Kazuo Ichijo

Kazuo Ichijo is currently an Independent Outside Director at Shimano, Inc. since 2005, an Independent Outside Director at PIA Corp.
since 2017, a Professor at the International Institute for Management Development since 2008, and a Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School since 2018.
Former positions include Director at Bandai Co., Ltd., Independent Outside Director at Panasonic Homes Co., Ltd., Director at Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. from 2005 to 2010, Independent Director at CALBEE, Inc. from 2009 to 2015, Outside Director at Commerce Link, Inc., Outside Director at PIA Corp., Independent Outside Director at Dentsu Soken, Inc., Independent Outside Director at World Co., Ltd., and Professor at the University of Hitotsubashi.
Education includes a doctorate from the University of Michigan conferred in 1995 and a doctorate from the University of Hitotsubashi conferred in 1987.