Mitsuru Claire Chino

At-a-Glance

Managing Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation, in charge of communications since April 2023.
Served as Global General Counsel of ITOCHU Corporation.
Served as President & CEO of ITOCHU International Inc., the North American flagship of ITOCHU Corporation.
First woman to become executive officer of a Japanese diversified industrials company.
Earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a juris doctor degree from Cornell Law School.
Sits on the advisory board of Cornell Law School.

Biography

Mitsuru Claire Chino is a bilingual and bicultural senior business executive at ITOCHU Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 diversified industrials company. Since April 2023, she serves as Executive Managing Officer in charge of communications. She is also a trained lawyer specializing in cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions.

Chino previously held the position of Global General Counsel for ITOCHU Corporation and served as President & CEO of ITOCHU International Inc.