Rizaburo Toyoda
Japanese entrepreneur
Risaburo Toyoda (豊田 利三郎, Toyoda Risaburō[1], March 5, 1884 – June 3, 1952) was a Japanese entrepreneur. He was the son-in-law of Toyota Industries Co., Ltd founder Sakichi Toyoda, and brother-in-law of Toyota Motor Corporation founder, Kiichiro Toyoda (豊田 喜一郎, Toyoda Kiichirō, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) His original surname was Kodama (児玉).
He graduated from Hitotsubashi University (then Tokyo Koto Shogyo Gakko) .In 1939, he became the first president of the Toyota Motor Corporation.[2] He died at the age of 68 in 1952.
See also
- Kiichiro Toyoda
- Sakichi Toyoda
- Shoichiro Toyoda
References
- Shirouzu, Norihiko. "Toyota Family Member Vies for the Top Job," Wall Street Journal. December 24, 2008.
- International Directory of Business Biographies: Shoichiro Toyoda
- Shirouzu, Norihiko and John Murphy. "Toyota to Change Leader Amid Global Sales Slump." Wall Street Journal. December 24, 2008.
- Kubo, Nobuhiro and Chang-Ran Kim. "Toyota confirms Akio Toyoda as New President," Reuters. June 23, 2009.
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Preceded by - | CEO of Toyota Industries Corporation 1926–1948 | Succeeded by Taizo Ishida |
Preceded by - | CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation 1937–1941 | Succeeded by Kiichiro Toyoda |
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