Hiroki Morita
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Net Village Co., Ltd. (now fonfun Corporation) in December 2000 and headed its content business from April 2007. He moved to mixi in November 2008 and in February 2011 also became Director and Executive Vice President of its subsidiary Grenge. His titles changed rapidly over a little more than a year: Executive Officer in January 2013, head of the game business in May, head of the mixi business in November, and executive producer of Monst Studio in February 2014, before becoming Representative Director and President in June 2014. As of the end of March 2017 he held 370,000 shares.
Selection
In the fiscal year ended March 2014, just before he took office, mixi's consolidated net sales were ¥12.2 billion with a net loss of ¥0.2 billion. When he succeeded Yusuke Asakura as President in June 2014, Hiroki Morita had been with the company only five years and seven months and an Executive Officer for only one year and five months. His previous title was executive producer of Monst Studio, assumed that February, and during 2013 he had served in turn as head of the game business and head of the mixi business. Koki Kimura and Kosuke Taru, listed as Directors in the annual securities report for FY ended March 2017, were also promoted from department head posts at Monst Studio.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales grew from ¥12.2 billion in FY ended March 2014 to ¥112.9 billion in FY ended March 2015 and ¥208.8 billion in FY ended March 2016, with operating profit reaching ¥95.0 billion. Sales then declined to ¥207.2 billion in FY ended March 2017 and ¥189.1 billion in his final year, FY ended March 2018, and operating profit fell to ¥72.4 billion. With earnings concentrated in Monster Strike, in March 2015 the company acquired all shares of Hunza Co., Ltd. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. The price was ¥11.5 billion, the largest in mixi's history at the time.
Career
Career
Net Birejji
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Dec 2000 | Joined |
| Apr 2007 | General Manager, Kontentsu Division |
MIXI
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Nov 2008 | Joined |
| Jan 2013 | Executive Officer |
| May 2013 | General Manager, Gemu Business Headquarters |
| Nov 2013 | General Manager, mixi Business Headquarters |
| Feb 2014 | Monsutosutajioeguzekutibupurodeyusa |
| Jun 2014 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2018 | Stepped down as President |
Gurenji
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Feb 2011 | Executive Vice President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ミクシィ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2017年3月期）