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Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義, romanized: Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의, romanized: Son Jeong-ui; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.A third-generation Zainichi Korean, he naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1990. He is the founder, representative director, corporate officer, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG), a strategic technology-focused investment holding company, as well as chairman of UK-based Arm ...
3 days ago · Son spent more than $100 million on a 9-acre estate in Silicon Valley with a 9,000 square foot mansion. Son got his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. #2 Masayoshi Son on the 2024 Japan's 50 ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Since founding SBG in September 1981, Mr. Masayoshi Son has been at the helm of the Group’s management for 42 years, achieving remarkable growth for the Group through advancement into the Internet, telecommunications and AI businesses, investment in the world’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Limited, acquisition of UK-based ARM Holdings plc and founding SoftBank Vision Fund, among other efforts.
Jun 20, 2024 · Biography Masayoshi Son; JAPANESE. Print. Biography Masayoshi Son. Board Director, Founder Masayoshi Son Date of birth: August 11, 1957; 66 years old Number of common shares held in the Company: 4,000,000 shares (As of June 20, 2024) Sept. 1981: Founded SOFTBANK Corp. (currently SoftBank Group Corp.), Chairman & CEO: Jan. 1996: President & CEO, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
Jun 21, 2024 · SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says past investments ‘just a warm-up’ for AI bet. Tech founder tells shareholders he was ‘born to’ make artificial superintelligence a reality.
3 days ago · # 102 Masayoshi Son $20.2B Random fact: Plans to build Japan's largest solar power plant. Overview. Son is the founder and largest shareholder of SoftBank, a Japanese mobile phone and investment ...
Jul 11, 2024 · SoftBank has bought UK-based chipmaker Graphcore, as the Japanese tech group founded by Masayoshi Son accelerates its multibillion-dollar push into artificial intelligence. Graphcore, an AI ...
Dec 27, 2021 · Aiming High: Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group and Disrupting Silicon Valley by Atsuo Inoue, Hodder & Stoughton, £20, 338 pages. John Thornhill is the FT’s innovation editor.
Jun 21, 2023 · SoftBank’s chief executive, Masayoshi Son, in 2018. “I want SoftBank to lead the A.I. revolution,” he said Wednesday. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters. By Michael J. de la Merced. June 21, 2023. For ...
Son returned to Japan after graduating from Berkeley in 1980 and founded SoftBank --the name is short for “bank of software”-- in 1981. It focused on distributing software developed by other ...
