Suntory HD President Niinami
Press Conference at Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Takeshi Niinami, President & Chief Executive Officer of Suntory Holdings Ltd., speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on January 15, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. Niinami, who joined Suntory after leading convenience store group Lawson, laid out his goals for the Japanese whisky and beverage giant. Suntory is looking for further growth overseas as the Japanese market contracts, and Harvard educated Niinami, the first person from outside of the Suntory founding family to head the company, is seen as the right person for this task. (Photo by Yohei Osada/AFLO)