Anna Otake sees life for what it truly is—absurd, ridiculous, and full of moments that make you laugh, whether you want to or not. And instead of fighting that reality, she leans into it.

Under Otake, CEO since 2007, Koito has been riding the LED boom, and since the global recession of 2008-09, the company has delivered seven consecutive years of steadily brighter revenues and profits.

OTAKE, Hiroshima Prefecture--Designed by renowned architect Shigeru Ban and facing the Seto Inland Sea, the Simose Art Museum here has been named the “world’s most beautiful museum” by UNESCO.