Suzuki Motor CEO and Chairman of the Board Died

Osamu Suzuki died in Japan at the age of 95. He headed the company from 1978 to 2021. Thanks to the specialist’s decisions, the automaker managed to maintain its independence and also successfully compete with other brands in the Land of the Rising Sun. In addition, the permanent leader allowed the company to enter the largest foreign market, where Suzuki sells about half of the cars of total sales.

In the mid-1950s, Osamu built his career in banking. His life changed seriously after he married the granddaughter of Suzuki Motor founder Shoko Suzuki, from whom the man took his surname. After the wedding, Osamu became the heir to the car company.

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At first he worked as an ordinary employee, then rose to the position of junior and then senior director of one of the divisions. In 1978, Osamu became president and CEO of Suzuki Motor. In 2000, the top manager took the post of chairman of the company’s board. And 15 years later he appointed his son president.

During the years of Osamu Suzuki’s reign, he managed to maintain the independence of the brand in the face of fierce competition in Japan. Another important achievement of the specialist was Suzuki’s entry into the Indian market. In 1981, the Japanese company, together with the Indian government, organized Maruti Suzuki, which today occupies about half of the total passenger car market in the country.

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