Yoshihiko Miyauchi

Overview

Yoshihiko Miyauchi began his career at Nichimen & Co., Ltd. (currently Sojitz Corporation) in 1960 and worked there four years before entering Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently ORIX Corporation) as one of the founding 13 members in 1964. Miyauchi became a Director in 1970 and was appointed President and CEO in 1980, a position he held until he assumed his present role as Chairman and CEO in April 2000. In his term as CEO, Miyauchi has overseen the development of ORIX into an integrated financial services company that has continued to be on the forefront of innovation. Miyauchi is a strong proponent of deregulation and serves as the President of the Council for Promoting Regulatory Reform (an organization that reports directly to the Cabinet) and is a Vice Chairman of the Board of Councillors for the Nippon-Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). He also has directorships on the boards ofAozora Bank, Ltd., SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU K.K, Sony Corporation, DAIKYO INCORPORATED, Sojitz Corporation and ACCESS Co., Ltd. Miyauchi was born on September 13, 1935 and earned a BA from Kwansei Gakuin University in 1958 followed by an MBA from the University of Washington in the USA in 1960.