Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Major Japanese film group Toei Company has reorganized its senior management following the death of Tezuka Osamu, its CEO and president.
And it unveiled a new ten-year plan that calls for investment and international expansion. Tezuka, who is not a relation of the late anime director of the same name, was 62.
He joined Toei in April 1983 and worked for the company for close to 40 years, becoming a board director in 2012 and managing director in 2016.
He was elevated to president and CEO in 2020. The cause of and precise date of Tezuka’s death was not revealed. A ceremony for family members will be held privately.
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