Kazunori Shimamoto
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Nichirei in April 1996. He headed the Shanghai representative office of Nichirei Logistics Group from April 2014 and the Bangkok representative office from April 2017, working on the front lines of overseas cold-chain logistics. He advanced to general manager of sales strategy in April 2020 and Executive Officer and general manager of corporate planning in April 2021, becoming Director and Executive Officer in June 2023. In April 2024, the year after joining the board, he became Representative Director and President.
Selection
In April 2024 he succeeded Kenya Okushi as Representative Director and President. He had become Director and Executive Officer in June 2023, so the change came ten months after he joined the board. In the fiscal year ended March 2024, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥680.0 billion and operating income ¥36.9 billion, both above the previous year. Amid continued growth in sales and profit, the appointment moved up an officer who handled both corporate planning and sales strategy.
Initiatives
In the FY ended March 2025, his first year, consolidated net sales were ¥702.0 billion and operating income ¥38.3 billion, both above the previous year. In his second year, the FY ended March 2026, net sales were ¥716.1 billion, operating income ¥39.0 billion and net income ¥27.3 billion, with net sales up ¥36.1 billion over the two years since the year before he took office. His tenure covers only two fiscal years so far, and this is as far as the annual securities reports can trace.
Career
Career
Nichirei
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1996 | Joined |
| Apr 2014 | Nichirei Roji Group Headquarters Shanghai |
| Apr 2017 | General Manager, Bangkok Representative Office |
| Apr 2020 | General Manager, Sales Strategy Department |
| Apr 2021 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and General Manager, Sales Strategy Department |
| Jun 2023 | Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and General Manager, Sales Strategy Department |
| Apr 2024 | Representative Director, President, Director and Senior Executive Officer |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 株式会社ニチレイ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】