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  • Shigefumi Wada is the president and founder of publicly traded software and IT firm Obic Business Consultants.
  • Obic Business Consultants is known for its cloud accounting services and its television ads featuring a kabuki actor.
  • Wada started the business in 1980; his wife Hiroko is vice president and a board member.
  • Together Wada and his wife own a significant stake in the company.
  • Obic, another IT services firm, is a major shareholder and its founder and CEO Masahiro Noda is chairman of Obic Business Consultants.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
Age
73
Source of Wealth
Software, Self Made
Residence
Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship
Japan
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rikkyo University
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