Mamoru Kuwada
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee, he joined Tosoh in April 1984. He became an Executive Officer in June 2016, 32 years after joining. He became Senior Executive Officer in June 2017, Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2020, and President in March 2022. Less than six years separated his appointment as Executive Officer from the presidency, and his experience as a Director was one year and nine months.
Selection
In March 2022 he became President, succeeding Toshinori Yamamoto. The promotion came one year and nine months after he became Director and Managing Executive Officer, and the change took place in March, at fiscal year-end. In the fiscal year ended March 2021, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥732.8 billion, operating income ¥87.8 billion and net income ¥63.2 billion; sales were down, but operating income exceeded the previous year's ¥81.7 billion.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2022, the year he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥918.5 billion, operating income ¥144.0 billion and net income ¥107.9 billion. In FY ended March 2023 sales grew to ¥1,064.3 billion while operating income halved to ¥74.6 billion. Through FY ended March 2026 sales have stayed above ¥1 trillion, with operating income moving through ¥79.8 billion, ¥98.9 billion and ¥95.5 billion, and net income through ¥57.3 billion, ¥58.0 billion and ¥41.6 billion. Consolidated employees increased from 13,858 in FY ended March 2022 to 14,394 in FY ended March 2024.
Career
Career
Tosoh
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1984 | Joined |
| Jun 2016 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2017 | Senior Executive Officer |
| Jun 2020 | Director and Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2022 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 東ソー 有価証券報告書（役員の状況）