Kunimasa Suzuki

Representative Director and Chairman, Intel Japan

Intel Corporation

Kunimasa Suzuki is the Representative Director and Chairman of Intel Japan at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for accelerating the data-centric transformation (DcX) strategy while continuing to maintain the health of our client-centric business in Japan. This market has been crucial to our success as a company and will continue to play an instrumental role as we further expand our role in computing, the internet of things, 5G, and artificial intelligence in Japan. In addition, he led efforts towards bringing innovative experiences using technology for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He is also actively promoting the creation and support of Japan’s educational environment, such as the GIGA School Program and the STEAM Lab, as well as promoting the spread of high-performance PCs that support the creator economy for the arrival of the “era of 100 million creators.”

Prior to Intel, Suzuki held various roles over 34 years at Sony, on top of his Corporate EVP role at Sony, he has gained broad-based business executive experience through his leadership roles at Sony VAIO, Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation), and Sony Mobile Communications.

Suzuki holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan.