March 1976 Graduated from Tokai University, engineering major. April 1976 Joined Tokyo Vickers. March 1979 Joined TAKAMAZ. May 1984 Became Board Director. May 1985 Became Planning Director. November 1985 Became Osaka Branch Manager. May 1988 Became Sales Director. Became Board Director of First Machine Finance. May 1990 Became Managing Director. June 1994 Became Vice President. April 1995 Also became Senior Production Director. June 1996 Became President of the company (present post). April 1999 Also became Senior Sales Director. June 2001 Became President of First Machine Finance (present post).