Hajime Sasaki
Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation
Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation
Mr. Sasaki joined NEC in April, 1961 after earning a Master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo. He worked in various capacities until 1982 when he became General Manager of the VLSI Development Division. After becoming Senior Vice President in 1991, Mr. Sasaki was appointed to head the Semiconductor Group, overseeing its growth from production sales of 750 billion Yen to 1,020 billion Yen in 1998.
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CURRICULUM VITAE |
Education: | Mar. 1961 | Received a Master of Engineering, in the field of Electrical
Engineering, from the Division of Research in Mathematical and Physical
Science, Graduate School, University of Tokyo |
| Business Career : | Apr. 1961 | Joined NEC Corporation |
| Apr. 1982 | General Manager, VLSI Development Division | |
| Oct. 1984 | General Manager, Microcomputer Products Division | |
| Jul. 1986 | Vice President | |
| Jun. 1988 | Associate Senior Vice President | |
| Jun. 1991 | Senior Vice President | |
| Jun. 1994 | Executive Vice President | |
| Jun. 1996 | Senior Executive Vice President | |
| Mar. 1999 | Chairman of the Board |
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| Industry Activities: | Apr. 1994 - May 1996 | Executive Director, Semiconductor Industry Research Institute Japan (SIRIJ) |
| Feb.1996 - May 1998 | President, Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies, Inc. | |
| Apr. 1999 | Chairman CIAJ (Communications Industry Association
of Japan) |
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| Awards: | Apr. 1997 | Award of Persons of Scientific and Technological Merits from Science and Technology Agency, Government of Japan |
| Jan. 1996 | IEEE Fellow | |
| Feb. 2000 | IEEE Third Millennium Medal | |