Shima Seiki founder passes the baton to his son
04/07/2017
The decision was made at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on June 28. Shima Seiki described it as a “strategic move to further strengthen and improve its management system”.
Masahiro Shima, who founded the company in 1962, will become chairman of the board of directors.
His son, Mitsuhiro, joined Shima Seiki in 1987. He became a director in 2002, and an executive director in 2007. Prior to becoming vice president in 2012, he had been in charge of system development, machinery production, material purchasing and corporate planning.
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