Masahisa Naitoh was a director of DuPont

DuPont

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...

 from January 2000 to April 2008.

Naitoh is chairman and CEO of The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. He previously served as vice chairman, executive vice president, senior managing director and advisor for Itochu Corporation. Before his work at Itochu, Naitoh served in several senior policy positions at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan. At the height of its influence, it effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and directing investment...

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