Hisashi Hieda

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| name = Hisashi Hieda

| honorific_suffix = KBE

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|12|31}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

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| known_for = Driving Force Behind Fuji Media Holdings & Fuji TV's Expansion

| education = Social Studies, School of Education, Waseda University (BA)

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Chairperson of Fujisankei Communications Group
Executive Managing Advisor of Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Non-Executive Director & Advisor of Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd.
Chairperson of The Hakone Open-Air Museum
Chairperson of The Japan Art Association}}

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| awards = {{ubl|Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2013)|Knight of the Order of the British Empire (2014)|Order of Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon (2023)}}

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Hisashi Hieda (日枝久, born December 31, 1937) is a Japanese business magnate, media proprietor, television executive, film producer and philanthropist who is the Chairperson of Fujisankei Communications Group.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/hisashi-hieda/|title=Hisashi Hieda

|publisher= Variety|accessdate=3 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8382252&privcapId=882281|title=Hisashi Hieda: Executive Profile & Biography|publisher= Bloomberg|accessdate=3 July 2017}} He also serves as the Chairperson of the Japan Art Association, which operates the Ueno Royal Museum and the Praemium Imperiale, as well as the Director of the Hakone Open-Air Museum and the Director of the Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/mr-hisashi-hieda-to-be-awarded-honorary-kbe|title=Mr Hisashi Hieda honoured by The Queen|publisher= GOV.UK|accessdate=3 July 2017}}

He transformed the Fujisankei Communications Group into one of the world's leading and Japan's largest media conglomerates and nurtured Fuji Television Network into a comprehensive entertainment entity of Japan.

Biography

Mr. Hieda, who introduced the slogan “If it’s not fun, it’s not television,” joined the broadcaster in 1961 and became President and CEO of Fuji Television Network in 1988.

In 1992, he successfully carried out a "coup" to dismiss Hiroaki Shikanai, the son-in-law of Fujisankei Communications Group founder Nobutaka Shikanai and the then-chairman. Subsequently, Fuji TV became known as the "Hieda regime."{{cite web|url=https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2025/02/02/0018608027.shtml|title=１９９２年に日枝氏が中心になって起こしたと言われる、創業家出身の鹿内宏明会長を解任するクーデター|publisher=Daily|access-date=8 July 2025}}

He has held the post of Chairperson of the Japan Art Association since 2008.

For many years, Mr. Hieda led the management of Fuji Media Holdings as the Executive Chairperson & CEO. He also introduced programs that catapulted Fuji Television from fourth to first place in the ratings and turned it into Japan’s most profitable network. Hieda has also been involved in the company’s successful moviemaking activities.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/int-l-emmys-to-fete-hieda-1117503164/|title=Int'l Emmys to fete Hieda|author= |date=17 June 1999|publisher=Variety|accessdate=23 February 2015}}

Dalton Investments, a major shareholder holding over 7% of Fuji Media Holdings' shares, referred to Hieda as a 'dictator' and demanded his resignation in the wake of Masahiro Nakai's scandal{{cite web|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20250204-OYT1T50022/|title=フジ・メディアＨＤ取締役会に日枝久氏の辞任求める…株主の米ファンドが書簡送付「機能不全明らか」|date=4 February 2025 |publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun|access-date=5 February 2025}}

On March 27, 2025, Fuji Media Holdings announced that Hieda would resign as the company's advisor and representative of the Fujisankei Communications Group.{{cite web|url=https://jp.reuters.com/business/5NC4TNDAXRONPOUI7XD4A7DFHU-2025-03-27/|title=フジ・メディアＨＤ、日枝取締役が退任へ　経営体制見直し|publisher=Reuters|access-date=8 July 2025}}

Professional Experience

April 1961 - Joined Fuji Television Network, Inc. (currently known as Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.)
May 1980 - General Manager, Programming Department, Fuji Television Network, Inc.{{Cite web |title=明治日本の産業遺産は日本の誇り～先人たちの歩みを知ることは日本の教育を見つめ直すことに通じる |url=https://www.japansmeijiindustrialrevolution.com/people/20240220.html |access-date=2024-10-05 |publisher=NATIONAL CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE}}{{Cite web |title=株式会社フジ・メディア・ホールディングス第76回定時株主総会株主招集通知 |url=https://www.fujimediahd.co.jp/ir/pdf/meeting/t76/invitation.pdf |access-date=2024-10-05 |publisher=Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.}}
June 1983 - Executive Managing Director and General Manager of Programming Department, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
June 1986 - Senior Executive Managing Director and Chief Business Development Officer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
June 1988 - President and Representative Director, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
June 1989 - Non-Executive Director, The Sankei Building Co., Ltd. (to date)
June 1991 - Non-Executive Director, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (to date)
June 1992 - Non-Executive Director, Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd.
June 1992 - Executive Chairperson, Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.
June 1993 - Non-Executive Director & Advisor, Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. (to date)
June 1993 - Non-Executive Director, Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (to date)
June 1993 - Non-Executive Director, Television Nishinippon Corporation (to date)
June 1994 - Non-Executive Director, Kansai Telecasting Corporation (currently known as Kansai Television Co., Ltd.) (to date)
June 2001 - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
April 2003 - President, Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
July 2003 - Chairperson, Fujisankei Communications Group{{Cite web |title=IIJ NEWS 2020 Vol.1 |url=https://www.iij.ad.jp/news/iijnews/2020/pdf/vol157.pdf |website=Internet Initiative Japan Corporate Site}} (to date)
July 2005 - Executive Managing Advisor, Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.
October 2008 - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.In October 2008, Fuji Television Network, Inc. (the former entity) transitioned to a certified broadcasting holding company and changed its name to Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. Through a company split, the television broadcasting operations were transferred to the newly established Fuji Television Network, Inc. (the new entity).
October 2008 - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
June 2017 - Executive Managing Advisor, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (to date)
June 2017 - Executive Managing Advisor, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
March 2018 - Non-Executive Director & Advisor, Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd.{{Cite web |title=日枝フジHD相談役が取締役に |url=https://www.visionokayama.jp/article/20180409/56416 |access-date=2024-10-06 |publisher=SETONAIKAI KEIZAI REPORT CO., LTD.}} (to date)
July 2023 - Director, Hakone Open-Air Museum and Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum (to date)