Japan Tobacco Group

Japan Tobacco Group is the parent company of Japan Tobacco, a Japanese tobacco company and Japan Tobacco International, an international tobacco business.¹

Directors

JT Group’s board includes:²

• Yoji Wakui, Chairman of the Board
• Hiroshi Kimura, director
• Munetaka Takeda, director
• Mitsuomi Koizumi, director
• Masakazu Shimizu, director
• Yasushi Shingai, director
• Noriaki Okubo, board member
• Mutsuo Iwai, board member

Call for Shake-up of Japan Tobacco Board

In June 2011, The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI), a hedge fund with a charitable arm that invests in children’s projects worldwide, called for a shake-up of Japan Tobacco. In a letter to Japan’s finance ministry, the majority shareholder in JTI, TCI said poor management of Japan Tobacco’s capital structure by its board and senior executives was “destroying shareholder value”. ³

External Resources

JT Group’s website: http://www.jt.com