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{{nihongo|'''Tomoko Namba'''|南場智子|Namba Tomoko|born April 21, 1962}} is a Japanese [[entrepreneur]], and the former [[CEO]] of [[DeNA Co., Ltd.]] She is |
{{nihongo|'''Tomoko Namba'''|南場智子|Namba Tomoko|born April 21, 1962}} is a Japanese [[entrepreneur]], and the former [[CEO]] of [[DeNA Co., Ltd.]] She is vice-chair of the [[Japan Business Federation]]. |
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In 1999 she founded DeNA, one of Japan's largest [[mobile social network]] and mobile game companies. She transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman of DeNA in 2011 to focus on her family and personal life.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Reluctant Icon Enters Private Life|date=July 6, 2011|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304793504576429411182339874|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2021-08-08}}</ref> In 2021, she was appointed |
In 1999 she founded DeNA, one of Japan's largest [[mobile social network]] and mobile game companies. She transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman of DeNA in 2011 to focus on her family and personal life.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Reluctant Icon Enters Private Life|date=July 6, 2011|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304793504576429411182339874|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2021-08-08}}</ref> In 2021, she was appointed vice-chair of the Japan Business Foundation to become the first woman in the post in its 75-year history.<ref name="keidanren" /> |
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Namba received an MBA from [[Harvard Business School]] and was the third Japanese woman to become a partner at [[McKinsey & Co.]] She started DeNA after working on a consulting assignment with [[Sony]]'s [[So-net]] while she was a consultant at McKinsey. |
Namba received an MBA from [[Harvard Business School]] and was the third Japanese woman to become a partner at [[McKinsey & Co.]] She started DeNA after working on a consulting assignment with [[Sony]]'s [[So-net]] while she was a consultant at McKinsey. |
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| Born | April 21, 1962 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School Tsuda College |
| Occupation | CEO |
Tomoko Namba (南場智子, Namba Tomoko, born April 21, 1962) is a Japanese entrepreneur, and the former CEO of DeNA Co., Ltd. She is vice-chair of the Japan Business Federation. [1]
In 1999 she founded DeNA, one of Japan's largest mobile social network and mobile game companies. She transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman of DeNA in 2011 to focus on her family and personal life.[2] In 2021, she was appointed vice-chair of the Japan Business Foundation to become the first woman in the post in its 75-year history.[1]
Namba received an MBA from Harvard Business School and was the third Japanese woman to become a partner at McKinsey & Co. She started DeNA after working on a consulting assignment with Sony's So-net while she was a consultant at McKinsey. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Japan's largest business body appoints first female vice chair". The Japan Times. March 9, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "A Reluctant Icon Enters Private Life". The Wall Street Journal. July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Chana R. Schoenberger (May 19, 2008). "Queen of Mobile". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
External links
[edit]- Tomoko Namba's Official Blog "DNA of DeNA" (Ameba Blog) (in Japanese)
- Tomoko Namba on X
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