[JP] JR Tokai Promotes Vice President Niwa to Next President
Posted: 19. Jan 2023, 23:34
JR Tokai Promotes Vice President Niwa to Next President
On January 11, JR Tokai announced that Shunsuke Niwa, Vice President of JR Tokai, will be promoted to the new President effective April 1. President Shin Kaneko will become Chairman and Representative Director, and Chairman Yasuhide Tsuge will become Director and Advisor.
This is the first change in presidents in five years, and Mr. Niwa is the first vice president to assume the position of president since joining the company after the inauguration of JR. He is expected to steer the company's efforts to bring the Linear Central Shinkansen line to an early start.
Mr. Niwa, 57, was born in 196540 and joined the company in 1988 after graduating from the University of Tokyo with a degree in law. He has served in various positions, including General Manager of the Tokyo Public Relations Office of the Public Relations Department, General Manager of the Administration Department of the Shinkansen Railway Business Division, General Manager of the Human Resources Department, General Manager of the Public Relations Department, and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division, before assuming his current position in June 2022.
Source: https://www.travelnews.co.jp/news/trans ... 33757.html Accessed: 2022-01-19
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Source: https://www.travelnews.co.jp/news/trans ... 33757.html Accessed: 2022-01-19
On January 11, JR Tokai announced that Shunsuke Niwa, Vice President of JR Tokai, will be promoted to the new President effective April 1. President Shin Kaneko will become Chairman and Representative Director, and Chairman Yasuhide Tsuge will become Director and Advisor.
This is the first change in presidents in five years, and Mr. Niwa is the first vice president to assume the position of president since joining the company after the inauguration of JR. He is expected to steer the company's efforts to bring the Linear Central Shinkansen line to an early start.
Mr. Niwa, 57, was born in 196540 and joined the company in 1988 after graduating from the University of Tokyo with a degree in law. He has served in various positions, including General Manager of the Tokyo Public Relations Office of the Public Relations Department, General Manager of the Administration Department of the Shinkansen Railway Business Division, General Manager of the Human Resources Department, General Manager of the Public Relations Department, and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division, before assuming his current position in June 2022.
Source: https://www.travelnews.co.jp/news/trans ... 33757.html Accessed: 2022-01-19
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Source: https://www.travelnews.co.jp/news/trans ... 33757.html Accessed: 2022-01-19