Kozaburo Kobayashi
the First Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
Brief Biography (Kozaburo Kobayashi)
- 1897
- Born in Ibaraki Prefecture on June 29
- 1912
- Joined Takahashi Toyo-Do, a cosmetics manufacturing company
- 1940
- Headed the sales division and was appointed General Manager, Administration
- 1945
- Quit Takahashi Toyo-Do
- 1946
- Established Kobayashi Unlimited Partnership (a cosmetics manufacturing and selling company)
- 1948
- Established Kobayashi Kosé Co., Ltd.; became Representative Director and President
- 1956
- Established Albion Co., Ltd.
- 1962
- Became Vice Chairman of Tokyo Cosmetic Industry Association
Formed a technology partnership with L’ORÉAL of France
- 1967
- Became Chairman of Tokyo Cosmetic Industry Association and Representative Director of the Japan Cosmetic Industry Association
- 1969
- Established the Kosé Beauty Academy and was its first Principal
- 1981
- Became Representative Director and Chairman of the Kobayashi Kosé Co., Ltd.
- 1990
- With an endowment of one billion yen, established the Cosmetology Research Foundation for the development of cosmetic studies and became the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- 1995
- Became Honorary Chairman of Kosé Co., Ltd.
- 1995
- Died on July 22, aged 98
Awards and Honors
- 1970
- Was awarded the Third Order of the Sacred Treasure
- 1973
- Was awarded the L’Ordre national du Mérite from France
- 1988
- Established a fellowship by donating 100 million yen to his hometown, Iwai City
- 1993
- Was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by Iwai City
