Hiro Matsushita

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.

Hiro Matsushita
ヒロ松下
Matsushita in 2018
Born
Hiroyuki Matsushita

(1961-03-14) March 14, 1961
Nishinomiya, Japan
Other namesKing Hiro
Alma materKonan University
Occupation(s)Businessperson, former racing driver
Title
  • Chairman & CEO – Swift Engineering
  • Chairman & CEO – Swift Xi Inc.
  • Chairman & CEO – Matsushita International Corp
SpouseMitsuko Matsushita
Children1
Parents
  • Masaharu Matsushita (father)
  • Sachiko Matsushita (mother)
Relatives
  • Yamagata Isaburō (great-great-uncle)
  • Toshio Iue (uncle)
  • Maeda Toshisada(great-uncle)
Family
Signature
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