Hironobu Abe

A scion of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family, he is the eldest son of politician Shintaro Abe, and the older brother of former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and former minister of defense Nobuo Kishi.

[1][2] The following year he joined Mitsubishi Corporation and was assigned to the Resources Division No.

[3][4][5] Abe worked in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyushu, Toronto, and London managing business investments.

[6] Abe served as president and Representative Director of Mitsubishi Corporation Packaging from 2012 to 2021 before retiring altogether from the company in 2022.

After his retirement at Mitsubishi he maintained a part-time advisory role while also being appointed outside director of Yamaeo Group Holdings, Seikei Gakuen, and Fumakilla.