Motoo Tsuchikawa
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kyoto Imperial University in March 1928 and joined Nagoya Railroad in May that year. He became a Director in May 1946, Managing Director in June 1949, Senior Managing Director in February 1953 and Executive Vice President in January 1955, becoming President 33 years after joining. As Executive Vice President he also served as President of Meitetsu Real Estate from April 1955, Chairman of the board of the school corporation Meitetsu Gakuen from September 1956 and President of Kisogawa Kanko Kaihatsu from May 1961, so he had been entrusted with matters beyond the railway itself well before becoming President.
Selection
In November 1961 Kenzo Senda stepped back to Chairman, and Motoo Tsuchikawa became President the same month. Tsuchikawa had been Representative Director and Executive Vice President for six and a half years from January 1955. In the 1960 edition's board list there were two vice presidencies, held by Tsuchikawa and Hideo Sato; Sato had joined through the merger with Aichi Electric Railway, whereas Tsuchikawa was a company man who joined Nagoya Railroad directly in 1928. In the same month of November 1961, Sunao Takeda became Executive Vice President and Kazuo Funahashi and Sotoshige Takeuchi became Senior Managing Directors, reshuffling the board.
Initiatives
Over his ten years in office he lined up facilities that drew people beyond the railway. In March 1965 he opened the Museum Meiji-mura in Inuyama, and in October 1967 the Meitetsu Bus Terminal Building at Shin-Nagoya Station was fully completed. He sat on the boards of Meitetsu Real Estate, Meitetsu Department Store, Tokai Television Broadcasting, All Nippon Airways and Chiyoda Fire and Marine, and also served as President of Nagoya Airport Building. In November 1971 he moved to Chairman, representing the Chukyo business community as Chairman of the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and of the Chubu Development Center.
Career
Career
Nagoya Railroad
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1961 | President |
| 1971 | Stepped down as President |