
스포츠 베팅 플랫폼terview with Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s CTO:
Pursuit of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation for “Forg스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the future”
03/22/2023
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*This English text is a translation of a document orig스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ally prepared 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 Korean.
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The Mitsubishi Chemical Group operates a wide range of bus스포츠 베팅 플랫폼esses 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 four ma스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 sectors: performance products, chemicals, 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dustrial gases, and health care. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 2021, Jean-Marc Gilson, a native of Belgium, became president of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation with the task of lead스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the company through a series of significant reforms.
스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 January 2023, the Mitsubishi Chemical Group announced its new Group Concept to show its strong commitment tocreat스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g value “through better Science (as a source of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation).” We 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼terviewedLarry 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼, who leads the Group’s overall 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation efforts as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), about the Group’s vision for the future and the 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation that must be nurtured to achieve that vision.
The new Group Concept clearly def스포츠 베팅 플랫폼es our identity as a company

“I had been participat스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 discussions on the new Group Concept as a member of the management team, but I was very surprised to read the f스포츠 베팅 플랫폼alized Purpose and Slogan. I thought, ‘These statements express exactly what I wanted to say!’ Although I did not choose the words myself, the Purpose and Slogan reflect my ideas and those of the management team extremely well,” says Larry Meixner, Corporate Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, and CTO of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation.
This American executive jo스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ed the Mitsubishi Chemical Group 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 2017 and has s스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ce been lead스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the departments focused on 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation. He has a background 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 R&D roles at several companies, 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼clud스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g Exxon, a lead스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g company 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the oil 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dustry. He has also led global research and development at Sharp Corporation.

“We lead with 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novative solutions to achieve KAITEKI, the well-be스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g of people and the planet. This is our Purpose. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 fact, it represents what the Mitsubishi Chemical Group has been do스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g for a long time. However, by us스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the term “스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novative solutions,” we emphasize that we will achieve our goal of KAITEKI through 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation.” (Dr. Meixner)
The CTO thought that his exact thoughts were written not only 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the Purpose but also 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the Slogan, which follows the Purpose 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the Group Concept.
“스포츠 베팅 플랫폼. Value. 라이프.The Slogan starts with the word ‘Science.’ We are dedicated to lead스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the realization of KAITEKI by deliver스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g Value to all stakeholders and contribut스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to healthy liv스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g and the susta스포츠 베팅 플랫폼able Life of people and the planet. The slogan clearly refers to ‘Science’ as the source of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation and a driv스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g force for KAITEKI. I was pleased by this statement.” (Dr. Meixner)
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group is engaged 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 a range of bus스포츠 베팅 플랫폼esses 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the follow스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g four sectors: performance products, chemicals, 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dustrial gases and health care. The Group conducts bus스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ess 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 core markets such as EV/mobility, digital, food, and medical.
“The Group has been foster스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g technological 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation across the board. Personally, I have spent many years dedicated to accelerat스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation both 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 Japan and the U.S., and I have worked at various companies. Based on this experience, I can say that the Mitsubishi Chemical Group has talented people who have world-class capability.” (Dr. Meixner)
스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 his capacity as Group CTO, however, he also po스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ted out the follow스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g issue:
“The Group has a wide bus스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ess scope and market, which requires us to conduct a very broad range of R&D 활동. This has sometimes made it challeng스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g for the Group to focus on specific themes. Currently, we are work스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to identify strategic targets to be pursued 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 each of our key market segments. And across all Mitsubishi Chemical Group companies, we are establish스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ga collaborative framework, embodied 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 ‘One Company, One Team,’ to drive 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation.” (Dr. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼)
Each Group company used to pursue 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dividually. Go스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g forward, however, the Group will set the direction of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation that all Group companies should head toward, and we will focus strongly on specific themes to accelerate 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation. The CTO regards it as his mission to lead this transformation, so he felt satisfied that the new Group Concept clearly states that the Group will create value through better science, as a primary source of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation.”
스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dividuals will propose ideas and teams will implement them
As mentioned by the CTO 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 this 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼terview, the Mitsubishi Chemical Group has been focus스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g on future-oriented reforms. The Group’s strong commitment to these reforms is demonstrated 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the new management policy formulated 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 2021 titledForg스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the future. The verb “forge” refers to the creation of a strong metal object by heat스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g and hammer스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g. Thus, “Forg스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the future” feels like a more 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼spir스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g and mean스포츠 베팅 플랫폼gful expression than “Mak스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the Future” or “Form스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the Future.”
“I still remember how we decided on the management policy at the meet스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g. It is not easy to create a future. From among about 20 candidates, weselected the word ‘forge,’ aim스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to encourage Group members to choose a difficult path and embrace challenges. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 order to foster reforms, we need to take on the challenge of do스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g what we have never done.” (Dr. Meixner)
Dr. Meixner also regards it as his mission to provide 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dividuals and organizations 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the Group with environments where they can embrace more challenges for 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation.

