Toshiwo Doko

Toshiwo Doko
Thổ quang mẫn phu
Born	(1896-09-15)September 15, 1896 Mitsu District, Okayama
Died	August 4, 1988(1988-08-04)(aged 91)}
Alma mater	Tokyo Institute of Technology
Scientific career
Institutions	Ishikawajima Shipyard Co. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Toshiba

Toshiwo Doko( thổ quang mẫn phuDokō Toshio;September 15, 1896 – August 4, 1988) was a Japaneseengineerborn inMitsu District, Okayama,Manager, President and Chairman of Ishikawajima Heavy Industry (IHI) andToshiba.

Background

Dokō was a key manager in theJapanese economic miracleafterWorld War II,in particular, from 1974 to 1980 when he helmed theToshiba Corporationand was appointed chairman of theJapan Business Federation (Keidanren).

After graduating from Tokyo Institute of Technology (or Tokyo Kogyo Daigaku) in 1920, Dokō worked at the Ishikawajima Shipyard Co., first as a designer ofturbinesand then became a president from 1950 to 1960, during which he renewed the company to benefit from significant procurement provided by theUnited Statesduring theKorean War.

Dokō later chaired theIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.during the merger in 1960, overseeing the construction of theIdemitsu Maru,the largest tanker in the world. At Toshiba, he functioned as a vice president between 1965 and 1972, and became the president between 1972 and 1976. He raised the morale of the workers driving the company towards prosperity. During 1970's, he had a relationship with a company such as Standard Oil.

Dokō maintained 40-years of perfect attendance at work when at IHI in which he was never late or absent. His breakfast was simple and consisted of a piece of fish, rice and miso soup. His breakfast and lifestyle remained unchanged even after becoming the top of IHI and earing significant wealth. He rarely used air conditioning in summer and heating in winter and donated more than half of his salary during 1970s to the school his mother established in Yokohama.

In 1988, he posthumously received the highest distinction of theScout Association of Japan,theGolden Pheasant Award.

External links

• New York Times Obituary - Toshiwo Doko Is Dead; Industry Chief Was 91