Hiro Matsushita

Hiro Matsushita
ヒロ松下
Matsushita in 2018
Born	Hiroyuki Matsushita (1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 63) Nishinomiya, Japan
Other names	King Hiro[1]
Alma mater	Konan University
Occupation(s)	Businessperson, former racing driver
Known for	First Japanese driver to race in the Indy 500
Notable work	The first and only Japanese driver to win the Toyota Atlantic Championship (Pacific)
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Title	Chairman & CEO – Swift Engineering[2] Chairman & CEO – Swift Xi Inc. Chairman & CEO – Matsushita International Corp
Spouse	Mitsuko Matsushita
Children	1
Parents	Masaharu Matsushita (father) Sachiko Matsushita (mother)
Relatives	Yamagata Isaburō (great-great-uncle) Toshio Iue (uncle) Maeda Toshisada(great-uncle)
Family	Kōnosuke Matsushita (grandfather) Hirata Shodo (grandfather) Hirata Tosuke (great-grandfather)
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Hiroyuki Matsushita (松下弘幸, Matsushita Hiroyuki), also known by Hiro Matsushita (ヒロ松下), is a Japanese businessman and former racing driver. He is the grandson of Kōnosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic. In 1989, Matsushita won the Toyota Atlantic Championship (Pacific), becoming the first and only Japanese driver to do so. He was also the first Japanese driver to race in the Indy 500.