Yoshinobu Noma

President and CEO, Kodansha Ltd.

January 13, 1969: Born in Tokyo 

March 1991: Graduated from Faculty of Law (Department of Political Science) at Keio University

April 1991: Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. and was stationed in London from 1994

February 1999: Joined Kodansha, Ltd. as Vice President and Board Member in charge of Accounting and Finance Division and Digital Operating Division

February 2003: Appointed as the Senior Vice President and Board Member

February 2004: Appointed as the Senior Executive Vice President and COO of Kodansha, Ltd.

March 2011: Appointed as the President and CEO of Kodansha, Ltd.

Boards and Memberships:  

Vice Chairman of JMPA(Japan Magazine Publishers Association)

Representative Director of Digital Publishers Federation of Japan

Chairman of Japan Publishers Club Foundation

Chairman of Japan Council for Promotion of Book Reading

Chairman of The Japan Forum, a public interest incorporated association.