Shiawase Corporation

 Profile:

Home Office Location:  Osaka, Japan

President/CEO: Tadashi Shiawase

Chairman:  Sadato Shiawase

Corporate Status: Public Corporation

Major Shareholder: An old family business, which survived the turmoils of the early 21st century unscathed, quickly able to expand in energy production, biotech and environmental procedures. First to fight for and be granted megacorporate sovereignty (later called extraterritoriality): exemption of law on foreign soil.
 * Sadato Shiawase (13%)
 * Tadashi Shiawase (11%)
 * Soko Shiawase (10%)
 * Ryoi Shiawase (10%)

Primary Business
Arguably the most diversified of all the triple-A megacorporations, the only unifying factor in Shiawase's operations is high technology. Shiawase operations range from power generation at Shiawase Atomics to biotech at Shiawase Biotech (natch) to environmental engineering at Shiawase Envirotech.

Corporate Structure
Members of the Shiawase family own most of Shiawase Corporation, with other siginificant blocks held by various investment banks. None of these other blocks represents more than 5 percent of the company's outstanding shares, and many owe loyalty to the family.

Major Divisions
Shiawase breaks down into primary divisions by function rather than by region. The key divisions that have the strongest presence in Seattle are Shiawase Atomics, Shiawase Biotech, and Shiawase Envirotech. (These Seattle corps presumably matter most to you slags out there reading this board.) Though all have a presence in Seattle, Shiawase Envirotech has the most impact on the Seattle region because that corp handles a big chunk of waste processing for metroplex industry.

In additon to its major divisions, Shiawase also owns subsidiaries that operate in a wide range of industries.

Executives & Big Wigs:

 * Christopher Keratsu
 * Managing Director, Shiawase Atomics


 * Estu Powicke
 * Managing Director, Shiawase Biotech


 * Mariko Kiyonobbu
 * Managing Director, Shiawase Envirotech