Masaharu Ikuta (生田 正治, Ikuta Masaharu, January 19, 1935 – November 13, 2023) was a Japanese businessman from Kobe.

Ikuta graduated from Keio University in 1957.[citation needed] He was the CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and served as the president of the Japan Postal Agency[1] 2003 to March 2007. He was named the honorary consul to the Republic of Mauritius in 2002, and he was a member of the Trilateral Commission.[citation needed] Since 1998 he served as an independent non-executive director of Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.[2]

Ikuta died on November 13, 2023, at the age of 88.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Tim (14 February 2005). "Japan's Govt to Keep Tapping Postal Funds, Ikuta Says". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Masaharu Ikuta: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ^ 生田正治氏死去、８８歳　初代郵政公社総裁 (in Japanese)