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Nobutada Saji
Japan 80 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Beverages
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Tokyo
- Education
- Anderson School of Management (Master of Business Administration)
- Marital Status
- Married
Assets
- Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.16,542,000 shares @ --2587-JP
Biography
Saji is chairman of drinks powerhouse Suntory Holdings, which bought Beam, purveyor of Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbon, for $16 billion in 2014.
He stepped down as president in 2014, turning the reins over to a non-family member for the first time since the business was founded in 1899.
Saji owns a minority stake in Suntory Holdings, a closely held company. Its Suntory Beverage & Food unit trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Saji's nephew Nobuhiro Torii, a great grandson of Suntory's founder, is the president and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
About
In 2023, Suntory, which was founded in 1899, celebrated a century since it began building its first whisky distillery, in Yamazaki near Kyoto.