1979, Master's in Aeronautical Engineering, Kyoto University; 1983, studies in Advanced Research, MIT. Since 1979, with Nissan Motor: 1996, Research and Development; 2000, Senior Manager, Vehicle Design Engineering; 2001, General Manager, Vehicle Design Engineering; 2002, Technical Center North America; 2004, Senior Vice-President; since 2005, Executive Vice-President and Member of the Board.