1950年イギリスに生まれる。16歳の時、「スチューデント」誌を創刊。以来、レコードの通信販売、ヴァージン・メガストア、ヴァージン・レコード、ヴァージン・アトランティック航空、レコーディング・スタジオ、ラジオ放送局などを創立。
ヴァージン・レコードをEMIに売却後は、ヴァージン・メガストア、ヴァージン・アトランティック航空を全世界に展開中。イギリスにおける若手経営者ナンバー・ワンで、サッチャー女史とも親しい。
1995年1月に、ハロー通訳アカデミーの特別顧問（Special Adviser)に就任され、2002年6月ハロー通訳アカデミーの最高顧問に就任されました。
We at the Virgin Group, operate Virgin Atlantic Airways and Voyager Hotels Company and firmly believe in the importance of travel to make our life more interesting and exciting.
When one travels overseas, it is sometimes difficult to find the most interesting places to visit and understand their historical and artistic significance. In such cases, tour guides can be of tremendous help to you. They can recommend places to visit according to your personal interest, arrange means of transportation and give you explanations on the spot which will enhance the enjoyment of your trip significantly.
I understand Hello Guide Academy in Tokyo and Osaka give a high standard of education to those who aspire to become a tourist guide and that they produce 70-80% of national licensed tour guides every year.
Its founder and the current chairman, Mr. Genichiro Ueyama, is a very challenging manager full of entrepreneurial flare. I am very pleased to associate with him and his Hello Guide Academy as their special advisor and I wish him and all of his students best of luck.
- Richard Branson
- Chairman
Virgin Group of Companies