Koichi Komatsu
Chairman at Mitsubishi International Corp.
Profile
After graduating from Hitotsubashi University in 1972, Mr. Komatsu began his career at Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) in the Heavy Machinery Department.
His first assignment overseas was in New York City in 1984 at Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC), MC's principal subsidiary in North America.
Returning to MC Tokyo's Heavy Machinery Department in 1995, Mr. Komatsu later joined the newly created Investment Banking & Financial Services Department.
While in this role, Mr. Komatsu further enhanced his management skills by participating in Harvard's Advanced Management Program.
In April of 2002 Mr. Komatsu was promoted to General Manager of MC's Business Creation Unit, where he managed MC's participation in a venture fund in China as well as a Clean Energy Fund.
A year later Mr. Komatsu became Senior Vice President and Assistant to the Group CEO of the New Business Initiative Group, which covered financial services, healthcare, logistics, information technology and consumer related businesses.
He progressed to be the General Manager of the Innovation Center in 2005 and was named MC's Chief Innovation Officer in 2006.
At the Innovation Center, Mr. Komatsu managed the creation of new businesses in areas such as carbon nanotechnology and environmental business, including lithium ion batteries, renewable energy and carbon credit trading.
Mr. Komatsu returned to New York as President and CEO of Mitsubishi International Corporation in April 2009.
Concurrently, Mr. Komatsu is MC's Executive Vice President for the Americas, and Chief Regional Officer for MC in North America overseeing operations of approximately 60 MC-affiliated companies in North America.
In addition, Mr. Komatsu is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Mitsubishi Corporation's North American operations, demonstrating a commitment to minimizing the environmental impact of the company's business.
Koichi Komatsu active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Mitsubishi International Corp. | Chairman | 2010-09-08 |
Former positions of Koichi Komatsu
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MITSUBISHI CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The New York Botanical Garden engages in the provision of museum of plants. It offers botanical garden, horticulture and garden history, conservation program, and historic landscape. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
MIC Capital LLC
MIC Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1954, MIC Capital LLC (Mitsubishi International Corporation) is a venture capital/private equity firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, a general trading company of Japan | President | - |
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MITSUBISHI CORPORATION | Distribution Services |
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MIC Capital LLC
MIC Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1954, MIC Capital LLC (Mitsubishi International Corporation) is a venture capital/private equity firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, a general trading company of Japan | Finance |
Mitsubishi International Corp. | Finance |
The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The New York Botanical Garden engages in the provision of museum of plants. It offers botanical garden, horticulture and garden history, conservation program, and historic landscape. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY. | Consumer Services |
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