Masataka Shimizu (清水 政孝, Shimizu Masataka, born June 23, 1944) is a director of Fuji Oil Company, and was the president and chief executive officer of Japanese electric utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) from 2008 to 2011.
He was also a vice-chairman of Keidanren, the employers' federation of the companies of Japan,[1][2] until he stepped down after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
[8] On January 18, 2011, Shimizu attended the annual meeting of World Economic Forum,[9] stating said that his company sought to provide a “stable supply of electricity and environmental protection”.
[10] Based on the experience of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, MISA (Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency) of the Ministry of Economy, METI(Trade and Industry) officially issued a heads-up in 2006, insisting that there was a high risk of electric power loss if an unexpected tsunami hit the nuclear power plant.
[17] On March 7, 2012, before the anniversary of the disaster, Tepco announced that Chairman Katsumata Tsunehisa would attend the memorial ceremony.