Kenichiro Komai

was a Japanese business executive, who served as the third president of Hitachi from 1961 to 1971.

Career Komai joined Hitachi in 1923, becoming a factory manager by 1945 during World War II.

Succeeding Chikara Kurata as president in 1961, Komai worked to strengthen the corporation's financial systems and investments in overseas markets, leading Hitachi through the “3Cs Boom” of cars, color television, and coolers (air conditioning). During his tenure, Hitachi held rapid growth and helped produce numerous records, building the world's first Shinkansen train to top 200 km/h, as well as the Kasumigaseki Building's elevators, which were the fastest in Japan at the time. He was considered one of the country's leading experts on nuclear energy. After resigning, Komai was succeeded by Hirokichi Yoshiyama.