Takanobu Ito

Takanobu Ito
伊東孝紳
Ito in 2014
Born (1953-08-29) 29 August 1953[1]
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationBusiness executive
EmployerHonda
Board member ofHonda

Takanobu Ito (伊東 孝紳, Itō Takanobu; born 29 August 1953) is a Japanese business executive who led Honda from 2009 to 2015.

Career

Takanobu joined Honda in April 1978[1][2] and had also been an executive of Honda R&D since 1998 and was appointed as President and Director of Honda in April 2009.[2][1] In February 2015, following a recall due to faulty airbags, he announced his resignation as Honda CEO in late June,[3][4][5] and was succeeded by Takahiro Hachigo.[6][7][8]

Previously, Takanobu had been appointed Senior Managing Director of Honda R&D in June 2001, after Director of the Company in June 2000, following the position as Executive Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. since April 1998.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Takanobu Ito". Wall Street Journal. WSJ.com. 2013, webpage: WSJ6401.
  2. ^ a b c "Takanobu Ito – Forbes". Forbes.com. 2013, webpage: Forbes-tak.
  3. ^ "Honda, in unexpected move, says CEO Ito to step down". CNBC. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  4. ^ "Takanobu Ito Steps Down as Honda CEO". MotorTrend. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  5. ^ "Honda CEO Takanobu Ito is unexpectedly stepping down". The Week. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  6. ^ "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  7. ^ "Honda, Grappling With Quality Problems, Will Replace Its President (Published 2015)". 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  8. ^ "Honda president Takanobu Ito to step down after air-bag recall scandal - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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