Japan s largest business body appoints 1st female vice chair
The Japan Business Federation said Monday it has appointed Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., as the first female vice chair in its 75-year history.
Supplied photo shows Tomoko Namba. (Kyodo)
But Namba will be the only woman to occupy one of the 20 vice chair posts in Japan s most powerful business lobby with the rest held by men, reflecting the country s male-dominated business circle that is lagging behind other countries in promoting gender equality.
Namba, 58, will assume the post after the business body, also known as Keidanren, formally approves the appointment at an annual general meeting on June 1.
Tomoko Namba, who will become the first female vice chair of the Keidanren business group (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) has selected Tomoko Namba, executive chairman and founder of major computer gaming company DeNA, as the first female vice chair in its history.
Namba, 58, will serve as one of the 18 vice chairs of the influential business organzation. She will be formally approved for the post at the group s general meeting in June.
Namba graduated from Tsuda University and worked at the U.S. management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. After that, she founded DeNA in 1999 and has been executive chairman since 2015.
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