About Taizō Nishimuro
Lived 1935 – 2017 (aged 81). Taizō Nishimuro was a Japanese businessperson.
19 December 1935 – 18 October 2017) was a Japanese businessman, the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Japan Post Holdings, 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.
He joined Toshiba (then Tokyo Shibaura Denki) after graduation, rising to chairman in 2000.
Following his hospitalization in February 2016, he was succeeded as CEO by Masatsugu Nagato, who had been president and CEO of Japan Post Bank.
Nishimuro's death was reported on 18 October 2017. He was 81.
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Who was Taizō Nishimuro?
businessperson in Japan (1935-2017)
When was Taizō Nishimuro born?
Taizō Nishimuro was born on 19 December 1935 in Tsuru.
When did Taizō Nishimuro die?
Taizō Nishimuro died on 14 October 2017.
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Taizō Nishimuro was a businessperson.
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Taizō Nishimuro was Japanese.
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