Masahiro Murakami
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Nisshinbo in April 1982 and in April 2008, as an Executive Officer, concurrently headed the Corporate Governance Office, the Human Resources and General Affairs Office and the Real Estate Division. He became Director, Executive Officer and head of the Business Support Center in June 2010 and head of the Corporate Strategy Center in June 2014, then rose to Senior Managing Executive Officer in June 2015, Representative Director in June 2016 and Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 2018. His career ran through the holding company's administrative and strategy functions rather than the operating companies.
Selection
In March 2019 he succeeded Masaya Kawata as Representative Director and President. It came right after the fiscal year-end was changed to December, and the irregular nine-month FY ended December 2018 showed consolidated net sales of ¥416.2 billion, an operating loss of ¥2.5 billion and a net loss of ¥7.2 billion. Unlike his predecessor, who had run three operating companies, he was promoted from Executive Vice President after handling holding company planning as head of the Corporate Strategy Center.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales moved around ¥500 billion, from ¥510.6 billion in the FY ended December 2021 to ¥494.7 billion in the FY ended December 2024. Operating income declined through ¥21.8 billion, ¥15.4 billion and ¥12.5 billion before recovering to ¥16.6 billion, and the company posted a net loss of ¥20.0 billion in the FY ended December 2023. During this period it made Hitachi Kokusai Electric a subsidiary. Under his tenure, the reshuffle that placed wireless and communications as the core business in place of spinning moved forward.
Career
Career
Nisshinbo Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1982 | Joined Nisshinbo |
| Apr 2008 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Gabanansu Office, Corporate Strategy Center, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Office, Business Support Center, General Manager, Real Estate Division |
| Apr 2009 | Deputy Center Manager, Business Support Center, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Office, Corporate Strategy Center, General Manager, Finance and Accounting and Information Office, Business Support Center |
| Jun 2010 | Director, Executive Officer and General Manager, Business Support Center |
| Jan 2012 | Supervising Real Estate Business |
| Jun 2012 | Director, Managing Executive Officer and Deputy Center Manager, Corporate Strategy Center |
| Jun 2014 | General Manager, Corporate Strategy Center |
| Jun 2015 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2016 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2018 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Mar 2019 | Representative Director, President |
| Mar 2025 | Chairman |
| Mar 2025 | Stepped down as President |
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References (Japanese primary sources)
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