Osamu Nagayama

Osamu Nagayama
Osamu Nagayama (lower right) with the Board of Directors of the ICMEC
Born (1947-04-21) April 21, 1947 (age 77)
Alma materKeio University
Occupation(s)Chairman and chief executive officer of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.
Chairman of the board of directors, Sony Corporation

Osamu Nagayama (Japanese: 永山 治, Hepburn: Nagayama Osamu, born April 21, 1947) is a Japanese businessman. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., one of Japan's largest drug companies.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

He served as chairman of the board of directors of Sony Corporation from 2013 to 2019.[4][8]

In July 2020, Nagayama was announced as the new chairman of Japanese electronics company Toshiba.[9] In June 2021, Nagayama was ousted from his position as chairman of Toshiba following a shareholder revolt.[10]

Nagayama is Japanese.[6] He obtained his bachelor's degree from Keio University in 1971, where he studied in the Faculty of Business and Commerce.[5][6] He began his professional career in 1971 at the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan.[6] He joined Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., in November 1978.[6][7]

Nagayama is a member of the board of directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), a global nonprofit organization that combats child sexual exploitation, child pornography, and child abduction.[11]

Preceded by Chairman of the Board of Sony Corporation
June 20, 2013–June 18, 2019 		Succeeded by
Shuzo Sumi
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  2. ^ George Olcott (2009). Conflict and Change: Foreign Ownership and the Japanese Firm. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521878708.
  3. ^ "Volume 173, Issues 1–3". Forbes. 2004.
  4. ^ a b "Osamu Nagayama: Executive Profile & Biography". Business Week. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Osamu Nagayama". Bloomberg. 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Roche – Osamu Nagayama". roche.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  7. ^ a b "NOTICE OF CONVOCATION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE BUSINESS TERM ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007"
  8. ^ "Sony Corporation Executive Appointments". Sony.
  9. ^ "Toshiba Nominates Highly-Qualified Slate of Directors, Issues Public Shareholder Letter". www.businesswire.com. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  10. ^ "Toshiba: Scandal-hit chairman ousted by investors". BBC News. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  11. ^ "ICMEC Board Members". ICMEC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.