Founder Profile
Nobuzo Tohmatsu
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Nobuzo Tohmatsu?
Nobuzo Tohmatsu is a founder of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, which was founded in 1845 with William Welch Deloitte and George Touche.
- Company founded
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
- Founded
- 1845
- Co-founders
- William Welch Deloitte and George Touche
Background
Nobuzo Tohmatsu was a paymaster in the Imperial Japanese Navy and rose to admiral rank. His years managing naval supply chains and accounts were his training for building an auditing firm in Japan.
Founding Story
Nobuzo Tohmatsu was a Japanese accountant and former naval officer whose firm gave the Tohmatsu name to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He served in the Imperial Japanese Navy, where he managed supply and accounts and ended World War II as a rear admiral. He then moved into civilian finance and qualified as a CPA in 1952. In 1968 he co-founded Tohmatsu, Awoki & Co. as an auditing practice. The firm became an international partner of Deloitte, and his name was added to the global brand in the 1993 merger. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Deloitte reports FY2026 revenue (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited)
- Deloitte reports FY2025 revenue (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited)