Kazuto Kojima
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He is a career employee who joined Takasago Thermal Engineering in April 1984 and spent 36 years there. He became an Executive Officer in April 2017 and Director and Executive Officer in June 2019. He became Representative Director, President and COO in April 2020, ten months after joining the board. In June 2023 the COO title was dropped and he became Representative Director and President.
Selection
In April 2020 he succeeded Atsushi Ouchi as Representative Director, President and COO. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, the year before he took office, consolidated sales were ¥320.9 billion and operating profit ¥17.9 billion, both above the previous year's ¥319.8 billion and ¥17.2 billion. The change was not prompted by deteriorating results. He took office ten months after joining the board, with the COO title attached to the presidency.
Initiatives
In his first year, the fiscal year ended March 2021, consolidated sales fell to ¥275.2 billion and operating profit to ¥12.3 billion. From FY ended March 2022 sales and profit then rose for five straight years, reaching sales of ¥423.9 billion and operating profit of ¥47.7 billion in FY ended March 2026. Compared with the year before he took office, sales were 1.3 times higher but operating profit 2.7 times, and the operating margin rose from 5.6% to 11.3%.
Career
Career
Takasago Thermal Engineering
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1984 | Joined |
| Apr 2017 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2019 | Director, Executive Officer |
| Apr 2020 | Representative Director, President, COO |
| Jun 2023 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 高砂熱学工業 有価証券報告書（役員の状況）