Kagemasa Kozuki was born on November 12, 1940. He graduated Kansai University in March 1966 with a Bachelor of Economics1 and at age 28 he founded Konami in Osaka, Japan in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business. He is the current chairman, CEO and President of Konami and, as of April 1 2011, Corporate Officer2.
As of May 2008, Kagemasa is the 34th richest person in Japan with an estimated personal net worth of $790 million.3.