According to a summary of research companies, the average age of presidents of companies nationwide exceeded 60 for the first time.
On the other hand, 65% of companies do not have a successor, and research companies point out that preparations for business succession are urgent.
According to Teikoku Databank, the average age of presidents of about 940,000 companies nationwide, excluding public interest corporations, was 60.1 years old, 0.2 years higher than the previous year as of the end of December last year.
The average age of the president has been rising year by year since the survey began in 1990, but this is the first time he has exceeded 60.
By age group, 27.3% were in their 60s, followed by 26.9% in their 50s and 20.3% in their 70s.
On the other hand, according to a survey conducted in October last year, 65.1% of companies nationwide said that they had no successor, and the number of companies that went bankrupt due to poor business performance due to the sudden death of a business owner without a successor was 1 last year. There are 452 cases a year.
Teikoku Databank said, "With the aging of society as a whole, the number of presidents who have been active for many years is increasing, but many companies are not developing successors, so please hurry to prepare for the future of the company." I'm talking.