April 1974
Joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (Mizuho Bank, Ltd. at present)
May 1981
Joined T. Sakata & Company (Sakata Seed Corporation at present)
March 1990
Served in Sakata Seed Europe B.V., our subsidiary in Holland (European Sakata Holding S.A.S. at present)
Assumed position of Managing Director of Sakata Seed Europe B.V.
June 2007
Assumed position of President and Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer
Education
March 1974
Graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from Keio University, Faculty of Economics
Experience
President and Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer of Sakata Seed Corporation
Chairman of Japan Seed Trade Association
Vice Chairman of the Japan Home Garden Association
Quotes
“PASSION in Seed”
Our slogan PASSION in Seed has remained constant through the years since our foundation in 1913.
It is encoded in Sakata’s DNA and has been inherited through the generations spanning the last 100 years.
We devote our outstanding flower and vegetable varieties to people around the world.
