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Takashi Ito

Senior General Manager of Corporate Economic Security Division, Mitsubishi Electric

Mr. Takashi Ito is Senior General Manager of Corporate Economic Security Division at Mitsubishi Electric, having assumed this position as the first person in charge upon establishment of the division (Oct. 2020). He analyzes the risks faced by Mitsubishi Electric due to policies and regulations backed by the security of major powers, as well as the rise of geopolitical risks. Having joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1986, he began his career developing an international legal framework for the Japanese semiconductor industry. From 1995 to 1997, he was dispatched to the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), where he worked mainly on strengthening cooperation between European governments and business circles and Japanese business circles. From 2002 to 2003, he was involved in the establishment of Renesas Technology Corporation, which merged the semiconductor business units of Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric, and from 2012 onward, he led the restructuring of Renesas with the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan. Mr. Ito received his law degree from Keio University.

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