Atsutoshi Nishida (西田厚聰, Nishida Atsutoshi, 29 December 1943 – 8 December 2017) was a Japanese business executive.
Atsutoshi Nishida | |
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| 西田厚聰 | |
 Nishida at the World Economic Forum on 26 January 2013 | |
| Born | 29 December 1943 |
| Died | December 8, 2017 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Years active | 1975–2015 |
Born on 29 December 1943 in Mie Prefecture, Nishida earned a bachelor's degree from Waseda University and completed graduate work at Tokyo University.[1][2] He married an Iranian woman shortly after concluding his studies in 1970.[3] Nishida was still based in Iran when he was first hired by Toshiba in 1975.[3][4] Nishida pushed Toshiba to invest in and develop laptop computers in the 1980s,[3] and by 1984 was named a general manager, reponsible for personal computer sales at Toshiba Europe.[2] Nishida later returned to Japan and assumed increasing resposibility over Toshiba's laptop division.[2] He was named president of Toshiba America in April 1992,[5] and left the post in 1995, only to return in 1997.[6] Nishida became president of the company in 2005.[3] During his tenure, Toshiba acquired the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 2006 for US$5.4 billion and ended the development of the HD DVD in 2008.[4][7] Nishida was succeeded by Norio Sasaki as president of Toshiba in 2009. Nishida became company chairman, a role he held until 2013.[4] In 2015, an investigation was launched into profit inflation that took place under company presidents Nishida, Sasaki and Hisao Tanaka.[3][4] After the probe's findings were reported, Nishida left his position as adviser to the company.[8] Subsequently, Toshiba sued Nishida, Sasaki, and Tanaka for US$28.2 million.[9] Nishida died of a heart attack in Tokyo on 8 December 2017, aged 73.[4][9]
References
- ^ 1000 CEOs. Dorling Kindersley/Penguin Group. 2009. p. 222. ISBN 9780756670573.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Dallas M. (28 April 1992). "Close-Up: Atsutoshi Nishida". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Layne, Nathan,; Ando, Ritsuko (24 August 2015). "In Toshiba scandal, the 'tough as nails' target setter". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Landers, Peter; Mochizuki, Takashi (9 December 2017). "Former Toshiba President Atsutoshi Nishida Dies at 73". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Takahashi, Dean (28 April 1992). "Toshiba's U.S. Subsidiary Has New President". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Ex-President Resumes Post at Toshiba". Los Angeles Times. 21 June 1997. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Kane, Yukari Iwatani (3 March 2008). "Toshiba's Plan for Life After HD DVD". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Mochizuki, Takashi (21 July 2015). "Toshiba CEO Resigns After Accounting Scandal". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Ex-Toshiba president Nishida, named in damages suit, dies at 73". Nikkei Asian Review. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.