Eiji Sasaki


Eiji Sasaki was a Japanese businessman, former Vice President of Ube Industries and former President of TYS.

Early life and education

Eiji Sasaki was born in Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi in August 1915. He attended Yamaguchi Senior High School and then graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in economics.

Career

In 1940, Eiji Sasaki started his career joining Okinoyama Tanko a coal mining company. In 1969 was promoted to the board of directors of TYS and board of director of Ube Industries. In 1983 he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Ube Industries and in 1984 was made President of TYS. During his career Eiji Sasaki worked on projects to support the infrastructure of Ube City such as the :ja:宇部興産中央病院|UBE Kohsan Central Hospital and Yamaguchi-Ube Airport.

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