Masato Kitamura

Background

Kitamura, Masato was born in 1962 in Aomori, Japan.

Education

Graduate, Tokyo University.

Career

With Mainichi Shimbun, Tokyo, since 1965, political editor, Bonn bureau chief, foreign news department chief, chief editorial writer, managing editor, 1998—2000, managing director & chief editor, 2000—2004, president & Chief Executive Officer, 2004—2008, public, since 2004.

Achievements

• Masato Kitamura has been listed as a noteworthy publishing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of World Association Newspapers (vice president executive board 2006-2008), Japan Newspaper Publications & Editors Association/Nippon Seikō Kabushiki-kaisha (chairman since 2006, board directors).