Sadayuki Inobe was in charge of overall engineering during the Gsxr's gestation

Sadayuki Inobe was in charge of overall engineering during the Gsxr's gestation and continues as a managing director at Suzuki.
Longevity is not an unusual trait for engineers working on the Gsxr project, and many key engineers who are in management positions today were deeply involved in the Gsxr's early development.