Kamesaburo Matsunaga
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He rose to Executive Vice President in June 1981 and served in that post for four years until becoming President in June 1985.
Selection
In June 1985 Seiichi Tanaka moved to the chairmanship, vacant since Otosaburo Kato's departure, and Executive Vice President Kamesaburo Matsunaga became the fifth President. It was a period when adjustment after the oil crises had ended and the business environment was beginning to change with technological innovation and the shift toward a service economy. In the year before his appointment, the fiscal year ended March 1985, non-consolidated revenue was ¥1,780.5 billion and ordinary profit ¥138.7 billion.
Initiatives
In July 1985, the month after he took office, he compiled a "Long-Term Outlook toward the 21st Century," setting out themes such as building a robust power supply and preparing the conditions for using nuclear power. That same month he became head of the Siting and Environment Promotion Headquarters. In January 1986 the company formally proposed building three 700,000 kW coal-fired units at Hekinan, and in August 1987 Unit 3 of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station began operating, bringing nuclear capacity to 2.48 million kW. In May 1989 he attended the founding meeting of the World Association of Nuclear Operators in Moscow.
Career
Career
合同電気 (translation pending)
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Joined |
Chubu Electric Power
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Director, General Manager, Tokyo Branch Office |
| 1977 | Managing Director |
| 1981 | Executive Vice President |
| Jun 1985 | President |
| Jun 1991 | Stepped down as President |