Tomoko Namba

Japanese businessman

Tomoko Namba (南場智子, Namba Tomoko; born April 21, 1962) is a Japanese entrepreneur, and the former CEO of DeNA. She is vice-chair of the Japan Business Federation.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Tomoko Namba (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 21, 1962.¹

About

In 1999 she founded DeNA, one of Japan's largest mobile social network and mobile game companies. She transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman of DeNA in 2011 to focus on her family and personal life. In 2021, she was appointed vice-chair of the Japan Business Foundation to become the first woman in the post in its 75-year history.

Namba received an MBA from Harvard Business School and was the third Japanese woman to become a partner at McKinsey & Co. She started DeNA after working on a consulting assignment with Sony's So-net while she was a consultant at McKinsey.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tomoko Namba, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

DeNAFounder¹²
DeNAChief executive officer 1999 to 2011¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedTsuda University³
Date not recordedHarvard Business School Master of Business Administration³

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁶

Until 1999Partner, McKinsey & Company⁴
1999 to 2011Chief executive officer, DeNA⁴
Date not recordedFounded DeNA⁵

Personal life

BornApr 21, 1962, Niigata⁷
CitizenshipJapan^{8 9}
ResidenceNiigata¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataTomoko Namba: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataTomoko Namba: Partner, McKinsey & Company, on Wikidata
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WikidataTomoko Namba: Founded DeNA, on Wikidata
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WikidataTomoko Namba: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataTomoko Namba: citizenship, on Wikidata
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Wikidatacitizenship, as reported
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WikidataTomoko Namba: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataDeNA, Founder