益男 細川 (1924 - 2010)

Born 29 Nov 1924 in 日本大阪府

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Biography

益男 細川 is Notable.

Hosokawa Masuo was born in Osaka on 29 November 1924, the first son of Hosokawa Eiichi and Hatsu. He graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University after attending the former Naniwa High School.

After working for Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. since 1946, Masuo succeeded his father as the president and chairman of Hosokawa Iron Works, which was renamed Hosokawa Micron during his tenure. In 2003, he became representative director of the company, and during his tenure, the company's 20 billion yen in debt was reduced.

In 2006, Masuo became a non-executive director of Tohoku University. He received numerous awards, including the Medal with Purple Ribbon and the Order of the Rising Sun. He died from pneumonia on 31 March 2010.

Sources

• Takenouchi, Kaneo. "人事興信録" (Jinji kōshinroku). Tokyo: 人事興信所 (Jinji kōshinjo), 1955. 18th edition, page ほ10.

See also:

• Japanese Wikipedia contributors. "細川益男." Wikipedia. Accessed 16 Jan 2018.
• Wikidata: Item Q11605958, ja:Wikipedia