Shigeru Kashio
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Born to a farming family in Kureda Village, Kochi Prefecture (now Nankoku City), he had his eldest son Tadao at 20. In October 1923 the family moved to Tokyo, where he worked at a building materials wholesaler in Hatchobori, supporting the household with manual labor. When Tadao founded Kashio Seisakusho in Mitaka, Tokyo in April 1946, he loaded a used milling machine bought in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture onto a handcart and hauled it 300 km round trip over four days. During the postwar food shortage he took on the job of traveling as far as the Tohoku region to buy provisions. As of the fiscal year ended March 1980 he was the ninth-largest shareholder with 2,086 thousand shares (2.48%).
Selection
When Casio Computer was established in June 1957, his eldest son Tadao asked his father to become President, and Shigeru Kashio accepted. Tadao himself took a supporting role as Senior Managing Director. The company started with capital of ¥500,000 and 20 employees, building a factory on a 160-tsubo site in Nishikubo, Musashino City. That same month it commercialized the 14-A, the world's first compact all-electric calculator, making it a new company with just one product.
Initiatives
His tenure ran three years, from June 1957 to May 1960. In November 1957 the company held a product launch for the 14-A relay calculator, and in May 1959 completed the 14-B for technical calculations. Net sales grew from ¥5.7 million in the first fiscal year (ended March 1958) to ¥118 million in the third, and in March 1960 capital was doubled from ¥500,000 to ¥1 million. Shigeru Kashio used his connections to find land for a new factory, which was settled in Yamato Town, Kitatama District (now Higashiyamato City, Tokyo), and the Tokyo Factory was completed in April 1960.
Career
Career
Casio
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 1957 | President (at founding) |
| May 1960 | Stepped down as President |