On PWI’s digital-only issue “Inside NJPW”, which is available for download, Walter Yeates sat down with new NJPW President and CEO Takami Ohbari who took over after Harold Meij resigned in September. Ohbari previously served as CEO of NJPW of America, and in the interview, he opened up about himself as well as plans and goals he hopes to help NJPW achieve.
Ohbari first opened up about his 20-year career in the IT industry as well as going to business school in America. He stated that working for NJPW was a childhood dream, and he talked about working with NJPW’s partners at TV Asahi as well as the Japanese government. He revealed that the main things he was working on was on the digital marketing side of things as well as improving NJPW World and NJPW’s TV footprint in Japan.