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Dec 17, 2024

The CFO: ‘Our ultimate mission is the protection of lives’, says finance chief of Japan’s Weathernews Inc

Masanori Yoshitake talks weather, climate and society, ramping up IR and taking investors from a financial return to an emotional one
If you live in a typhoon-risk zone, your storm intensity information – and alerts – might come from Weathernews Inc, the Tokyo-listed, global weather prediction and warning company. If you’re working at sea and know there’s a storm coming, you might be advised to shelter or drift in a safe place via an alert from Weathernews. Though a publicly listed company with a duty to shareholders, it also takes it social responsibility seriously too, its CFO Masanori Yoshitake tells IR Magazine (through

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Garnet Roach

An award-winning journalist, Garnet Roach joined IR Magazine in October 2012, working on both the editorial and research sides of the publication. Prior to entering the world of investor relations, her freelance career covered a broad range of...

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