Yoshiaki Fujimori

Yoshiaki Fujimori
Born1951 (age 72–73)
NationalityJapanese
EducationUniversity of Tokyo
Carnegie Mellon University
Known forCEO, Lixil Group (2011–2016)
Board member ofTakeda Pharmaceutical Company
Boston Scientific

Yoshiaki "Fuji" Fujimori (born 1951) is a Japanese businessman. Between August 2011 and June 2016[1] he was the president and CEO of Lixil Group, a Japan headquartered manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment with net sales of $16.8bn,[2] where he oversaw a globalization strategy that included the acquisition of global interests including Permasteelisa, American Standard Brands[3] and GROHE Group.[4] Under his leadership, Lixil expanded its ratio of sales from outside of Japan from 3% in 2010 to 30.3% in 2016.

  1. ^ "Press release - LIXIL Announces CEO Succession Plan". www.lixil.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ "About Us | About Us | LIXIL". www.lixil.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ Hagerty, James R. (28 June 2013). "Japanese Toilet Maker Lixil Buys American Standard". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Lixil to buy Grohe in $4 billion landmark deal". Reuters. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.