Mitsuko Tottori

Mitsuko Tottori
Tottori in 2024
OccupationBusinessperson, airline executive, flight attendant
Employer

Mitsuko Tottori (鳥取 三津子, Tottori Mitsuko, born 31 December 1964) is a Japanese airline executive.[1][2]

She was named Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Japan Airlines (JAL) in April 2024,[3] becoming the first woman to lead the company.[4][5][6]

Tottori began her career as a flight attendant.[4][5] She joined Toa Domestic Airlines (TDA) in 1985 after graduating from Kwassui Women's Junior College.[3][7] TDA (later JAS) was merged with JAL in 2001.

She is ranked number 5 on the Fortune Most Powerful Women Asia list.[8]

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  8. ^ "Most Powerful Women Asia". Fortune Asia. Retrieved 2024-11-22.