Fumiko Hayashi (mayor)
Fumiko Hayashi (林 文子, Hayashi Fumiko?, born May 5, 1946 in Tokyo), is the mayor of the city of Yokohama, Japan. She is the first woman mayor of Yokohama. Her previous roles have included President of BMW Tokyo, President of Tokyo Nissan Auto Sales, Chairperson and CEO of the Japanese supermarket chain Daiei. On taking the Chief Executive role at Daiei, all of whose executives are men, Hayashi told the Nikkei Weekly: "I thought I would be able to create an example of a success in male-female collaboration."
In 2006, Forbes named her the 39th most powerful woman in the world, the highest rank for a Japanese woman. She was elected as mayor of Yokohama in 2009 following the sudden resignation of former mayor, Hiroshi Nakada.
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