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.
Taizō Nishimuro
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Born | 10 December 1935
Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Died | 18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 81) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Keio University (BEc in 1961) |
Title | Former president and CEO, Japan Post Holdings |
Term | ?–2016 |
Successor | Masatsugu Nagato |
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.