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Japanese business executive (born 1948)
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Eikō Harada
原田永幸
Eikō HaradaEikō Harada
Born (1948-12-03) December 3, 1948 (age 76)
Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
OccupationBusinessman

Eikō Harada (原田永幸, Harada Eikō, born December 3, 1948) is a Japanese business executive.

Early life and education

Born in Sasebo, he graduated from that city's Nagasaki Prefectural Sasebo South High School, and then from Tokai University.

Career

After working at National Cash Register Company Japan, Ltd. (Currently known as NCR Japan, Ltd.) and Yokogawa Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd. (Currently known as Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.), Harada served as a board member of Schlumberger K.K., Board member of Apple Japan, Inc., Vice President of Apple Computer, Inc., (USA), Representative Board and General Manager of Apple Japan, Inc., chairman, President and CEO, Representative Director of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd., chairman, President and CEO, Representative Director of McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd., Representative Director, chairman and CEO of Benesse Holdings, Inc., chairman, President and CEO of Gong Cha Japan Co., Ltd., and a member of Gong Cha Group Global Senior Leadership Team.

Eikō Harada joined EGAO Co., Ltd. as CEO.

Arrested

Harada was arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department due to alleged domestic violence to his wife on February 6, 2021. He denies the allegations, the Shibuya Police Station said. On February 24, 2021, he resigned as chairman, President and CEO of Gong Cha Japan "for personal reasons."

Publications

Harada wrote a book, Tokoton Yareba, Kanarazu Dekiru (とことんやれば、必ずできる). It was published by Kanki Publishing in 2005.

Personal life

Harada is married to J-pop singer-songwriter Yumi Tanimura.

References

  1. "株式会社えがお・最高経営責任者に原田永幸が就任". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. Ex-head of Japan's McDonald's and Apple units arrested over domestic assault - Japan Times(02/20/2021)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2008-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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