Reijirou Kobayashi
the second Chairperson
Brief history
- May 7, 1928
- Born in Tokyo
- March 1951
- Graduated from the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- 1951
- Joined Kobayashi KOSÉ Co., Ltd.
- 1964
- Appointed Executive Director, Kobayashi KOSÉ Co., Ltd.
- 1976
- Appointed Senior Executive Director, Kobayashi KOSÉ Co., Ltd.
- 1979
- Appointed Representative Director and Senior Executive Director, Kobayashi KOSÉ Co., Ltd.
- 1981
- Appointed President and CEO, Kobayashi Kosé Co., Ltd.
- 1990
- Appointed Board of Directors of KOSÉ Cosmetology Research Foundation
- August 1, 1991
- President and CEO of KOSÉ Corporation following the change of the company name from Kobayashi Kosé Co., Ltd.
- 1995
- Appointed Chairperson of the Board of the KOSÉ Cosmetology Research Foundation
- 1996
- Appointed Chairperson of the Board of KOSÉ Beauty Academy
- 1997
- Appointed Chairperson and Representative Director, KOSÉ Corporation.
- 1998
- Appointed as a Board of Directors of Waseda University
- 2001
- Appointed President of the Japan Cosmetic Industry Association
- 2007
- Appointed Director and Advisor, KOSÉ Corporation.
- 2010
- Retired as Director, KOSÉ Corporation
- August 13, 2011
- Death (83 years old)
Awards, etc.
- 1992
- Awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon
- 1977
- Acquired a doctoral degree in engineering (Waseda University)
- 1998
- Received Third Order of the Sacred Treasure (Zuihō-shō).
- 2001
- Receive the French National Medal, Legion of Honor award
