Representative Director & Executive President
Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Born in Osaka and having joined Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. in 1977, through various positions and overseas experience, Takao Ando has been the president of Sanyo Chemical since 2011.
Education
Honorary PhD in Engineering from Osaka University
Experience
1977 Joined Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
1998 Director, Deputy General Manager of R & D Division
2001 Director, General Manager of R & D Division
2003 Exective Officer, General Manager of R & D Division
2004 Exective Officer, General Manager of International Project Promotion Division
2007 Exective Officer, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
President, SAN NOPCO LIMITED (subsidiaries)
2008 Managing Exective Officer, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
President, SAN NOPCO LIMITED (subsidiaries)
2010 Director, Senior Managing Exective Officer, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
In chage of Sales & Marketing division
2011 Representative Director & Executive President
Also serves as the head of the Kyoto Employers’ Association
Areas of Expertise
Organic Synthetic Chemistry & Polyurethane technology
What have been the main lessons you have learned in your career and how do you implement them in your management?
Through R & D experience, I learned a lot about Sanyo Chemical’s existing technologies and cultivated technical skills, know-how, strategic thinking and theory to develop new products. As an R & D centered company, this experience was very important to manage Sanyo Chemical.
Also overseas experience gave me a wide perspective and made me recognize once again the importance of globalization. Since globalization is essential to company growth, I feel my overseas experience is helping in my management.
Quotes
IchigoIchie - treasure evey meeting, for it will never recur
I try to meet a lot of people, as many as possible, and I really look forward to interacting with them. Given the time limitations, each opportunity allows me to know different ways of thinking and enrich my experience. I belive such opportunities help me to grow as a person.
