Akira Sato is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 9 different companies and holds the position of President & Director at GREEN SUN Insurance, Inc. and Senior Managing Executive Officer at NIDEC Corp., Chairman at Nidec Management Shanghai Corp., Chairman of Nidec Us Holdings Corp. and Auditor of Nidec Techno Motor Corp. (which are all subsidiaries of NIDEC Corp.). Mr. Sato is also on the board of 9 other companies.

Mr. Sato previously was Head-Global Asset & Marine Business Management at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and President & Representative Director at Nissan Network Holdings Co. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), Chairman for Nidec ASI SpA and Chairman of Nidec Motor Corp.