Takemune Kimura (木村 雄宗, Kimura Takemune, February 10, 1931–February 14, 2006) was a Japanese businessman and former president of Mitsubishi Motors. Prior to his promotion in June 1995 he spent 37 years at the company's Mizushima manufacturing facility in Kurashiki, Okayama, before becoming president of the Pajero Manufacturing Co. subsidiary in Sakahogi, Gifu. He was hired to replace the outgoing Nobuhisa Tsukahara, who was retiring due to health problems. Soon after taking the post, he outlined a long term strategy for expansion by introducing a wider range of vehicles, and to undercut competitors by focusing on low cost manufacturing.
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1931
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2006 (aged 74)
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