Profile
Yotaro Kobayashi served as Chairman and CEO of Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Chairman of The Trilateral Commission, Chairman of Aspen Institute Japan, and Chairman of International University of Japan.
He also served as an Independent Director at Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Director at Xerox Corp., and Outside Director at Sony Group Corp.
and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
He was a Trustee at Keio University, American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc., and Japan Association of Corporate Executives.
Additionally, he served as President of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum.
Kobayashi received his undergraduate degree from Keio University in 1956 and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1958.
Former positions of Yotaro Kobayashi
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| International University of Japan | Chairman | 2015-09-04 |
The Trilateral Commission
 The Trilateral Commission Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Trilateral Commission operates a business policy-oriented forum. | Chairman | 2011-06-28 |
American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc.
 American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc. specializes in benchmarking, knowledge management, measurement, and process improvement, they've spent the last 34 years working with leading organizations to assess and improve their performance. They follow their mission to help organizations around the world improve productivity and quality by discovering effective methods of improvement, broadly disseminating findings and connecting individuals with one another and with the knowledge they need to improve. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2015-09-04 |
| The Japan Folk Crafts Museum | President | 2015-09-04 |
| Japan Association of Corporate Executives | Director/Board Member | 2015-09-04 |
Training of Yotaro Kobayashi
| Keio University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. | Consumer Durables |
| SONY GROUP CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION | Communications |
| Private companies | 7 |
|---|---|
Xerox Corp.
 Xerox Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Electronic Technology |
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.
 Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. manufactures copying machines, printing systems, publishing systems and digital multifunction machines. Its products include digital color and black and white multifunction devices, document management software, digital color laser printers, digital color scanners, and wide format plotters. The company was founded on February 20, 1962 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | Consumer Durables |
American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc.
American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Productivity & Quality Center, Inc. specializes in benchmarking, knowledge management, measurement, and process improvement, they've spent the last 34 years working with leading organizations to assess and improve their performance. They follow their mission to help organizations around the world improve productivity and quality by discovering effective methods of improvement, broadly disseminating findings and connecting individuals with one another and with the knowledge they need to improve. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Commercial Services |
The Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Trilateral Commission operates a business policy-oriented forum. | Commercial Services |
| Aspen Institute Japan | |
| Japan Association of Corporate Executives | |
| The Japan Folk Crafts Museum |
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