Collect Your Edges: Sachiko Ichikawa’s career in law, finance and governance in Japan
What do you do when your first employer hands you a uniform and tells you to serve tea, despite having a law degree from Tokyo University? For Sachiko Ichikawa, the answer was to quit, pick up law again, and spend the next three decades collecting edges that no one else had. Now a founding member of BDTI (the Board Director Training Institute), a qualified lawyer and CPA, and a Business Lawyers Award winner in governance, Sachiko has trained over 4,000 board directors in Japan and sat in boardrooms where she has seen—up close—what separates the A team from the B team.
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In this episode you’ll hear:
Sachiko’s first job at a bank that saw her take control of her career and go into law
The Livedoor securities fraud case that introduced Sachiko to corporate governance
What Sachiko observed in her very first boardroom that taught her how to be an excellent board member
Her favourite book and other fun facts
About Sachiko
Sachiko Ichikawa a lawyer at Tanabe & Partners, a director at Board Directors Training Institute, an independent director at Azbil, Olympus and Tokyo Electron
Connect with Sachiko
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachiko-ichikawa-203bb621/
Links
Enoura Observatory: https://www.odawara-af.com/ja/enoura/
Boards that lead: https://amzn.asia/d/02LOo8NO
Connect with Catherine
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/oconnellcatherine/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawyeronair
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