Kazunori Iizuka
President, Japan Institute of Design Promotion: Japan
| 1947 | Born in Tokyo |
| 1971 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo |
| 1971 | Entered Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |
| 1976 | Entered graduate school at Rice University (economics) |
| 1985-88 | Worked in MITI London |
| 1996-98 | Worked in MITI New York |
| 1998 | Retired from MITI |
| Oct. 1998 | Executive director of Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. |
| Aug. 2002 | Director of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) |
| Oct. 2004 | Vice-chairman and executive director of New Energy Foundation |
| July 2007 | President of Japan Institute of Design Promotion |
Since 2007, Mr. Iizuka has been engaging in various design promotion projects, mainly focusing on sponsoring of Good Design Award. Fifty-eight years have elapsed this year since its first Award and today the total number of applications is as many as 3,600, which gives him a sense of great satisfaction and enthusiasm in his work.
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