Shoichiro Irimajiri
Shoichiro Irimajiri (Japanese入 交 昭一郎; Irimajiri Shoichiro ), born 3 January 1940 in Kobe, Japan born. He is a Japanese engineer and businessman.
Career
After studying at the University of Tokyo with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in March 1963, he joined in April 1963, the Honda Motor Company, where he developed motors with high power for motorcycles and Formula 1 racing cars. He constructed in 1965, at the age of 25 years, several successful Honda racing bikes, such as the RC149 125cc, 250cc RC166 and RC174 the 300. In addition, his team developed the Honda Formula 1 engines of the RA273 from 1966, RA300 1967 RA301 RA302 and of 1968.
In the late 1960s he was employed as a design engineer for production cars. He developed the stratified charge engine CVCC, which was first used in the Honda Civic 1975 in the United States and the first met the U.S. emission regulations without a catalyst with this engine.
In 1976, he was employed as a project manager and constructed with an 8- man team the motorcycle engine the Honda CBX, an air-cooled four-valve DOHC inline-six from a good liter displacement and 105 hp DIN power
In 1978 he is in, he is responsible to the Managing Director of Honda R & D, motorcycle new developments among others, the NR500
1979 Director of the Honda head office and has overall responsibility for the development of all Honda motorcycles
1981 Managing Director of Honda 's headquarters in Tokyo
In 1982 the first president of the HRC, Honda Racing Corporation, a holding company
1984-1988 President of Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. ( HAM), a Honda subsidiary of U.S. production in Marysville, Ohio, known as "Mr. Iri " in the U.S. auto industry
In 1988 he returned to Japan and worked for four years as Executive Vice President of Honda Motor Company.
In 1992 he gave up his job at Honda due to heart problems. He began a traditional Chinese treatment and has recovered.
After his recovery in 1993 he became vice -developed general manager and deputy director of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. , Japan, the race simulations. In July 1996, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SEGA of America and SEGA Enterprises Managing Director in 1998. After SEGA announced the third consecutive loss, he announced in 1999. From April 1999 to March 2006 he was an external director of Delphi Automotive Systems, USA. From February 2001 to 2005 he was also director of Happinet Corporation, Japan, a wholesale of toy systems that companies such as Bandai Co., Ltd.. Controlled. In January 2001 he became a director at Zenrin Co., Ltd.. , A subsidiary of ZENRIN - Datacom Co., LTD., April chief strategist at Fleishman -Hillard Japan. In June 2005, Shoichiro Irimajiri chairman of Asahi Tec, a Japanese manufacturer of aluminum and castings for the automotive industry.