Background
Yoshida, Shoichiro was born on August 25, 1932 in Tokyo.
Yoshida, Shoichiro was born on August 25, 1932 in Tokyo.
Graduate, University Tokyo, 1956.
Joined Nippon Kogaku KK (later Nikon Corporation), 1956, director, general manager, Precision Equipment Division, 1983, board directors, 1983. Managing director, board directors Nikon Corporation, 1987—1989, senior managing director, 1989—1993, executive vice president, 1993—1997, president, 1997—2001, chairman, since 2001, Chief Executive Officer, 2001. Secretary general Semiconductor Equipment Association Japan, 1985, executive director, 89, vice chairman, 95, 2001, chairman, 1997.
Project director, Yoshida Nano-Mechanism Project, Exploratory Research Advanced Technology Research and Development Corporation Japan, 1985—1990. Director Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, 1990—2001, vice chairman, 1997, chairman, 1998—1999, director emeritus, 2001. Board directors East Japan Railway Company, 2002.
Member of Japan Telescope Manufacturers Association (chairman 2002), Japan Optical Industry Association 2002, Japan Society Precision Engineering 2000-2002, Society New Technology (vice chairman 1999).