Nikken Cutlery President Masazumi Kumada to Speak at 'Business Succession & Successor Symposium'

Nikken Cutlery Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Seki City, Gifu Prefecture; President: Masazumi Kumada) announced that President Masazumi Kumada will speak at the 'Business Succession & Successor Symposium' hosted by the Kakamigahara Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The symposium, themed 'Real Struggles and Challenges of Business Succession: Turning Succession into Evolution,' will feature business owners and successors who have experienced succession, discussing their conflicts, new challenges, and management reforms. President Kumada has promoted new business development in the agricultural sector and global expansion by leveraging the technology of the local cutlery industry in Seki City. In 2025, he received the Excellence Award at the 'Atotsugi Koshien' (Successor Koshien) hosted by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and in 2026, the company was selected as one of the '300 Vibrant Small and Medium Enterprises' by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In this presentation, in addition to the real struggles and challenges of business succession, he plans to talk about initiatives for new businesses utilizing cutlery technology and next-generation management with an eye on the future of regional industry. Masazumi Kumada commented, 'I believe that business succession is not just a handover, but an evolution toward the next era.'