Tadashi Yanai

Chairman, President and CEO, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD
Chairman, President and CEO, UNIQLO CO., LTD.
Director, SOFTBANK CORP.
Chairman, LINK THEORY JAPAN CO., LTD.
Chairman, CABIN CO., LTD.
Chairman, GOV RETAILING CO., LTD.
Director, Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1949

Business Background:

Aug. 1972: Joined FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Sep. 1972: Director, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Aug. 1973: Senior Managing Director, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Sep. 1984: President & CEO, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Jun. 2001: Director, SOFTBANK CORP. (current)
Nov. 2002: Chairman and CEO, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
(currently Chairman, President and CEO)
Oct. 2003: Chairman and CEO, GLOBAL RETAILING CO., LTD.
(currently Representative Director)
Oct. 2003: Chairman and CEO, GLOBAL INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
(currently Representative Director)
Feb. 2004: Chairman, LINK HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
(currently LINK THEORY JAPAN CO., LTD.)
Nov. 2004: Chairman, UNIQLO USA, Inc. (current)
Mar. 2005: Chairman, ONEZONE CORPORATION (currently GOV RETAILING CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2005: Director Chairman, LINK THEORY HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
(currently LINK THEORY JAPAN CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2005: Chairman, FR FRANCE S.A.S.
Apr. 2005: Chairman, GLOBAL RETAILING FRANCE S.A.S.
(currently UNIQLO FRANCE S.A.S.)
Jun. 2005: Director, SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd.
(current SPARX Group Co., Ltd.)
Nov. 2005: Chairman, President and CEO, UNIQLO CO., LTD. (current)
Nov. 2005: Chairman, UNIQLO (U.K.) LTD. (current)
Mar. 2006: Chairman, G.U. CO., LTD.
May 2006: Chairman, CABIN CO., LTD. (current)
Jan. 2007: Director Chairman, VIEWCOMPANY CO., LTD.
Sep. 2008: Chairman, GOV RETAILING CO., LTD. (current)
Sep. 2008: Chairman & CEO, FR FRANCE S.A.S.
Jun. 2009: Director, Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (current)

(As of June 1, 2010)

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