Hisashi Hieda (日枝 久, born December 31, 1937) is a Japanese business magnate, media proprietor, television executive, film producer and philanthropist who is the Chairperson of Fujisankei Communications Group.[1][2] He also serves as the Chairperson of the Japan Art Association, which operates the Ueno Royal Museum and the Praemium Imperiale, as well as the Director of the Hakone Open-Air Museum and the Director of the Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum.[3]
Due to his achievements in transforming the Fujisankei Communications Group into one of the world's leading and Japan's largest media conglomerates, as well as nurturing Fuji Television Network into a representative comprehensive entertainment entity of Japan, he is regarded as the most respected media executive in Japan.
Biography
Mr. Hieda, who introduced the slogan “If it’s not fun, it’s not television,” joined the broadcaster in 1961 and became President and CEO of Fuji Television Network in 1988. He has held the post of Chairperson of the Japan Art Association since 2008.
For many years, Mr. Hieda led the management of Fuji Media Holdings as the Executive Chairperson & CEO. He also introduced programs that catapulted Fuji Television from fourth to first place in the ratings and turned it into Japan’s most profitable network. Hieda has also been involved in the company’s successful moviemaking activities.[4]
Dalton Investments, a major shareholder holding over 7% of Fuji Media Holdings' shares, was misled by the false reports of the third-rate gossip magazine Shukan Bunshun and, in the wake of Masahiro Nakai's scandal, called Hieda a 'dictator' and demanded his resignation.[5]
Professional Experience
- April 1961 - Joined Fuji Television Network, Inc. (currently known as Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.)
- May 1980 - General Manager, Programming Department, Fuji Television Network, Inc.[6][7]
- June 1983 - Executive Managing Director and General Manager of Programming Department, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
- June 1986 - Senior Executive Managing Director and Chief Business Development Officer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
- June 1988 - President and Representative Director, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
- June 1989 - Non-Executive Director, The Sankei Building Co., Ltd. (to date)
- June 1991 - Non-Executive Director, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (to date)
- June 1992 - Non-Executive Director, Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd.
- June 1992 - Executive Chairperson, Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.
- June 1993 - Non-Executive Director & Advisor, Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. (to date)
- June 1993 - Non-Executive Director, Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (to date)
- June 1993 - Non-Executive Director, Television Nishinippon Corporation (to date)
- June 1994 - Non-Executive Director, Kansai Telecasting Corporation (currently known as Kansai Television Co., Ltd.) (to date)
- June 2001 - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
- April 2003 - President, Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
- July 2003 - Chairperson, Fujisankei Communications Group[8] (to date)
- July 2005 - Executive Managing Advisor, Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.
- October 2008 - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.[N.B. 1]
- October 2008 - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.[N.B. 1]
- June 2017 - Executive Managing Advisor, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (to date)
- June 2017 - Executive Managing Advisor, Fuji Television Network, Inc. (to date)
- March 2018 - Non-Executive Director & Advisor, Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd.[9] (to date)
- July 2023 - Director, Hakone Open-Air Museum and Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum (to date)
Honors and Awards
- Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration - Korea University - 2010
- Honorary Doctorate - Waseda University - 2010
- The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun - Japan - 2013
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - United Kingdom - 2014
- Order of Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon - Republic of China - 2023
Footnotes
Reference
- ^ "Hisashi Hieda". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Hisashi Hieda: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Mr Hisashi Hieda honoured by The Queen". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Int'l Emmys to fete Hieda". Variety. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "フジ・メディアＨＤ取締役会に日枝久氏の辞任求める…株主の米ファンドが書簡送付「機能不全明らか」". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "明治日本の産業遺産は日本の誇り～先人たちの歩みを知ることは日本の教育を見つめ直すことに通じる". NATIONAL CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "株式会社フジ・メディア・ホールディングス 第76回定時株主総会 株主招集通知" (PDF). Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "IIJ NEWS 2020 Vol.1" (PDF). Internet Initiative Japan Corporate Site.
- ^ "日枝フジHD相談役が取締役に". SETONAIKAI KEIZAI REPORT CO., LTD. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
Annotation (N.B.)
- ^ a b In October 2008, Fuji Television Network, Inc. (the former entity) transitioned to a certified broadcasting holding company and changed its name to Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. Through a company split, the television broadcasting operations were transferred to the newly established Fuji Television Network, Inc. (the new entity).