Yoichi Wada
| Yoichi Wada | |
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| Born |
May 28, 1959 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation |
President of Shinra Technologies Outside director of Metaps |
| Salary | ¥240 million (2010) |
| Board member of | Shinra Technologies, Metaps |
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Yoichi Wada (和田 洋一 Wada Yōichi?) (born May 28, 1959 in Nagoya, Japan) is a former president and representative director of the Japanese video game and publishing company Square Enix as well as its subsidiary Taito. He is also the former chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), the former chairman of the Digital Content Use Promotion Conference and a former member of Japanese Brand and Contents Council
He is the current president of Shinra Technologies and a current outside director of Metaps.
Wada was born on May 28, 1959 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. As a student, Wada wanted to become the president of a company as a profession, rather than gradually working his way up in a company through his entire career. He set for himself the objective of becoming a president by the age of 40. After receiving a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Tokyo, he went through an apprenticeship in the financial services group and global investment bank Nomura Securities in order to build a track record. Starting in 1984, he served in the group as part of the corporate strategy division, the investment banking division, and finally the controller division. He also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Warsaw, Poland. In 2000, he decided to join "a company with a 'theme'", and, thinking that one of the themes of the 21st century was "creating society", chose the video game company Square.
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