Masaharu Matsushita, was a Japanese businessman who served as the second President of Panasonic for sixteen years beginning in 1961.
12 Facts About Masaharu Matsushita
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Masaharu Matsushita was the son-in-law of Panasonic's founder, Konosuke Matsushita.
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Masaharu Matsushita has been credited with expanding Panasonic into a global brand during a time of high economic expansion in Japan.
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Masaharu Matsushita was the second son of Count Eiji Hirata who was a painter and a professor of Tokyo School of Fine Arts and Tatsu, the adopted daughter of Viscount Shinagawa Yajiro.
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Masaharu Matsushita originally studied law at the present-day University of Tokyo.
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Masaharu Matsushita began working for his father-in-law the following month.
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Masaharu Matsushita is credited with turning Panasonic into a global electronics brand.
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Masaharu Matsushita succeeded his father-in-law as President of Panasonic in 1961 as the company's second president.
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Masaharu Matsushita held the presidency of Panasonic for sixteen years, during a period of worldwide growth for Japan.
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Masaharu Matsushita was conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1984, and was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1997.
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Masaharu Matsushita died at Matsushita Memorial Hospital in Osaka, a hospital founded by his father-in-law, on July 16,2012, at the age of 99.
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Masaharu Matsushita was survived by his wife, Sachiko, and their sons, Panasonic vice-chairman Masayuki Matsushita, and Hiro Matsushita who is a former driver in the Champ Car series and owns Swift Engineering, an aerospace firm in California and in 2018 Swift Engineering formed its subsidiary called Swift Xi located in Kobe.