Tak Niinami is Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited since October 2014.  Mr. Niinami started his career in 1981 at Mitsubishi Corporation. He was appointed President and CEO of Lawson, Inc. in May 2002, and Chairman, Representative Director in May 2014.  

He serves on the Industrial Competitiveness Council of Japan, as an economic advisor to Prime Minister, and is also a member of the Tax Commission of the Government. He is Vice Chairman of Japan Association of Corporate Executives (JACE), and is also Chairman, Committee on Agricultural Reform of JACE.   He is a member of Industry Partner of World Economic Forum.  

Mr. Niinami is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.