Toei Company Ltd. announced on the morning of February 14 that its president and CEO Osamu Tezuka has passed away at the age of 62. The President’s funeral will be limited to only his close relatives, but a memorial ceremony is to be held at a later date.
Tezuka was born in March 1960. He has worked at Toei for over 40 years after he began working there in April 1983. Tezuka was made a board member in June 2012 after being an employee for almost three decades and became the company’s managing director in June 2016.
He was most recently promoted to president and CEO in June 2020. After his demise, Tezuka’s role has been taken over by the company’s managing director and chairman, Noriyuki Tada, in addition to his current roles.
Toei Company Ltd. was founded back in 1951 and, over the years, became a globally recognized business with the formation of Toei Animation Studio and the T-Joy cinema chain.
The company has several film and TV production studios as well as post-production studios and the Zukun Laboratory that works on advanced digital visual content research.
Source: Toei Company Ltd. Press Release
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