; 19 December 1935 – 18 October 2017) was a Japanese businessman, the president and

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(CEO) of

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Nishimuro earned a bachelor's degree in economics from

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in 1961. He joined Toshiba (then Tokyo Shibaura Denki) after graduation, rising to chairman in 2000. He received the

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officer award in 2015. Following his hospitalization in February 2016, he was succeeded as CEO by Masatsugu Nagato, who had been president and CEO of

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. Nishimuro's death was reported on 18 October 2017. He was 81.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimuro, Taizo 1935 births 2017 deaths Toshiba people Japanese chief executives Keio University alumni 20th-century Japanese businesspeople 21st-century Japanese businesspeople Japan Post Holdings People from Yamanashi Prefecture Officiers of the Légion d'honneur