Hiroyuki Isono
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Oji Paper in April 1984, and by his own account began working in corporate planning around 2000. He became Director and Managing Group Executive Committee Member in June 2015 and Director and Senior Managing Group Executive Committee Member in April 2021. Overseas he served as chairman of the company overseeing the Oceania business, gaining experience in both international operations and head office functions.
Selection
In April 2022 he succeeded Masatoshi Kaku as Representative Director and President. It was a promotion seven years after joining the board in June 2015 and one year after becoming Senior Managing Group Executive Committee Member. In the FY ended March 2022, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥1,470.1 billion and operating income ¥120.1 billion, up in both from ¥1,358.9 billion and ¥84.8 billion the year before.
Initiatives
Advocating business operations rooted in forest resources, he positioned plastic-alternative products and environmentally friendly goods as a pillar next to paper. Consolidated net sales grew from ¥1,470.1 billion in the year before he took office to ¥1,849.2 billion in the FY ended March 2025, while operating income shrank from ¥120.1 billion to ¥67.7 billion. The consolidated workforce grew from 35,608 in the FY ended March 2022 to 38,322 in the FY ended March 2024.
Career
Career
Oji Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1984 | Joined |
| Jun 2015 | Director and Managing Officer, Member, Group Management Committee |
| Apr 2021 | Director and Senior Managing Officer, Member, Group Management Committee |
| Apr 2022 | Representative Director, President |
References 2
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 王子ホールディングス 有価証券報告書 第98期（2022年3月期）【役員の状況】
- 経済界「製紙業界の王者が森林資源の活用で時代を動かす 王子ホールディングス 磯野裕之」