Naoya Kakizoe
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Nissui in April 1961. He became a Director in June 1990, Managing Director in June 1993 and Representative Director and Senior Managing Director in June 1994, before being appointed Executive Vice President in June 1995. After 14 years as Executive Vice President, he became President and Executive Officer in June 2009, 48 years after joining the company.
Selection
He became President and Executive Officer in June 2009. In the fiscal year ended March 2009, the year before he took office, the company posted an ordinary loss of ¥1.2 billion and a net loss of ¥16.2 billion on consolidated net sales of ¥505.2 billion. Sales had fallen for two straight years from ¥552.8 billion in FY ended March 2007. The appointment appears to have entrusted the cleanup of the losses to the company's most senior insider, who had served 14 years as Executive Vice President.
Initiatives
In his first fiscal year, ended March 2010, consolidated net sales were ¥481.5 billion and operating profit ¥6.2 billion, and the bottom line recovered from the previous year's ¥16.2 billion loss to roughly break-even. In FY ended March 2011 sales were ¥494.2 billion with a net loss of ¥0.9 billion, and in his final year, ended March 2012, sales were ¥538.0 billion, operating profit ¥9.6 billion and net income ¥2.0 billion. Over his three years, sales surpassed the pre-appointment level of ¥505.2 billion, but operating profit peaked at only ¥9.6 billion.
Career
Career
Nissui
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1961 | Joined |
| Jun 1990 | Director |
| Jun 1993 | Managing Director |
| Jun 1994 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Officer |
| Jun 1995 | Executive Vice President |
| Jun 2009 | President, Executive Officer |
| Jun 2012 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ニッスイ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】