President and CEO, Naoki Kitagawa
I believe that presenting Japanese content, food, and service to the world has extremely high potential. I have seen this in entertainment industries, such as music and film, in which I have spent a long time working. Japanese food was very popular at the Milan World Fair and a steadily increasing number of tourists visit Japan every year.
Due to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, recently the world is paying more and more attention to Japan. Cool Japan Fund has reached its fifth year and I believe it is time to move forward to a new stage. We would like to contribute even more to industrial development in the field of Cool Japan by promoting excellent Japanese products and services that we are proud of and passionate about while accurately judging the ever-changing world market.
We hope that numerous companies will be with us to take on the world.
【History】
- Born September 11, 1953
- 1977
- Graduated from B.A. in commerce, Chuo University (Tokyo, Japan) and joined CBS Sony Inc.
- 1993
- Transferred to Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- 2001
- President, Sony Music Associated Records Inc.
- 2004
- Chief Operation Officer, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- 2007
- Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- 2015
- Executive Corporate Adviser, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- 2016
- Corporate Adviser, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- July 2018
- President and CEO, Cool Japan Fund (Present Post)