Masamichi Terabatake

Business / Corporate Jan 5, 2018

As people in Japan smoke less, Japan Tobacco's new CEO looks abroad for growth

by Lisa Du

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Masamichi Terabatake is in the hot seat. The 52-year-old started off 2018 by taking the helm of the world's third-largest tobacco company. While the view from his new Tokyo office may be different than the one from his previous stint at the ...

Business / Corporate Nov 19, 2017

Japan Tobacco taps exec from international division to be next president

Japan Tobacco Inc. has tapped Masamichi Terabatake, an executive at a unit controlling the cigarette maker's international operations, to succeed President Mitsuomi Koizumi, sources said Sunday. The leadership change comes as Japan Tobacco, which holds about 60 percent of the domestic cigarette market, seeks to ...