Taizo Nishimuro

Taizō Nishimuro
Born10 December 1935
Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Died18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 81)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKeio University (BEc in 1961)
TitleFormer president and CEO, Japan Post Holdings
Term?–2016
SuccessorMasatsugu Nagato

Taizō Nishimuro (西室 泰三, Nishimuro Taizō); 19 December 1935 – 18 October 2017) was a Japanese businessman, the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Japan Post Holdings,[1] a Japanese state-owned conglomerate, the 26th largest company in the world, and a Fortune Global 500 company.

Overviews

Nishimuro earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Keio University in 1961.[2]

He joined Toshiba (then Tokyo Shibaura Denki) after graduation, rising to chairman in 2000.[2]

He received the Legion of Honour officer award in 2015.[3]

Following his hospitalization in February 2016, he was succeeded as CEO by Masatsugu Nagato, who had been president and CEO of Japan Post Bank.[4][5][6][7][8]

Nishimuro's death was reported on 18 October 2017.[2][9] He was 81.

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Profile". Japanpost.jp. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary: Taizo Nishimuro, who led Toshiba revamp, dies at 81- Nikkei Asian Review". nikkei.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ "日本郵政の西室泰三社長がレジオン･ドヌール勲章を受章 - La France au Japon" (in Japanese). Embassy of Japan in France. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Japan Post appoints Nagato as president, replacing Nishimuro". The Japan Times. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ Masatsugu Nagato. "Masatsugu Nagato, Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Corporate Profile - JP Holdings". Japanpost.jp. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Masatsugu Nagato (F75) Appointed President of Japan Post Holdings Co. | Tufts Fletcher School". Fletcher.tufts.edu. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Japan Post: Bank unit chief Nagato to replace Nishimuro as CEO". Reuters. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Ex-Toshiba, Japan Post chief Taizo Nishimuro dead at 81". 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017 – via Japan Times Online.