Eikō Harada

原田泳幸　/　はらだえいこう

Engineer-turned-corporate reformer

December 3, 1948 (age 77)　・　Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

From Nagasaki Prefecture
Businessman
Engineer

My Take

Honestly, Eikō Harada is one of those Japanese executives I find quietly fascinating, because he came up as an engineer and then spent a career parachuting into big foreign-flavored businesses to shake them awake. The Nagasaki kid from Sasebo, Tokai University grad, who ended up steering Apple's Japan operation and then famously taking the wheel at McDonald's Japan as the turnaround guy. I love that profile: not a smooth, glad-handing salesman type, but a numbers-and-logic operator who walks in cold and starts changing things. There's a stubborn, Sagittarius restlessness to that resume, never content to coast. I don't know him personally, but the vibe I get is a tough, unsentimental fixer who'd rather be respected than liked, and somehow I respect that.

Overview

Eikō Harada is a Japanese businessman and engineer born on December 3, 1948, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. He graduated from Tokai University and built his career navigating the world of major corporations, becoming known as a decisive corporate reformer. His background as an engineer-turned-executive gave him a reputation for applying analytical rigor to organizational transformation.

1. Profile

Name (English): Eikō Harada
Name (Japanese): 原田泳幸
Reading: はらだえいこう
Born: December 3, 1948 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rat (Ne)
Origin: Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Active years: Unknown
Occupation: Businessman / Engineer

2. Background

University: Tokai University
Debut: Unknown

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://eikoh-harada.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8E%9F%E7%94%B0%E6%B3%B3%E5%B9%B8