Akio Mimura was born in Gunma Prefecture, Japan in 1940.
Mr Mimura's career:
- 1963
- BA, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
- 1963
- Joined Fuji Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- 1970
- Nippon Steel Corporation was organized by the merger of Fuji Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. and Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.)
- 1972
- MBA, Harvard Business School
- 1989
- General Manager, Automobile Plate & Sheet Sales Division
- 1991
- General Manager, Sales Administration Division
- 1993
- Director, Member of the Board; General Manager, Sales Administration Div
- 1995
- Director, Member of the Board; Sales of Plate and Bar & Wire Rod; Structurals Group
- 1997
- Managing Director, Member of the Board; Sales Administration & Planning; Sales of Plate, Bar & Wire Rod and Pipe & Tube; Structurals Group
- 1998
- Managing Director, Member of the Board; Sales Flat Products Group Administration & Planning; Sales of Electrical Sheet; Export & Overseas Project
- 2000
- Representative Director and Executive Vice President
- 2003
- Representative Director and President
- 2003 - 2006
- Chairman, The Japan Iron and Steel Federation
- 2004 - 2005
- Vice Chairman, The Japan Association of Corporate Executives
- 2004 - 2005
- Chairman, International Iron and Steel Institute
- 2005 - 2009
- Vice Chairman, Japan Business Federation
- 2008
- Representative Director and Chairman
- 2008 - present
- Member, National Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy
Mr Mimura's paper: Japan - an enduring investment relationship - securing demand for natural resources to drive mutual economic growth.