inoue received a graduate degree from Chuo University.

Currently, Shuji Inoue holds the position of Senior Executive Officer & GM-Technology at TOTO Ltd.

Noriyuki Inoue is Chairman of Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Chairman of The Daikin Foundation For Contemporary Arts and Chairman at DAIKIN INDUSTRIES Ltd. He is also on the board of The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. and Kansai Economic Federation. Mr. Inoue received an undergraduate degree from Doshisha University.

Naoyuki Inoue occupies the position of Chief Financial Officer, VP-Finance & Accounting at Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co. Mr. Inoue previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer of The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Pte Ltd. He received an undergraduate degree from Kyoto University.

Shunsuke Inoue is General Manager-Research & Development at Canon, Inc.

Koji Inoue is a businessperson who has been the head of 5 different companies. Currently, Mr. Inoue holds the position of Director at NSK Ltd. and President & Director at NSK Network & Systems Co. Ltd., President & Representative Director at NSK Real Estate Co., Ltd., President & Representative Director at NSK Human Resources Service Ltd. and President & Representative Director at NSK Friendly Service Ltd. (which are all subsidiaries of NSK Ltd.). In his past career Mr. Inoue was President & Director at NSK Logistics Co. Ltd.

Makoto Inoue currently works at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., as President & Representative Director from 2020 and Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., as Chief Operating Officer & Representative Director from 2024.

Kazuyuki Inoue is Executive President & Representative Director at Shimizu Corp.

Mr. Satoshi Inoue is a Director, General Manager-Finance & Accounting at Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. Mr. Inoue was previously employed as an Executive Officer & General Manager-Finance by Hitachi Capital Corp.

Mr. Akihiko Inoue is a President & Representative Director at NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corp. He is on the Board of Directors at NIPPON STEEL CORP. and NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corp. Mr. Inoue was previously employed as an Executive Officer by Nippon Steel Corp. /Old/.

Satoru Imaizumi worked as a Managing Executive Officer at The Kagoshima Bank Ltd.

Satoru Kurotani has a current job as the President & Representative Director at Kurotani Corp.

Satoru Otagura worked at Nippon Shikizai, Inc. from 1999 to 2020.
In 2019 to 2020, he held the position of Managing Director & Head-Sales.

Satoru Joraku was the founder of Sansan, Inc. which was founded in 2007, where he held the title of Director & Chief Information Security Officer.
Prior to founding Sansan, Inc., he worked at Unisys Corp.
as a Principal from 1999 to 2007.

Satoru Hirano worked at Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd.
from 1975 to 2019.
He held the position of Managing Director and Head of Research & Development from 2013 to 2019.

Satoru Sone worked as a Professor at the University of Tokyo from 1967 to 2000 and at Kogakuin University from 2000 to 2007.
He also briefly served as an External Director at West Japan Railway Co. in 2010.

Mr. Satoru Kikuchi is a Senior Analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. Mr. Kikuchi was previously employed as a Research Analyst by Deutsche Securities, Inc. and Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

Satoru Tokai has a current job as the Director & Managing Executive Officer at The Mie Bank Ltd.

Satoru Tsurumaki worked as a Senior MD and Head of Public Relations & Technology at Corona Corp.
from 2018 to 2019.

Satoru Kuroda is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Aphoenix, Inc. Prior to this, he worked as a Principal at Astellas Pharma, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree in 1986 and his doctorate degree in 1999 from Kyushu University.

Satoru Kimoto worked as the Director & Head-Administration at VINX Corp.
from 2013 to 2019 and as an Auditor at Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd.
from 2007 to 2020.

Satoru Fujino worked as a Vice President at Asset Management One USA, Inc..
Mr. Fujino attended Keio University where he received an undergraduate degree in 2006.

Satoru Nakamura is the founder of M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd., which was founded in 2005.
He held the title of President & Representative Director at the company.
Currently, Mr. Nakamura is the President & Representative Director at Recof Corp.
since 2016 and the Director at RECOFDATA Corp.
since 2016.
Mr. Nakamura obtained his undergraduate degree from Kogakuin University in 1995.

Satoru Oshima currently works at Vuteq Corp., as Director & Managing Executive Officer.

Satoru Tahara is currently an Executive Officer at Maeda Corp.
Prior to this role, he served as a Director at Maeda Seisakusho Co. Ltd.
from 2020 to 2021.

Satoru Matsunaga currently works at Japan Animal Referral Medical Center Co., Ltd., as Director & Manager-Kawasaki Mail Hospital from 2014 and Camic Co., Ltd., as President & Representative Director from 2015.

Satoru Isozaki has worked at GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. since 2011.
His current position is Director, Vice President & GM-Corporate Support, which he started in 2017.

Satoru Ikeda is currently an Executive Officer & Manager-Finance at The Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd.

Satoru Uno has worked as a Manager-General Affairs at Ryoden Corp.
since 2017.

Satoru Shirai currently works at CGC Japan Co., Ltd., as Executive Director from 2011.

Satoru Nakagiri is currently a Director at Gifu Seiki Kogyo Co. Ltd.
He previously held positions as an Outside Director at Senshukai Co., Ltd.
and Toyo Knife Co., Ltd., a Director at Fuji Assembly Systems, Inc. and Senoh Corp., a Managing Director at Regional Economy Vitalization Corp.
of Japan, an Outside Director at Fuji Technica & Miyazu, Inc., and a Vice President at ARRK Corp.
from 2011 to 2013.

Satoru Kawano currently works at Taikou Foods Co., Ltd., as President & Representative Director.

Satoru Ogawa has worked as a Director at Nistica, Inc. since 2014.

Satoru Sugiyama is an Independent Outside Director at Key Coffee, Inc. since 2015.
He completed his undergraduate degree at Waseda University and his MBA at The University of Wales.

Satoru Nagao worked as a Manager of Marketing Communications at Yamato International, Inc.

Satoru Endo worked as the Head of Storage & Device Solutions at TOSHIBA Corp.
and as an Auditor at NuFlare Technology, Inc.

Satoru Tamiya is currently a Director at Diamond Aqua Ltd.
and Diamond Oryx Ltd.
He previously worked as a Non-Executive Director at South Staffordshire Plc.

Satoru Hara worked at Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.
from 1979 to 2016.
He held the position of Director & General Manager-Technology from 2014 to 2016.

Satoru Tabata is currently a Director at Ascot Asset Consulting Corp.
since 2008.
He was previously a Director & Executive Officer at Ascot Corp.
in 2011.

Satoru Madono is currently working as a Representative Director at IJIC, Inc. since 2002 and as a Professor at Reitaku University since 2002.
He previously worked as an Outside Director at USS Co., Ltd.
from 2006 to 2014.

Satoru Matsuzaki is currently the Chairman at ORIX Auto Corp., Chairman at ORIX Rentec Corp., and Director & General Manager-Corporate Sales at ORIX Corp.
He previously worked as a Director at Yayoi Co., Ltd.
and as the President at NS Lease Co., Ltd.

Satoru Ozawa is currently working as the Representative Director, EVP & GM-Administration at Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co. Ltd.
Previously, he worked as a Managing Executive Officer at Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.