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Biography: Masayoshi Son

Chairman & CEO
Masayoshi SonDate of Birth: August 11, 1957
Sept. 1981 Founded SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Corp.), Representative Director & President
Apr. 1983 Chairman & CEO of SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Corp.)
Feb. 1986 President & CEO of SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Corp.) (to present)
Jan. 1996 Representative Director & President, Yahoo Japan Corporation
July 1996 Chairman of the Board, Yahoo Japan Corporation (to present)
June 2001 President, BB Technologies Corporation (currently SoftBank BB Corp.)
Feb. 2004 Chairman & CEO, SoftBank BB Corp. (to present)
July 2004 Chairman of the Board, JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (currently SoftBank Telecom Corp.)
Apr. 2006 Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Vodafone K.K. (currently SoftBank Mobile Corp.)
Oct. 2006 Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Telecom Corp.
(to present)
June 2007 Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Mobile Corp.
(to present)

(As of March 31, 2012)
Number of shares held (Thousands) 231,704