Ryuta Inoue
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Teijin in April 1989 and moved to the Pal Group in May 1995 as a director. He became Senior Managing Director, head of administration and head of the business reform promotion office in March 2007, and president in May 2008. Among major shareholders in the FY ended February 2006, he held 9.68% as an individual, alongside the largest shareholder Scotch Yofukuten with 31.73%, Hidetaka Inoue with 4.93% and Hideyo Inoue with 4.14%.
Selection
In May 2008 he succeeded founder Hidetaka Inoue as president. He was promoted from Senior Managing Director, 13 years after joining in 1995. His predecessor moved to Representative Director and Chairman and remained an officer of group companies. In the fiscal year ended February 2008, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales kept growing to ¥61.4 billion, while operating income fell for the second straight year to ¥4.1 billion.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales more than tripled from ¥66.5 billion in the FY ended February 2009, the year after he took office, to ¥207.8 billion in the FY ended February 2025, his final year. In September 2016 the company set up the operating company Pal Co., Ltd. and moved to a holding company structure. In the FY ended February 2021 net sales fell to ¥108.5 billion and operating income to ¥1.4 billion, but from the FY ended February 2023 operating income recovered to ¥15.8 billion, ¥18.6 billion and ¥23.7 billion.
Career
Career
Teijin
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1989 | Joined |
| May 1995 | Director, Pal Group |
| May 1995 | Joined Pal Group as Director |
| Mar 2007 | Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Headquarters and General Manager, Business Reform Promotion Office, Pal Group |
| Mar 2007 | Senior Managing Director, Pal Group |
| May 2008 | Representative Director, President, Pal Group |
| Mar 2025 | Stepped down as President |
Naisukurappu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2012 | Director |
| Mar 2021 | Representative Director, President |
| May 2024 | President, Pal Group |
| May 2024 | President, Pal Group |
| Mar 2025 | Director, Pal Group |
Paru
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Sep 2016 | Director |
| Sep 2016 | Director |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- パルグループホールディングス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】