Faculty

Integrated Hospitality (Green House) Endowed Chairs Adjunct ProfessorTadao KIKUCHI

Service and Hospitality Program

【Specialized Fields】
Hospitality Management, Finance
【Subjects】
Practical hospitality corporate management
【Background】
Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, MBA (ESSEC, France). After working at Nippon Credit Bank Co., Ltd.(Currently Aozora Bank) and Deutsche Securities, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Holdings Inc. Vice-Chairperson of Service Productivity & Innovation for Growth, Vice Chairperson of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives).
【Message】
The biggest challenge for Hospitality industry in Japan is how to remodel its industrial structure in response to declining birthrate and aging population in Japan. The Hospitality industry is an important industry for Japan's future, and I would like to take this opportunity to think about how to achieve sustainable growth of Hospitality industry in this declining population.