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Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi) (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a board member of Lyft .
When Hiroshi Mikitani decided, at age 31, to leave a good job at the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo to start a company, he raised more than a few eyebrows. In Japanese culture, where the group is favored above the individual, entrepreneurship is a rare career choice.
Jan 1, 2012 · Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993. Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. • Download Mikitani profile (pdf) • Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page. In 1995, the city of Kobe, where Hiroshi Mikitani grew up, was devastated by what was then one of the worst earthquakes in Japan’s history.
Hiroshi Mikitani is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, the world’s third largest e-commerce marketplace company. He is the author of the English-language book Marketplace 3.0: Rewriting the Rules...
Aug 6, 2023 · Hiroshi Mikitani, whose Rakuten Group Inc. is losing billions of dollars to break into Japan’s wireless market, said he’s devoting a fifth of his time to a US-based biotech startup for cancer...
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Mar 15, 2021 · Hiroshi Mikitani saw his fortune jump by nearly $2 billion as shares of his e-commerce firm Rakuten soared 35% during the past two trading sessions.
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Dec 18, 2017 · On March 1 2010, Hiroshi Mikitani, flamboyant chief executive of Rakuten, the leading Japanese ecommerce company, delivered startling news to the 7,000 Japanese staff gathered for his weekly...
