Shunichi Chamura
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Matsuzakaya in March 1969 and served as manager of the Shizuoka store from May 1998 and as Director, head of the Nagoya division and manager of the Nagoya store from May 1999. He advanced to Managing Director in May 2000, Representative Director and Senior Managing Director in May 2002, and Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and head of the corporate planning office in May 2004. He became Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Matsuzakaya in May 2006 and Representative Director and President of Matsuzakaya Holdings in September 2006, having worked in both store operations and head-office corporate planning.
Selection
He joined the holding company at its launch in September 2007 as Director in charge of the Ginza redevelopment, and in March 2010 succeeded Tsutomu Okuda as Representative Director and President. In the fiscal year ended February 2010, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥982.5 billion and operating income ¥18.6 billion, the second straight year of declines from ¥1,016.4 billion and ¥39.7 billion in the FY ended February 2008. Consolidated headcount had also fallen from 9,697 to 8,393.
Initiatives
In the FY ended February 2011, his first year, consolidated net sales were ¥950.1 billion and operating income ¥20.3 billion, lower sales but higher profit than the ¥982.5 billion and ¥18.6 billion of the year before he took office. In the FY ended February 2012 net sales were ¥941.4 billion, operating income ¥21.6 billion and net income ¥18.8 billion. In the FY ended February 2013, his final year, net sales were ¥1,092.7 billion, operating income ¥30.9 billion and net income ¥12.1 billion, with both sales and operating income above the year before he took office. In April 2013 he moved to Representative Director and Chairman, handing the presidency to Ryoichi Yamamoto.
Career
Career
Matsuzakaya
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 1969 | Joined |
| May 1998 | Manager, Shizuoka Store |
| May 1999 | Director, General Manager, Nagoya Division and Manager, Nagoya Store |
| May 2000 | Managing Director |
| May 2002 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Director |
| May 2004 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Head Office Corporate Planning Office |
| May 2006 | Representative Director, President, Executive Officer |
| Sep 2006 | Representative Director, President, Matsuzakaya Holdings |
| May 2008 | Representative Director, President |
J. Front Retailing
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Sep 2007 | 取締役銀座再開発担当 (translation pending) |
| Mar 2010 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2013 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Apr 2013 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- J.フロント リテイリング 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】