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Junichi Endo, WG'93, is President and CEO of NMKV, a fifty-fifty joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors to plan and develop mini cars in Japan. He also serves on the Asian Executive Board of the Wharton School.

Prior to establishing NMKV, from 2007 to 2011, he was the Senior Vice President in charge of Global Marketing and Sales, Global After Sales, as well as Global Conversion and Accessory at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in Yokohama, Japan. He also served on the Executive Committee in Nissan as the youngest Japanese member.

His 28-year career at Nissan began in 1984 after graduating from the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Yokohama City University. In 1993, he earned his MBA degree at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From 2001 to 2002, he led three Cross Functional Teams of business development as a pilot. In 2003 he became the General Manager of the Strategic Marketing Department, Fleet Business Division, and later that year was promoted to President of Autech Japan, Inc. Two years later, Mr. Endo was named the Senior Vice President in charge of the Global After Sales Division, After Sales Division (Japan) and GOM After Sales Division of Nissan.