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Yukako uchinaga biography

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Interview with Ms.Yukako Uchinaga

Management Strategy for Increasing Competitiveness in a Global Society
― Diversity Management as a Driver of Unique Innovation Creation ―

As globalization of corporate management accelerates, the concept of diversity management is attracting attention as a method of corporate management for responding to and growing in a global business environment where companies are continually changing. With employees of different nationalities, cultures, religion and gender, and in order to promote discussion while respecting different points of view, unique innovation creation offers promising trajectories for the future.

We spoke about diversity management with Ms. Yukako Uchinaga, who has previously served as a Senior Managing Director at Japan IBM and Director and Executive Vice President of Benesse Corporation, and who currently provides support for the participation of women in the workforce as Board Chair of J-WIN, a non-profit organization.

Ms.Yukako Uchinaga


Board Chair, Japan Women’s Innovative Network (J-WIN) 1999, inducted into th

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Yukako Uchinaga

Ms. Yukako Uchinaga is currently board chair of J-Win (Japan Women’s Innovative Network), a non-profit organization that promotes diversity in the workplace. From 2008 to 2013, she served as the Chairman of the Board, CEO & President, and the Honorary Chairman of Berlitz Corp, and as the Director and Executive Vice President of Benesse Holdings, Inc.

Ms. Uchinaga began her career in 1971 at IBM Japan, where she held several positions in development, marketing and management. She was appointed Director of the Board of IBM Japan in 1995, and then Director of the Board and Senior Executive Officer in 2004. She also assumed the position of Vice President, Asia Pacific Technical Operations (Research, Development & Manufacturing) of IBM Corporation the same year. In 1999, Ms. Uchinaga became the first woman from outside the United States to be inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame. She has served as an advisor to the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Prime Minister’s Council for Gender Equality. She was awarded t

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Yukako Uchinaga

July 1971Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.April 2004Director and Senior Executive Officer, IBM Japan, Ltd.April 2007Technical Advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd.April 2007Board Chair, Japan Women's Innovative Network, a non-profit organizationApril 2008Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO of Berlitz CorporationOctober 2009Director and Executive Vice President, Benesse Holdings, Inc.April 2013Honorary Chairman, Berlitz CorporationSeptember 2013President and CEO, Globalization Research Institute, Inc. (present post)June 2021Director, SINTOKOGIO, Ltd. (present post)June 2022Outside Member of the Board of the Company (present post)July 2022Chairperson and Representative Director, Japan Women's Innovative Network, a non-profit organization

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