Akishige Uchikawa

Profile
Tenure
Apr 2022 – Present
Years in office
4.5 years
Name in Japanese
内川哲茂
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, CEO
Performance in office
Teijin
Performance in office
FY2022FY2026Change
Revenue¥926.0billion¥873.2billion−6%
Net margin2.5%-10.1%−12.6pt
SuzukiUchikawa
Revenue¥873.2 billionNet margin-10.1%2017/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥873.2 billionNet margin-10.1%2017/32021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He is a career employee who joined Teijin in March 1990. He became an Executive Officer in April 2017, Managing Executive Officer in April 2021 and Director and Managing Executive Officer in June that year. His appointment as President in April 2022 came in his 32nd year with the company, less than a year after joining the board.

Education: Shinshu University, Graduate School, Faculty of Textile Science, Master's Program (1990)

Selection

In April 2022 he succeeded Jun Suzuki as Representative Director, President, Executive Officer and CEO. In the FY ended March 2022, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥926.0 billion, operating income ¥44.2 billion and net income ¥23.1 billion, with operating income having fallen for three straight periods from ¥60.0 billion in the FY ended March 2019. Like his predecessor, he was promoted from Director and Managing Executive Officer.

Initiatives

In the FY ended March 2023 consolidated net sales grew to ¥1,018.7 billion, while operating income fell to ¥12.9 billion and the company posted a net loss of ¥17.6 billion. It recorded an operating loss of ¥4.9 billion in the FY ended March 2024 and ¥71.8 billion in the FY ended March 2025. In the FY ended March 2026, sales were ¥873.2 billion with an operating loss of ¥70.7 billion and a net loss of ¥88.0 billion, the third straight year of operating losses.

Career

Career

Teijin

Date Position
Mar 1990 Joined
Apr 2017 Executive Officer
Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2022 Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, CEO
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 帝人 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】