Toshimi Takabayashi
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of Tokyo Imperial University in 1928 and joined Mitsui Mining, becoming a Director of Mitsui Mining & Smelting in 1952 and a Managing Director in May 1956. He became Executive Vice President in November 1958 and served in that role for five and a half years under Masatoshi Takaguchi. From Shizuoka Prefecture, he followed the same technical path in mining and smelting as his predecessor.
Selection
He became President in May 1964, promoted after supporting Masatoshi Takaguchi as Executive Vice President. In FY ended March 1963, just before he took over, non-consolidated net sales were ¥33.5 billion and ordinary profit ¥1.1 billion, down from ¥1.7 billion the year before. The task of making the newly expanded copper-rolling and die-casting businesses profitable appears to have fallen to the technical Executive Vice President who had overseen capital investment.
Initiatives
He expanded overseas resources and smelting capacity at the same time. In August 1964 the company acquired shares in Compania Minera Santa Luisa to develop the Huanzala mine in Peru, entering overseas resource development. It established Hachinohe Smelting as a joint zinc and lead smelter in February 1967, and Hibi Kyodo Smelting as a toll copper smelter in November 1968. Capital rose to ¥10.8 billion in February 1965. He became Chairman in May 1970.
Career
Career
Mitsui Kinzoku
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Representative Director, President |
| 1969 | Stepped down as President |