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Caryl, Christian, Itoi, Kay |
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Newsweek (Pacific Edition); 6/20/2005 (Pacific Edition), Vol. 145 Issue 24/25, p42-43, 2p, 1 Color Photograph |
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This article profiles GMO Internet chief executive Masatoshi Kumagai. The moment you step into the reception area of GMO Internet, on the 11th floor of a posh Tokyo skyscraper, you're hit by the sickly sweet fumes wafting from dozens of flowerpots. They're gifts congratulating the company on its new listing on the prestigious first tier of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The man in charge of GMO, Masatoshi Kumagai, is a 41-year-old high-school dropout who got his start by managing one of his dad's enterprises: a pachinko parlor. These days his group, the outgrowth of a multimedia communications company he founded back in 1991, is an investor darling and a paragon of Japan's new economy, albeit no giant. GMO's market capitalization of $1.5 billion puts it at No. 11 among Japanese Internet businesses. |
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