1961 Mitarai graduated from the University of Chuo in 1961 70% Since he took over as CEO Canon’s revenue has grown 70 percent Chairman of Japanese electronics corporation Canon, Fujio Mitarai, utliises aspects of both Eastern and Western business philosophy in what has since been termed ‘the Mitarai way’. Continually setting innovative business precedents in his pushing of […]

$3.9bn Dekkers allocated $3.9bn to Bayer’s R&D division in 2012, one of the largest in pharmaceuticals $52.8bn Dekkers had a fantastic year with Bayer, making $52.8bn from sales in 2012 Marijn Dekkers describes his business philosophy as being “more innovation, less administration”. Having developed Bayer from an ailing pharmaceutical company to a pioneering corporate model, […]

80% There’s an 80 percent chance your disc drive is made by Nidec ISO 14001 Nidec was one of the first to obtain an ISO 14001 certification Nidec is a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors and is widely considered to have been instrumental in the early expansion of modern-day transport systems. Nidec currently holds almost […]

1999 Infosys was the first Indian company to be listed on the US Stock Exchange in 1999 2008 Infosys was making over $4bn in revenue per year by 2008 An Indian multinational provider of business consulting, engineering and outsourcing services, Infosys is considered a market leader for its corporate governance practices and contributions in furthering […]