Portrait of Nobutada Saji

Rank #2976

Nobutada Saji

Net worth $1.3B

Beverages · Japan

Born
Nov 25, 1945
Age
80
Source
Beverages
Residence
Tokyo
Citizenship
Japan
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Master of Business Administration, Anderson School of Management

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Saji is chairman of drinks powerhouse Suntory Holdings, which bought Beam, purveyor of Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbon, for $16 billion in 2014.
  • He stepped down as president in 2014, turning the reins over to a non-family member for the first time since the business was founded in 1899.
  • Saji owns a minority stake in Suntory Holdings, a closely held company. Its Suntory Beverage & Food unit trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
  • Saji's nephew Nobuhiro Torii, a great grandson of Suntory's founder, is the president and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
  • In 2023, Suntory, which was founded in 1899, celebrated a century since it began building its first whisky distillery, in Yamazaki near Kyoto.

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