Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 15, 2004
SUSUMU HIRANO is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kawasaki
Microelectronics, Inc. Mr. Hirano has held ever-increasing positions of
responsibility since joining Kawasaki Steel Corporation in 1965,
primarily in corporate planning, accounting, and human resources. He was
appointed General Manager of Kawasaki Steel's semiconductor division in
1996, and became CEO of Kawasaki Microelectronics when the semiconductor
division was spun out as Kawasaki Microelectronics in 2001. He has
extensive international business experience, including living in Brazil
as part of the senior management team for a multinational joint-venture
steel manufacturing facility. Mr. Hirano graduated from the University
of Tokyo with a degree in Law. Profile
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