Yosuke Kawamoto
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Rengo in April 1978 and became an Executive Officer in April 2007. He became Director and Executive Officer in June 2011, Director and Managing Executive Officer in April 2014 and Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2019, and Representative Director, President and COO in April 2020. It took 29 years from joining to the executive ranks and 13 more to the presidency; he is a career employee who spent 42 years at one company.
Selection
In April 2020 he succeeded Kiyoshi Otsubo as Representative Director, President and COO. Otsubo moved at the same time to Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, separating the CEO and President roles. In the FY ended March 2021, his first year, consolidated net sales were ¥680.7 billion and operating income ¥39.9 billion. Otsubo had been President for 20 years from June 2000, so this was the first change of president in 20 years.
Initiatives
In the four years after he took office, consolidated net sales rose 46% from ¥680.7 billion in the FY ended March 2021 to ¥993.2 billion in the FY ended March 2025. Operating income, however, fell from ¥39.9 billion to ¥37.4 billion, and the operating margin dropped from 5.9% to 3.8%. The consolidated workforce also grew from 19,451 in the FY ended March 2021 to 23,389 in the FY ended March 2024, so expanding scale came alongside a falling margin.
Career
Career
Rengo
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1978 | Joined |
| Apr 2007 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2011 | Director and Executive Officer |
| Apr 2014 | Director and Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2019 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2020 | Representative Director, President and COO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- レンゴー 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】