Koshiro Kudo
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee who joined Asahi Kasei in 1982, he became a Senior Executive Officer in April 2016, his 34th year with the company. He became Managing Executive Officer in April 2019 and a Director in June 2021, and Representative Director and President in April 2022.
Selection
In April 2022 he succeeded Hideki Kobori as President. He had joined the board only the previous June, in 2021, so the change came after ten months as a Director. In the FY ended March 2022, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥2,461.3 billion and operating income ¥202.6 billion, up from ¥2,106.0 billion and ¥171.8 billion the year before. It was not a change made at a time of deteriorating results.
Initiatives
In the FY ended March 2023, his first year, operating income fell to ¥127.7 billion and the bottom line was a loss of ¥91.9 billion. Net income in the FY ended March 2024 was only ¥43.8 billion, but in the FY ended March 2025 the company recovered to consolidated net sales of ¥3,037.3 billion, operating income of ¥211.9 billion and net income of ¥134.9 billion. The workforce was 48,295 in the FY ended March 2024.
Career
Career
Asahi Kasei
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1982 | Joined |
| Apr 2016 | Senior Executive Officer |
| Apr 2019 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2021 | Director |
| Apr 2022 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 旭化成 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】