Toshio Tezuka
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He graduated from the law faculty of Tokyo Imperial University in 1916 and joined Kawasaki Dockyard in March 1917. He was from Kawachi District, Tochigi Prefecture. He became a Director in June 1945, 28 years after joining, and President five years later, in August 1950. Of the 18 officers listed in the 1960 directory, seven came from engineering faculties or higher technical schools, while Tezuka reached the presidency from a law faculty by way of administration and management.
Selection
After Shosuke Itani resigned as President in December 1946, new officers drew up a reconstruction plan collectively. The plan was approved in October 1949, leaving only three businesses: shipbuilding, engines and electrical equipment. In June 1950 capital was reduced to ¥60 million and then raised to ¥560 million in August, at which point Tezuka became the fifth president. He took office once the work of reorganizing the company had reached a milestone, and an administrator with a law degree was chosen.
Initiatives
In August 1950, the month he took office, the steel division was separated under the corporate reconstruction plan to establish Kawasaki Steel with capital of ¥500 million. The parent's business was narrowed to shipbuilding, engines and electrical equipment. Technical rebuilding proceeded through imports: in February 1951 the company signed a technical assistance agreement with Switzerland's Escher Wyss for hydro turbines, and in June 1954 with Oerlikon for generator manufacturing, entering the hydroelectric generator field. In 1953 it completed a 17,000-ton floating dock. In November 1961 he adopted a four-division structure of shipbuilding, machinery, precision machinery and steel structures, and the following December handed the presidency to Masashi Isano.
Career
Career
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1950 | President |
| 1961 | Stepped down as President |