Corporate Japan needs more foreign CEOs, IMD's Manzoni says

Success at Takeda, Mitsubishi Chemical could change view on foreign talent

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"Working with management requires a good balance between supporting management and challenging management," said Jean-Francois Manzoni, president of the International Institute for Management Development. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- When Jean-Francois Manzoni, president of the International Institute for Management Development, was having a discussion with a group of human resource managers here on Tuesday, a question arose: How many foreign CEOs head major Japanese corporations?

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