Nidec’s recent earnings and aggressive push in components for electric vehicles (EV) have led to its shares jumping 150% in the past year, driving up the net worth of founder and CEO Shigenobu Nagamori by $5.3 billion to $9 billion.

Nidec’s recent earnings and aggressive push in components for electric vehicles (EV) have led to its shares jumping 150% in the past year, driving up the net worth of founder and CEO Shigenobu Nagamori by $5.3 billion to $9 billion.