TOKYO -- Eisaku Ito has had an eventful first two weeks on the job as president and chief executive of Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Eisaku Ito has been with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for 38 years. The company is seeking to interest the Royal Australian Navy in its Mogami stealth frigates. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Konosuke Urata and Suzu Takahashi)
Engineer Eisaku Ito takes reins after turning gas turbines into company's profit engine