Kenkichi Kagami
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Kenkichi Kagami on the cover of Time in May 1931
Kenkichi Kagami (各務 鎌吉, Kagami Kenkichi, 1869 - 1939) was a Japanese businessman.[1]
Career[]
He graduated from Hitotsubashi University (then Koto Shogyo Gakko).[2]
Kagami was a leader in Japan's maritime insurance business. From 1925 to 1939, Kagami was chairman of Tokyo Marine Insurance (Tokio Kaijo Kasai). In the same time period, he also headed other companies; and he was on the board of the core holding company of the Mitsubishi organization.[3]
In 1929-1935, he was president of Nippon Yusen.[4] For a time, he was also president of the Mitsubishi Bank.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagami Kenkichi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 446.
- ^ 各務鎌吉 かがみ けんきちNational Diet Library
- ^ "Kagami Kenkichi" at Mitsubishi.com; retrieved 2013-5-7.
- ^ "Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) History" at FundingUniverse.com; retrieved 2013-5-7.
External links[]
- National Diet Library, Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures, Kagami Kenkichi
- Insurance Hall of Fame, Kenkichi Kagami
Categories:
- People from Gifu Prefecture
- 1869 births
- 1939 deaths
- Japanese chief executives
- Hitotsubashi University alumni