Takayuki Fuse, President and CEO of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. unexpectly passed away at the age of 61, as reported by the Japanese beverage giant today. Kirin Holding’s CEO Yoshinori Isozaki will temporarily take charge of the business.
Fuse joined Kirin group in 1982 and held various positions in sales and marketing before becoming head of Kirin’s beer business in 2015. Just last month, he had been appointed as chairman of the Brewers Association of Japan.
According to a report by Reuters, Fuse succumbed to ventricular fibrillation at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday.
Takayuki Fuse
Date of birth: | February 17, 1960 |
Citizenship: | Japan |
Experience: |
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Jan 2015 Mar 2014 | Representative Director, President & CEO, Kirin Brewery Representative Director, President & CEO of Kirin Beer Marketing Company, Ltd. |
Mar 2010 | Representative Director, President of Koiwai Dairy Products Company, Limited |
Mar 2008 | Sales Manager of Osaka Branch under Kinkiken Regional Head Office of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
Sep 2005 | Manager of Shutoken Sales Planning Department under Shutoken Regional Head Office |
Sep 2003 | Sales Planning Deputy Manager of Sales Department |
Oct 2001 | Sales Department Manager of Tokyo Branch under Shutoken Regional Head Office |
Apr 1982 | Joined Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
Education: | BA of Commerce, Waseda University, March 1982 |
