During his visit to Japan IBAF President Riccardo Fraccari, together with Vice President Kazu Tawa and Marketing Manager Masaru Yokoo, took time to meet with the executives of two companies that are proud sponsors of the organization.
Kenko President Jiro Nagase talked to Fraccari about the worldwide development of baseball and discussed his corporation’s involvment in the IBAF future in order to further reach out to baseball communities.
Actually, the mission of Kenko is “to promote a lifelong enjoyment of sports participation” and the company wants to go beyond “the role of equipment manufacturer”.
Mizuno was founded in 1906 and since the 1980ies the company has provided the official ball for IBAF senior competitions.
Akito Mizuno is in charge as President of this huge corporation, that employs over 5,000 people.
