Toshio Morioka
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Born in Ehime Prefecture in 1909, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Waseda University in 1934. He became head of the Kyoto Branch in June 1953, deputy general manager in May 1955 and general manager in May 1957, then a Director in May 1958, Managing Director in November 1959, Senior Managing Director in May 1964 and Executive Vice President in May 1966. His career leaned toward sales, passing through branch and general manager posts, and from November 1969 he also served as a director of Sanyo Electric Railway.
Selection
In May 1975 he succeeded Seizo Yoshimura as President, with Yoshimura moving to Vice Chairman. Yoshishige Ashihara remained Chairman, as he had been since November 1970. In the fiscal year ended March 1975, after the oil crisis, revenue was ¥709.6 billion and ordinary profit ¥33.9 billion, recovering from ¥6.3 billion in the FY ended March 1974. Of the five Executive Vice Presidents in the 1976 executive listing, four had been appointed in May 1975; only Morioka had been Executive Vice President since May 1966.
Initiatives
In 1976 Unit 3 of the Mihama Power Station began operating. It was the third unit counting from Mihama Unit 1, whose construction began in December 1966, and continued unchanged the plan of lining up pressurized water reactors. His tenure lasted two years and one month, and in June 1977 he handed the presidency to Shoichiro Kobayashi.
Career
Career
Kansai Electric Power
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| May 1975 | President |
| Jun 1977 | Stepped down as President |