The teaching of the father who lived in the largest acquisition of the Canon CEO

Fujio Mitarai (CEO) and Chairman and President

"Thinking execution".It is a teaching that he inherited from his father, who was the disciple of Kanehiro Takagi, the founder of Tokyo Jikei Medical University.

"In an era where inspection equipment was not developed as now. Speaking of consultation, interviews and palpation were mainly. As a surgeon, I listen to the patient's story and imagine it.If you find out, you will perform the surgery. The manager will listen to the employees, determine the situation, and execute it. When you become a member of society, your father says, "It should be a businessman."I'm chopped "

In particular, this teaching was alive when the Toshiba Medical Systems (now Canon Medical Systems) was acquired in 2016.The acquisition amount is about 660 billion yen.It was the largest acquisition for Canon, but the aim was to enter the medical device market in full -scale and grow as a new business.

He won the acquisition while multiple companies gave their name, but they were not straightforward.At that time, Toshiba, who had been forced to make the finances of the finances, had to record the gain on sale early, and was not in time for payment after examining the antitrust law.Therefore, Toshiba sold Toshiba Medical Stock to a third -party special purpose company (SPC).Canon has set a method of acquiring Toshiba Medical's stock acquisition rights for Toshiba Medical and paying the price before notifying the acquisition plan to the Fair Trade Commission.

Large acquisitions are just careful.The special acquisition scheme said, "I was afraid to accept it."However, now I recognize that "I'm glad I decided to acquire. If I failed, I shouldn't be here."

There are words that have had a major impact on Canon's management.It is the word "Keiten Momori" by Takamori Saigo, who loved the first president Takeshi Mitarai.He is from Kyushu, the same as Saigo.It is also an important word for Mr. Fujio Mitarai, the nephew of Mr. Takeshi Mitarai, who is the third president's position.

"I have been running with the ideas of respect for humans. Since its founding, labor dispute has never occurred, and all problems have been solved by labor and management agreements."

"The basic strategy is to change the industry in line with the times, mainly technology. US companies generally sell the business (when changing industries), but we conduct internal education and change human resources.Emphasis is focused on employment. "

Even if the business environment changes drastically in the new normal (new normal condition), the spirit of the lover will not shake.(Kyoko Hariya)

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun November 2, 2021