Hiroshi Ozaki
Hiroshi Ozaki
Osaka Gas
Mr. Ozaki has been Chairman of Osaka Gas since April 1, 2015. Before the current position, he was President of the company for seven years.
After joining the company in 1972, Ozaki has had wide-ranging experiences in such business fields as LNG procurement, corporate planning, LNG terminal operations, and gas marketing.
Mr. Ozaki also has international business experiences as a European representative based in London between 1984 and 1987 as well as manager of LNG procurement and international affairs. After his appointment as member of the board in 2002, he was seconded to the Japan Gas Association for three years as managing director for technical and international affairs. He was appointed Managing Director and Head of the LNG Terminal & power Generation Business Unit in 2005, and Head of the Commercial & Industrial Energy Business Unit in 2007.
Outside the company, Ozaki serves as chairman of the Japan Gas Association (since June 2013) and vice chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (since March 2013).
Mr. Ozaki graduated from Tokyo University with a bachelor's degree in mathematical engineering and information physics in 1972. He also did his post-graduate studies at the School of Electrical Engineering of Princeton University in the United States (1976 - 1977).
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