date:Jun 25, 2014
n and other brands, that made it the world's third-biggest spirits maker earlier this year.
Niinami is new to the dedicated drinks trade, but current Suntory president and chairman Nobutada Saji, grandson of the firm's founder, will retain a guiding role as chairman with representative rights, the sources added. While other family members serve as executives at Suntory businesses, Saji, 68, had previously said his successor wouldn't necessarily be an insider.
After 12 years running Japan's sec