Kakutarō Kitashiro

Kakutaro Kitashiro (北城 恪太郎, Kitashiro Kakutaro, born April 21, 1944) is a Japanese systems engineer and business executive. He was the president of IBM Japan, Ltd., IBM's Japanese subsidiary, in 1993-1999, and of IBM Asia Pacific Corporation in 1999-2003, and contributed to the development of the IT business in Japan and Asia-Pacific. He was also the chairperson of Japan Association of Corporate Executives in 2003-2006, and the chair of the Board of Trustees of International Christian University, Tokyo, in 2010-2019.

Kakutarō Kitashiro

Kakutaro Kitashiro (北城 恪太郎, Kitashiro Kakutaro, born April 21, 1944) is a Japanese systems engineer and business executive. He was the president of IBM Japan, Ltd., IBM's Japanese subsidiary, in 1993-1999, and of IBM Asia Pacific Corporation in 1999-2003, and contributed to the development of the IT business in Japan and Asia-Pacific. He was also the chairperson of Japan Association of Corporate Executives in 2003-2006, and the chair of the Board of Trustees of International Christian University, Tokyo, in 2010-2019.