Tak Niinami

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings

Tak Niinami is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Suntory Holdings, one of the world's leading consumer products companies with operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

Tak spent the first 20 years of his career at Mitsubishi Corporation, where he held several management positions and founded Sodex Corporation (now LEOC Co.), a hospital food service joint venture between Mitsubishi and Sodexo of France. He ultimately took the company public in 1999. Prior to joining Suntory in 2014, Tak was the CEO of Lawson, Inc., where he increased revenue and operating profits for 12 consecutive years, transforming Lawson into one of Asia’s major convenience store operators.

Outside of Suntory, Tak has served since 2014 on the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy—a key advisory body to the Prime Minister of Japan that shapes the nation’s economic and fiscal policies. This makes him the longest-serving business leader in this role. Additionally, he represents Japan’s corporate leadership as Chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).

Tak is also a Co-Chair of the Trilateral Commission, a member of the Leadership Council of the World Economic Forum, and serves on the Global Board of Advisors of the Council on Foreign Affairs. An active member of the Asia Business Council, Tak previously served as its Chairman. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council and The Business Council of the United States. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Keio University and studied at Stanford University as an exchange student during his junior year. Tak received his MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.

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