Minoru Noguchi
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Shachihata in April 1988 and moved to ABC-MART in April 1991. He advanced to Director and head of sales in June 2000 and Managing Director and head of sales in March 2004, spending all 16 years since joining in sales. Among major shareholders in the FY ended February 2006, individuals held the top spots, with Masahiro Miki at 32.26%, Michiko Miki at 18.04% and the asset management company EM Planning at 17.25%, and Noguchi's name did not appear in the top ten.
Selection
In March 2007 he succeeded Masahiro Kinjo as president. In the fiscal year ended February 2007, the year before he took office, consolidated revenue was ¥77.7 billion and operating income ¥16.3 billion, with revenue up 1.4-fold in two years from ¥54.1 billion and ¥10.4 billion in the FY ended February 2005. It was a change in the middle of expansion, not a cleanup after a crisis. The managing director who had headed sales for seven years moved straight up to president.
Initiatives
Over 19 years in office, consolidated revenue grew 4.9-fold from ¥77.7 billion in the FY ended February 2007 to ¥378.6 billion in the FY ended February 2026, and operating income from ¥16.3 billion to ¥63.3 billion. Headcount also quadrupled from 1,486 in the FY ended February 2007 to 6,120 in the FY ended February 2023. During the pandemic, in the FY ended February 2021, revenue fell to ¥220.2 billion and operating income to ¥19.5 billion, but they recovered to ¥290.0 billion and ¥42.3 billion in the FY ended February 2023.
Career
Career
Shiyachihata
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1988 | Joined |
Ebishi Mart
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1991 | Joined |
| Jun 2000 | Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters |
| Mar 2004 | Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters |
| Mar 2007 | Representative Director, President |
| Mar 2026 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Mar 2026 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- エービーシー・マート 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】