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Chairman and Ushio Group Representative Jiro Ushio

Present Positions

Chairman and Ushio Group Representative, Ushio Inc.
Honorary Chairman, Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (NVCC)
Chairman, Japan Productivity Center (JPC)
Senior Councillor, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
Chairman, Japan Performing Arts Centre Foundation
Chairman, The USHIO Foundation
Chairman, National Institute for Research Advancement（NIRA）

Personal History

1931 February	Born in Hyogo Prefecture
1953 March	Graduated from Tokyo University, B.A.(Political Science)
1953 April	Joined the Bank of Tokyo
1956 February	Undertook graduate studies at University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School (Political Science)
1964 March	Established Ushio Inc. and served as President and CEO
1969 January	President, Japan Junior Chamber, Inc. (JC)
1979 April	Chairman and CEO, Ushio Inc. (present post)
1981 April	Member, Government Reformation Committee (Prime Minister's Office)
1995 April	Chairman of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
1996 February	Established Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (NVCC) and served as Chairman
1999 May	Senior Councillor, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
2000 April	Chairman, DDI CORPORATION (DDI)
2000 October	Chairman of the Board, DDI CORPORATION (KDDI) * DDI COPRPORATION, KDD Corporation and IDO CORPORATION merged into a new company, DDI CORPORATION (KDDI). * As of April 2001, the company name changed from DDI CORPORATION (KDDI) to KDDI CORPORATION (KDDI)
2001 January	Member, Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) (Cabinet Office)
2002 June	Honorary Chairman, Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (NVCC) (present post)
2003 June	Chairman, Japan Productivity Center (JPC) (present post)
2006 January	Member of the Board, Japan Post Co., Ltd.
2007 November	Chairman, National Institute for Research Advancement(NIRA) (present post)

President and Chief Executive Officer Shiro Sugata

Present Positions

President and Chief Executive Officer, Ushio Inc.
Member of Policy Board Director, Tokyo Employers' Association
Vice Chairman, Japan Optomechatronics Association
Chairman, Project Team for the Promotion of Science and Technology, Keizai Doyukai(Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
Trustee, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
Executive Member of the Board of Director, Japan Business Federation (Nihon Keidanren)
Director, Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association

Personal History

1949 November	Born in Hyogo Prefecture
1972 March	Graduated from Kyoto University (Department of Science)
1972 April	Entered Ushio Inc.
1985 March	Harima Plant, Deputy General Manager of Halogen Technology Division
1993 January	President of BLV Licht-und Vakuumtechnik GmbH
1994 March	General Manager of Research and Development Center
1999 January	General Manager of Business Development Department and New Market Development Department
2000 June	Director and Corporate Senior Vice President
2001 April	Director, General Manager of Lamp Division II
2003 April	Director, Lamp Company President
2004 April	Director and Corporate Executive Vice President
2004 June	Representative Director and Corporate Executive Vice President
2005 March	President and Chief Executive Officer, USHIO INC. (present post)
2005 May	Member of Policy Board Director, Tokyo Employers' Association (present post)
2006 May	Vice Chairman, Japan Optomechatronics Association (present post)
2006 July	Vice Chairman, Committee on Japan-Asia Relations, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
2007 March	Trustee, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) (present post)
2008 July	Executive Member of the Board of Directors, Nihon Keidanren(Japan Business Federation) (present post)
2009 May	Vice Chairman, Committee on Comprehensive Diplomatic StrategiesKeizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
2009 May	Director, Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association (present post)
2011 April	Chairman, Project Team for the Promotion of Science and Technology, Keizai Doyukai(Japan Association of Corporate Executives) (present post)

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