boards native_name_lang birth_place native_name birth_date article_title name occupation
honda ja tokyo , japan 伊東孝紳 29 august 1953 takanobu ito
 takanobu ito president honda motor co. , chief executive officer and representative director of
takanobu ito

takanobu ito has also been an executive of honda r&d since 1998 , appointed as president and director of honda r&d co. , ltd. in april 2009 .
previously , he had been appointed senior managing director of honda r&d in june 2001 , after director of the company in june 2000 , following the position as executive vice president of honda r&d americas , inc. since april 1998 .
he had joined honda in april 1978 .
