Kiyotaka Shindo

Profile
Tenure
Apr 2012 – Jan 2015
Years in office
2.8 years
Name in Japanese
進藤清貴
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President
Performance in office
Oji Holdings
Performance in office
FY2012FY2014Change
Revenue¥1.2trillion¥1.3trillion+10%
Net margin1.8%2.4%+0.6pt
SuzukiShinodaShindoYajimaKaku
Revenue¥1.1 trillionRevenue¥1.5 trillionNet margin2.2%Net margin3.9%2007/32010/32015/32020/3
Revenue¥1.1 trillionRevenue¥1.5 trillionNet margin2.2%Net margin3.9%2007/32010/32015/32020/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined the company in April 1975. He became an Executive Officer in April 2007 and Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2009, and Representative Director and President in April 2012. He became President 37 years after joining and three years after joining the board.

Education: Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (1975)

Selection

In April 2012 he succeeded Kazuhisa Shinoda as President. In the FY ended March 2012, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥1,212.9 billion and operating income ¥53.8 billion, operating income below the ¥73.9 billion of the FY ended March 2006, the year before Shinoda took office. The move to a holding company structure six months after his appointment had already been arranged, and the appointment appears to have assigned him to carry out the reorganization.

Initiatives

In October 2012 the company moved to a holding company structure and changed its name to Oji Holdings. Consolidated net sales grew from ¥1,241.4 billion in the FY ended March 2013 to ¥1,332.5 billion in the FY ended March 2014, and the workforce increased by 6,389, from 24,683 in the FY ended March 2012 to 31,072 in the FY ended March 2014. In January 2015 he moved to Representative Director and Chairman, and Susumu Yajima succeeded him as President.

Career

Career

Oji Paper

Date Position
Apr 1975 Joined
Apr 2007 Executive Officer
Jun 2009 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2012 Representative Director, President
Jan 2015 Representative Director, Chairman
Jan 2015 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【役員の状況】