Profile
Hiroshi Kanno received his Master of Engineering and Architecture degrees from Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Master of Science in Industrial Administration degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Kanno worked in consulting services at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for 17 years. His last position at BCG was Partner and Managing Director, where he served as the Asia/Pacific regional leader of BCG’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice.
Selected Publications
【Books】
Corporate Strategy (Nihon Keizai Shinbun Shuppan-sha, 2019, in Japanese), BCG Management Concepts, Part II: Transformation (Toyo Keizai Shinpo-sha, 2016, in Japanese), Failsafe Ways to Avoid the Failure Trap (Nihon Keizai Shinbun Shuppan-sha, 2011, in Japanese; also published in Chinese and Korean) and The Art of Developing Leadership (Diamond-sha, 2005, in Japanese; also published in Korean)
【Articles】
- “Corporate Strategy and Growth: Creation of New Businesses at an Established Corporation”, (Nihon Keizai Shimnbun, January 14, 2010, (co-author)
- “Growing Leaders From Within Your Company”, (Diamond Harvard Business Review, May 2015.)
Courses in charge
General Management, Corporate Strategy in Practice
Others
Mr. Kanno serves as outside board member and outside auditor of several corporations, including Omron Health Care, ERI Holdings and Stanley Electric.
