Mr. Kobayashi is former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., and serves on the boards of Callaway Golf Company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) and Sony Corporation. He is also the Pacific Asia Chairman of the Trilateral Commission, Chairman of the Aspen Institute Japan, Chairman of International University of Japan and Trustee of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives).

Mr. Kobayashi is also a member of the Advisory Board for Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Keio University.

Mr. Kobayashi graduated with a BA from Keio University (Tokyo) in 1956 and then an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania.