Eikō Harada

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Eikō Harada 原田泳幸
Eikō Harada
Born	(1948-12-03) December 3, 1948 (age 72) Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
Occupation	Businessman

Eikō Harada (原田泳幸, Harada Eikō, born December 3, 1948) is a Japanese business executive.

Early life and education[]

Born in Sasebo, he graduated from that city's Nagasaki Prefectural Sasebo South High School, and then from Tokai University.

Career[]

After working at National Cash Register Company Japan, Ltd. (Currently known as NCR Japan, Ltd.) and Yokogawa Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd. (Currently known as Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.), Harada served as a Board member of Schlumberger K.K., Board member of Apple Japan, Inc., Vice President of Apple Computer, Inc., (USA), Representative Board and General Manager of Apple Japan, Inc., Chairman, President and CEO, Representative Director of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd., Chairman, President and CEO, Representative Director of McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd., Representative Director, Chairman and CEO of Benesse Holdings, Inc., Chairman, President and CEO of Gong Cha Japan Co., Ltd., and a member of Gong Cha Group Global Senior Leadership Team.

Arrested[]

Harada was arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department due to Domestic Violence with his wife on February 6, 2021^[1].He denies the allegations, the Shibuya Police Station said. On February 24, 2021, he resigned as Chairman, President and CEO of Gong Cha Japan "for personal reasons."

Publications[]

Harada wrote a book, Tokoton Yareba, Kanarazu Dekiru (とことんやれば、必ずできる). It was published by Kanki Publishing in 2005.^[2]

Personal life[]

Harada is married to J-pop singer-songwriter Yumi Tanimura.

References[]

External links[]

• Kanki Publishing page for Harada's book