Not many music-business executives compare themselves to Oda Nobunaga or Napoleon Bonaparte.
But Keiichi Ishizaka is not your average Japanese exec. He cites those two historical figures as role models as he begins his campaign to build up Warner Music Japan (WMJ) into one of the country's top three record companies.
"I can be like Nobunaga or Napoleon by (harnessing) the power of our employees," says Ishizaka, with no hint of false modesty.