Makoto Ehara
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined ITOCHU Corporation in April 1981, moved to Johnson & Johnson in April 2001 and served as Vice President and head of business promotion in April 2008. After 20 years at a trading company and ten at a foreign consumer goods company, he moved to Calbee. He joined in March 2011 as Senior Executive Officer, becoming Senior Executive Vice President in April 2015, Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 2019 and Representative Director, Executive Vice President and COO in April 2022.
Selection
In April 2023 he succeeded Shuji Ito as Representative Director, President and CEO, a promotion 12 years after joining Calbee and one year as Executive Vice President and COO. In the fiscal year ended March 2023, the year before he took office, net sales rose to ¥279.3 billion from ¥245.4 billion the previous year, while operating profit fell from ¥25.1 billion to ¥22.2 billion.
Initiatives
In his first year, the fiscal year ended March 2024, net sales were ¥303.0 billion and operating profit ¥27.3 billion, a return to growth in both. In FY ended March 2025 net sales grew to ¥322.6 billion and operating profit to ¥29.1 billion. In FY ended March 2026 net sales rose for a third straight year to ¥340.2 billion, while operating profit fell to ¥26.2 billion and net income to ¥17.3 billion.
Career
Career
Itochu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1981 | Joined |
Johnson & Johnson
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2001 | Joined |
| Apr 2008 | Vice President, General Manager, Business Promotion Headquarters |
Calbee
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 2011 | Joined as Senior Executive Officer |
| Apr 2015 | Senior Executive Vice President |
| Jun 2019 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Apr 2022 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President and COO |
| Apr 2023 | Representative Director, President and CEO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- カルビー 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】