Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former CEO of Suzuki Motor Corp., who spearheaded the Japanese mini-vehicle maker's rise to global prominence, has passed away at the age of 94. Suzuki was renowned for his straightforward communication style and approachability, often referring to himself as an 'old guy from a small to mid-size company.'
Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Japanese mini-vehicle maker Suzuki Motor Corp., has diedFILE - Then India's Gujarat State Chief Minister Nerendra Modi, left, poses with Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Osamu Suzuki for a photo during a reception of the"Invest Gujarat" seminar in Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo, July 25, 2012. Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp.
Born on Jan. 30, 1930 as Osamu Matsuda, Suzuki worked in banking after graduating from Tokyo's Chuo University School of Law. He joined Suzuki Motor, which is based in the central Japanese city of Hamamatsu, in 1958 when he married a daughter of the company's then-president Shunzo Suzuki, who belonged to the company’s founding family. As is sometimes the custom in such situations, Matsuda adopted his wife’s maiden name.
Under Suzuki's leadership, the company's sales grew more than tenfold to 3 trillion yen in the 2000s. .
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