Quickly read the article about a change in the leader at Suntory below from The Japan Times and with a partner, scan the article to find the answers to the 6questions below.
(Scanning means to search quickly to find specific information. It is different from skimreading, which means to quickly read a passage to get the main idea.)
(Scanning means to search quickly to find specific information. It is different from skimreading, which means to quickly read a passage to get the main idea.)
1. Who will become Suntory President?
2. When will he start?
3. Why was he chosen?
4. Why is this choice unusual for suntory?
5. What is the latest (recent) trend for choosing company leaders reported in the article?
6. What is your opinion about this trend?
2. When will he start?
3. Why was he chosen?
4. Why is this choice unusual for suntory?
5. What is the latest (recent) trend for choosing company leaders reported in the article?
6. What is your opinion about this trend?
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/24/business/corporate-business/suntory-taps-lawson-boss-president-job/#.U6rk-4kazCQ
Suntory Holdings Ltd. is set to appoint the chairman of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. as its president, the first time someone from outside the founding family.
Suntory Holdings Ltd. is set to appoint the chairman of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. as its president, the first time someone from outside the founding family.
Takeshi Niinami will step into the role on Oct. 1. By choosing the 55-year-old, Suntory hopes to accelerate its business expansion, sources said.
Niinami “has an international outlook, vigor, and an ability to crisscross the world, and connections,” current chairman and president, 68-year-old Nobutada Saji, told reporters in Tokyo. “I have big hopes for him.” The appointment will be finalized at a board meeting on July 1.
Saji said he chose the Lawson chairman partly because the younger generation of Suntory’s founding family did not have sufficient experience.
Niinami comes from trading house Mitsubishi Corp., which he joined in 1981. As Lawson president, he oversaw impressive results for the convenience store chain. He became Lawson chairman last month.
As a member of the government panel on industrial competitiveness, Niinami is also a member of the government panel on industrial competitiveness. He recently proposed agricultural reform and deregulation. He is expected to leave Lawson soon to prepare for his new job.
The leadership change comes as Suntory aims to roughly double its group sales, which are now ¥4 trillion, by 2020.
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