IR Japan CEO Shirou Terashita. Terashita, 61, saw his fortune rise to $1 billion as shares of IR Japan soared 247% over the past year. In the quarter ended in June, IR Japan said its sales had jumped 9.7% from a year earlier to 2.38 billion yen (about $20 million). IR Japan reported that sales had jumped 59% to 7.7 billion yen for the year ended March, and its net profit soared 150% to 2.4 billion yen. IR Japan was established in 1984 and started out by helping listed companies prepare for meetings with investors and translating presentation materials into English.

Source: Forbes September 11, 2020 02:48 UTC