Article: Father of an industry: Motokazu Hirao has worked tirelessly for more than 40 years to nurture and grow the industry worldwide.(PMP Hall of Fame 2009)(Industry overview)

Keep this in mind when you consider the career of Motokazu Hirao: Before he and Matsushita Electric Works (now Panasonic Co.) funded the original 20 companies in the Japanese pest management industry, there were none--and there's little doubt the country needed them.

From that auspicious beginning, Hirao, affectionately known as "Moto" to his friends, devoted the second half of his life to improving the industry worldwide. He is a fixture as a speaker and participant on the international pest management scene and has continued his work as the owner of the Hirao Biological Institute to improve the professionalism of the industry throughout the world.

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