Rizaburo Toyoda

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An early photo of Risaburo before his death

Risaburo Toyoda (豊田 利三郎, Toyoda Risaburō[1], March 5, 1884 – June 3, 1952) was a Japanese entrepreneur. He was the son-in-law of Toyota Industries Co., Ltd founder Sakichi Toyoda, and brother-in-law of Toyota Motor Corporation founder, Kiichiro Toyoda (豊田 喜一郎, Toyoda Kiichirō, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952).

He graduated from Hitotsubashi University (then Tokyo Koto Shogyo Gakko) .In 1939, he became the first president of the Toyota Motor Corporation.[2] He died at the age of 68 in 1952.

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  1. Shirouzu, Norihiko. "Toyota Family Member Vies for the Top Job," Wall Street Journal. December 24, 2008.
  2. International Directory of Business Biographies: Shoichiro Toyoda
  3. Shirouzu, Norihiko and John Murphy. "Toyota to Change Leader Amid Global Sales Slump." Wall Street Journal. December 24, 2008.
  4. Kubo, Nobuhiro and Chang-Ran Kim. "Toyota confirms Akio Toyoda as New President," Reuters. June 23, 2009.
Business positions
Preceded by
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CEO of Toyota Industries Corporation
1926–1948
Succeeded by
Taizo Ishida
Preceded by
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CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation
1937–1941
Succeeded by
Kiichiro Toyoda
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