Osamu Nagayama

Osamu Nagayama (born April 21, 1947) is 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 is also chairman of the board of directors of Sony Corporation.[4][8]

Osamu Nagayama (lower right) with the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children

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.[9]

Preceded by
Howard Stringer
Chairman of the Board of Sony Corporation Succeeded by
incumbent

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