The government is eyeing Toshihiro Takahashi, currently vice president of Japan Post and a former Toyota Motor Corp. managing director, to assume the post of president of a company that will manage over-the-counter services of post offices starting Oct. 1, 2007, sources said Saturday.
Takahashi, 66, is recognized for his success in improving the efficiency of Japan Post's mail delivery operations by introducing Toyota-style management techniques, they said.
He assumed the Japan Post vice presidency in April 2003 when the public corporation took over postal services from the government.
The over-the-counter service company is one of four stock firms to be created by splitting Japan Post's businesses as part of postal privatization. The other three firms are in charge of postal savings, postal insurance and mail delivery services.
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