Keiichiro Takahara

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Keiichiro Takahara 高原慶一朗
Born(1931-03-16)March 16, 1931
DiedOctober 3, 2018(2018-10-03) (aged 87)
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Chairman and founder, Unicharm
Children3, including Takahisa Takahara

Keiichiro Takahara (高原慶一朗, Takahara Keiichiro, March 16, 1931 – October 3, 2018[1]) was a Japanese billionaire businessman, the chairman and founder of Unicharm.

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Takahara was married with three children and lived in Tokyo.[2] His son Takahisa Takahara is president and CEO of Unicharm. According to Forbes, Takahara had a net worth of $5.2 billion, at the time of his death. [2] He received a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Humanities from Anaheim University in 2000.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ユニ・チャーム創業者の高原慶一朗さん死去 (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Keiichiro Takahara". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2018.