Akio Matsuzaki

Akio Matsuzaki (January 2, 1933 – June 25, 2025) was a Japanese businessman involved in the management of Morinaga Milk Industry. He was born in Tokyo and had family members connected to the business and political circles.

Regarding his family background, his grandfather was Hanzo Matsuzaki, who served as the second president of Morinaga Milk Industry. His father was Kazuhiro Matsuzaki, who later became a counselor at Morinaga Milk Industry. His wife is Emiko. Emiko graduated from Sacred Heart Girls' School, majoring in English, and was the second daughter of Taihei Morinaga, the founder's family of Morinaga Milk Industry. Therefore, a familial relationship was established through the marriage of Matsuzaki and Emiko. They had children including their eldest daughter, Akie Abe, and their eldest son, Isao Morinaga. Isao serves as a senior executive officer (for new business development) at Morinaga Milk Industry and is also a former president of Morinaga Shōji.

In terms of education, he graduated from Rikkyo University’s Faculty of Economics in 1955 and then joined Morinaga Milk Industry. His career included becoming president of Morinaga General Mills in 1974, and in 1977, he was appointed to the board of Morinaga Milk Industry. He was promoted to managing director in 1980 and became president in 1983. In 1988, he also served as president of Restaurant Morinaga, during which time he responded to the Glico Morinaga case. In 1997, he handed over the presidency to the founding family member, Goto Morinaga, and afterward served as chairman and later activities as a director.

Additionally, he was elected president of the Rikkyo University Alumni Association in 1995.

He passed away due to old age at 8:00 a.m. on June 25, 2025, at the age of 92.

As a reference, the publication "Jinji Ko Shinroku" (Jinji Koshinjo, 1995) is cited.