Naomi Hirose is the former President and CEO of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), where he served for over 40 years before he left in 2021. He currently serves as Chair of the Japan Energy Association and Vice Chair of the World Energy Council since 2022.
Hirose joined TEPCO in 1976 and held various management positions from 1992 to 2005, including roles in corporate planning, sales, marketing and customer relations.
Following the 2011 Fukushima Accident, he played a crucial role in establishing and implementing the nuclear damage compensation system. As CEO from 2012, Hirose led TEPCO through a series of complex challenges, including the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi, managing accident compensation, spearheading the revitalization of Fukushima and keeping TEPCO competitive in the deregulated Japan’s electric market.
Hirose holds a B.A. in Sociology from Hitotsubashi University (1976) and an MBA from Yale School of Management (1983).
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