Masahiro Yamamoto
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Asatsu-DK in April 2000 and moved to Dentsu in January 2009. He worked in advertising and overseas business, serving as Executive Deputy General Manager of Dentsu Media Taiwan from September 2014, at the Global Business Center from September 2020, and as a Director of the Dentsu Group integrated office from January 2023. He joined FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES in June 2023 as Senior Managing Executive Officer and assistant to the President, and in October that year became Executive Vice President and COO of Domestic Business.
Selection
In December 2024 he succeeded Koichi Mizutome as Representative Director, President and CEO. He took over as President, Executive Officer and CEO in October 2024 and gained the Representative Director post two months later. It was a promotion a year and a half after joining in June 2023, and his predecessor had served as President for nine and a half years from March 2015. In the FY ended September 2024, the year before he took office, consolidated sales were ¥361.1 billion, operating income ¥23.4 billion and net income ¥14.6 billion, continuing a run of higher sales and profits.
Initiatives
In the FY ended September 2025, his first year, consolidated sales were ¥429.6 billion, operating income ¥36.1 billion and net income ¥22.9 billion, all above the previous year's ¥361.1 billion, ¥23.4 billion and ¥14.6 billion. Major shareholders that period were led by The Master Trust Bank of Japan at 14.89%, followed by trust banks and overseas institutional investors, with the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations ranking fourth among business corporations at 3.31%.
Career
Career
Asatsudi Kei
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2000 | Joined |
Dentsu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | Joined |
| Sep 2014 | 電通メディア台湾 執行副総経理 (translation pending) |
| Sep 2020 | Global Business Center |
| Jan 2023 | Dentsu Group Integrated Ofisu Director |
FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Assistant to the President |
| Oct 2023 | Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, Domestic Business, COO |
| Oct 2024 | President, Executive Officer, CEO |
| Dec 2024 | Representative Director, President, CEO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】