Kawamata Katsuji

Kawamata Katsuji ( Japanese 川又克二 , born 1. March 1905 in Mito ( Ibaraki Prefecture ), died 19th March 1986 ) was a Japanese entrepreneur.

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Kawamata Katsuji graduated in 1929 from the "Tōkyō University of Commerce" (東京 商科 大学, Tōkyō shōka daigaku), the forerunner of Hitotsubashi University . He first worked for the "Industrial Bank of Japan", and in 1947 he moved to the automobile manufacturer Nissan as managing director . He personally took care of the workers' unrest in the company and was able to establish a stable employer-worker relationship. In 1957 he became president of the automobile manufacturer.

Under him, the small “Bluebird” passenger car was developed in 1959, which made it possible to buy a car even with a lower income. The models developed afterwards, the mid-range "Cedric" in 1960, the luxury "President" model in 1965 and the "Sunny" model for the mass market in 1966, were also successful. In 1966, Kawamata took over and integrated the Prince Motor Corporation, making Nissan a leading automobile manufacturer.

From 1962, Kawamata was president of the " Japanese Automobile Industry Association " for ten years , from 1972 vice-president of the " Association of Japanese Business Organizations " and from 1980 to 1985 vice-president of the newly formed association.

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Kawamata Katsuji . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 746.

Web links

• Biographies Kawamata Katsuji in the Kotobank, Japanese

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Kawamata is the family name, Katsuji the first name.