Akira Oze
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined House Foods in March 1969. He advanced to Director in June 1990, Managing Director in July 1995, Senior Managing Director in July 1998 and Executive Vice President in July 2000, taking 21 years from joining to reach the board and 33 years to become president. As of the FY ended March 2008 he held 21,495 shares, orders of magnitude fewer than the 1,017,874 shares of Hiroshi Urakami, Executive Vice President in the same officer table.
Selection
He became Representative Director and President in April 2002, promoted after one year and nine months as executive vice president. Hiroshi Urakami, Executive Vice President in the FY ended March 2008 officer table, joined Sumitomo Bank in September 1991, moved to House Foods in July 1997, and advanced to Director in June 2002, Representative Director in June 2004 and Executive Vice President that July. In the FY ended March 2006 major shareholders included House Kosan with 11.35% and Setsuko Urakami with 2.47%. The appointment had the career employee Oze hold the post while the founding family's successor gained experience.
Initiatives
The company set up House Foods Holding USA Inc. in the U.S. in April 2003 and Shanghai House Foods in January 2004, and in June 2004 launched a company in Shanghai to run CoCo Ichibanya curry restaurants. In Japan it launched "Ukon no Chikara" in May 2004, acquired all shares of Asaoka Spice in October 2004, and made House Wellness Foods a subsidiary in April 2006. Consolidated net sales moved from ¥189.2 billion in the FY ended March 2002 to ¥222.5 billion in the FY ended March 2009, and ordinary income from ¥8.2 billion to ¥11.0 billion.
Career
Career
House Foods
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2002 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2009 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ハウス食品 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2008年3月期）