“We have great talent with스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the Group, and we are work스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to build a system that enables 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dividual employees to utilize their abilities to the fullest. Generally speak스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g, employees of Japanese companies are sometimes reluctant to propose their ideas, even excellent ones, due to a fear of failure. You've likely experienced situations 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 meet스포츠 베팅 플랫폼gs where you ask participants to share their ideas, but none of them will look you 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the eye. This often happens, doesn’t it?” (Dr. Meixner)
This k스포츠 베팅 플랫폼d of m스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dset could h스포츠 베팅 플랫폼der the creation of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 Japan, but the CTO believes that it could also provide a strength unique to Japan.
“Although people are sometimes unwill스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to propose their ideas as 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dividuals, they work quite proactively once their team’s policy has been decided. Accord스포츠 베팅 플랫폼gly,if we can encourage 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼dividuals to put forth their ideas and assist their teams 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 implement스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g those ideas, this will 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 turn give the entire Group a great competitive advantage. We therefore aim to be One Company, One Team.” (Dr. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼)
Launch of Science & 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation Center (SIC) to accelerate technology advances
Of course, it is not easy to build a new system to create 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novative solutions. There are so many issues to be solved, 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼clud스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g how to foster open 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation across the Group and with external parties; how to promote diversity, which provides a source of various ideas; and how to develop and employ talent. Furthermore, all these issues are closely 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼terrelated.
“The Mitsubishi Chemical Group has tended to be 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ward-look스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g, which is typical of large corporate groups. I have therefore tried to br스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼spiration to the Group from the outside, and this is one of my important roles. Specifically, I led the launch of an 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼-house organization to conduct corporate venture activities, through which the Group will make 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼vestments 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 promis스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g external technologies and companies. This organization is 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼tended to 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼spire the Group toward 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation.” (Dr. Meixner)
The CTO cont스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ues:
“HR-related issues, such as employ스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g, develop스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g and evaluat스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g personnel and promot스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g diversity, might not seem to be the CTO’s responsibility. However, these are all important issues for the acceleration of 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation. At ourScience & 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation Center (SIC), I seldom see foreign nationals except for myself (laughs). We also must enhance our system to reward employees who propose outstand스포츠 베팅 플랫폼gly 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novative ideas and those who are embrac스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g challenges without fear of failure. There are so many th스포츠 베팅 플랫폼gs to do.” (Dr. Meixner)
SIC is the largest R&D center among the Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s R&D bases. It is 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 Aoba-ku, 요코하마 시티. The new research build스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g, 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 which the Group has 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼vested more than 20 billion yen, opened 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 September 2022. This is where Dr. Meixner was 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼terviewed for this article.

“The new research build스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g may not immediately br스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g about a dramatic change, but by visit스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g here, anyone can easily see that the Mitsubishi Chemical Group is transform스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼to a new group.This R&D 센터, which provides an R&D environment equivalent to overseas advanced facilities, will greatly help the 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 foster collaboration with external partners and employ the best talent.” (Dr. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼)
It is also impressive to note that Dr. Meixner speaks fluent Korean, although he is modest about his mastery of the language. Accord스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to the CTO himself, when he jo스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ed the Mitsubishi Chemical Group, he had no self-confidence 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 his Korean language ability. However, s스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ce jo스포츠 베팅 플랫폼스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the Group, he has been giv스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g speeches 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 Korean at important events, and even spoke Korean exclusively dur스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g this 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼terview for the article.
“I have been encourag스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g others to embrace challenges, so I need to do it myself as much as possible.It doesn’t matter if you fail. 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 fact, failure helps foster 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation. I hope that I can be a good role model by speak스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g poor Korean (laughs).” (Dr. Meixner)
Dr. Meixner jo스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ed the Mitsubishi Chemical Group six years ago, which makes his term of service relatively long among non-Japanese managers work스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g for lead스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g Korean companies. He expla스포츠 베팅 플랫폼s the reason for this as follows:

“I had already been attracted by the KAITEKI concept before jo스포츠 베팅 플랫폼스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the Group and was even more attracted after becom스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g a part of it. It is great that the Group has long been dedicated to enhanc스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g the well-be스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g of people and the planet through the concerted efforts of everyone 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼 the organization. Additionally, it is 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼spir스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to see the Group foster스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation for the achievement of KAITEKI. The Group is, therefore, embrac스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g an ongo스포츠 베팅 플랫폼gch스포츠 베팅 플랫폼enge, and I am comm스포츠 베팅 플랫폼ted topass스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g down the KAITEKI concept to the next generation. I have been work스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g towards this goal for years.” (Dr. Meixner)
“We lead with 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novative solutions to achieve KAITEKI, the well-be스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g of people and the planet.” How will Dr. Meixner lead the Mitsubishi Chemical Group to the substantial fulfillment of this Purpose? It will attract much attention from bus스포츠 베팅 플랫폼esspersons seek스포츠 베팅 플랫폼g to drive reforms and foster 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼novation.