Effective August 1, 2006 Mr. Hisashi Hosokawa is to be a Senior Advisor in Japan to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Mr. Hosokawa has had a long and distinguished career at Japan's Ministry of International Trade & Industry(1) ("MITI"), rising to the position of Vice Minister for International Economic Affairs in 1996, before becoming a Special Advisor to MITI in 1997. He also acted as a Non-Executive Advisor to the Long Term Credit Bank of Japan(2) in 1997 and 1998.
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) is one of the world's oldest and most experienced private equity firms specializing in management buyouts. Founded in 1976, it has offices in New York, Menlo Park, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Throughout its history, KKR has brought a long-term investment approach to its portfolio companies, focusing on working in partnership with management teams and investing for future competitiveness and growth. Over the past 30 years, KKR has invested in approximately 141 transactions with a total value of over US$195 billion.
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Mr. Hisashi Hosokawa, Senior Advisor in Japan
Mr. Hosokawa joined MITI in 1964, upon graduation from Kyoto University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. During his career at MITI he served in a number of areas, including the Directorate of Science, Technology and Industry (seconded to the OECD), the Budget Division, the Trade Policy Bureau, the Petroleum Department of the Energy and Natural Resources Agency, the Commercial and Distribution Affairs, and the Basic Industry Bureau. He was appointed as Vice Minister for International Economic Affairs in 1996.
Since his retirement from the Ministry Mr. Hosokawa has served either on the Boards of or as Advisor to a number of companies, including Green ARM Co., Ltd., Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., TERPL -- the Indian joint venture between Green ARM, Hitachi Construction Machinery and Indian partners including a TATA Group company, Nitto Denko Co., Ltd., and RESPECT LLP. In addition, Mr. Hosokawa was Founder and Executive Partner of the Strategy Design Institute, MSK Research Institute in 1999, and an Executive Advisor to MSK Research Institute since 1997, as well as acting as the Chairing Director of middle-sized business club, ECOFACTURE since 2004.
Mr. Hosokawa has also held a number of visiting professorships and lectureships at universities, including Kwansei Gakuin University from 2001 to 2004, and the University of California, San Diego in 1998 amongst others. He also holds a Master in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, completed in 1969.
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(1) Renamed Ministry of Economics, Trade & Industry in 2001
(2) Now Shinsei Bank, Limited
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