Kazuo Inamori

Chairman Emeritus,
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Born: January 30, 1932, Kagoshima City, Japan

Education:

1955

Bachelor of Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Kagoshima University, Japan

Current Responsibilities:

Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Kyocera Corporation
Honorary Advisor, KDDI CORPORATION
President, Inamori Foundation
President, Seiwa Social Welfare Association
President, Inamori Social Welfare Foundation
Director, Chairman Emeritus, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Career Highlights:

Apr. 1959

Established Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (present Kyocera Corporation); Appointed to the Board of Directors

May. 1966

Appointed President of Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd.

July. 1969

Established Kyocera International, Inc., CA, U.S.A.
Appointed to the Board of Directors

Apr. 1984

Established Inamori Foundation
Assumed Presidency

Jun. 1984

Established DDI CORPORATION
Appointed Chairman of the Board

Jun. 1985

Appointed Chairman of the Board of Kyocera Corporation

Jun. 1987

Established Kansai Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. (present au CORPORATION , a subsidiary of KDDI)
Appointed Chairman of the Board

Jun. 1990

Appointed Chairman of the Board of Taito Corporation

Jun. 1992

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Kyocera Corporation
Retained the position of Chairman and Non Representative Director

Jul. 1994

Established DDI Pocket Telephone Inc.
Appointed Chairman of the Board
Established Hotel Kyocera Corporation
Appointed Chairman of the Board

May. 1997

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Hotel Kyocera Corporation
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Advisor

Jun. 1997

Resigned Chairman of Kyocera Corporation
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Founder and Chairman Emeritus

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of DDI CORPORATION
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Founder and Chairman Emeritus

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Taito Corporation
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Kansai Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. (present au CORPORATION)
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of DDI Pocket Telephone Inc.
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus

Jun. 2000

Resigned Non Representative Director and Chairman Emeritus of DDI Pocket Telephone Inc.

Oct. 2000

DDI Corp. merged with IDO and KDD. The title was changed from Founder and Chairman Emeritus to Chairman Emeritus

Apr. 2001

DDI CORPORATION changed the name to KDDI CORPORATION

Jun. 2001

Resigned Chairman Emeritus and appointed an Honorary Adviser of KDDI CORPORATION

May. 2003

Established Seiwa Social Welfare Association
Assumed Presidency

Jul. 2003

Established Inamori Social Welfare Foundation
Assumed Presidency

Oct. 2004

Appointed Director and the Senior Advisor of DDI Pocket

Jun. 2005

Resigned Board Member of Kyocera Corp.

Feb. 2010

Appointed Chairman of Japan Airlines Corporation
Assumed special adviser to the Cabinet

Dec. 2010

Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd merged with Japan Airlines Corporation and JAL Capital Co., Ltd

Apr. 2011

Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd changed its trade name to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd,
The title was changed from Chairman to Representative Director, Chairman

Feb. 2012

Resigned Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd
Retained the position of Non Representative Director and appointed Chairman Emeritus