Masatoshi Kaku
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Oji Paper in April 1978. He became an Executive Officer in April 2011, Managing Executive Officer in April 2012 and Director and Managing Director in June 2013. He became President 41 years after joining and six years after joining the board.
Selection
In April 2019 he succeeded Susumu Yajima as President. In the FY ended March 2019, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥1,550.9 billion and operating income ¥110.2 billion, up from ¥1,485.8 billion and ¥70.8 billion the year before. In April 2022 he moved to Representative Director and Chairman, and Hiroyuki Isono succeeded him as President.
Initiatives
During his tenure consolidated net sales moved from ¥1,507.6 billion in the FY ended March 2020 to ¥1,358.9 billion in the FY ended March 2021 and ¥1,470.1 billion in the FY ended March 2022. Operating income was lowest at ¥84.8 billion in the FY ended March 2021, recovering to ¥120.1 billion with net income of ¥87.5 billion in the following FY ended March 2022. The workforce shrank from 36,309 in the year before he took office to 35,608 in the FY ended March 2022.
Career
Career
Oji Paper
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1978 | Joined |
| Apr 2011 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2012 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2013 | Director, Managing Officer |
| Apr 2019 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2022 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Apr 2022 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 王子ホールディングス 有価証券報告書 第95期（2019年3月期）【役員の状況】