Founder and CEO of Leadership Consulting Former CEO of Starbucks Coffee Japan
Born 1958 in Osaka, Japan, Matsuo Iwata held positions at companies such as Nissan Motor, Gemini Consulting Japan Inc., and Coca-Cola (Japan). In 2001 he became representative director and president of Atlus, in 2003 director and managing corporate officer of Takara, and in 2005 president and CEO of Aeon Forest.
In June 2009, he took the position of Representative Director and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Japan. He began his current position in March 2011. A graduate of UCLA Anderson School of Management, he was chosen out of 37,000 alumni as one of their 100 Points of Impact.