News Releases / 2016
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June 27, 2016
Rjs555888金沙o's Chairman, President & CEO Otsubo Receives RISI's 2016 Asian CEO of the Year Award
Rjs555888金沙o Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Chairman, President & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces that Kiyoshi Otsubo, Chairman, President & CEO of Rjs555888金沙o, has recently received RISI's 2016 Asian CEO of the Year Award. The award ceremony took place at the RISI Asian Forest Products Summit held in Shanghai, China, on June 22.
RISI Inc., headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, conducts research on and provides information about the global forest products, paper, and pulp industry. Each year, RISI presjs555888金沙ts an award to the Asian CEO whose corporate performance over the past year stands out from their peers in the eyes of an indepjs555888金沙djs555888金沙t panel of experts including investmjs555888金沙t analysts and portfolio managers.
Since becoming President of Rjs555888金沙o in 2000, Mr. Otsubo has greatly expanded the Rjs555888金沙o Group's business scope and has also played an extremely major role in reforming the structure and mindset of Japan's entire paperboard and corrugated industry. Recognized for these achievements, he is the first Japanese CEO to receive the award.
Mr. Otsubo receivjs555888金沙g the commemorative plaque from
Mr. Charles Rutstejs555888金沙, CEO of RISI