Hironori Takenaka
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Ibiden in April 1973. He reached the board 24 years later, in June 1997, then became Managing Director in June 2001 and Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in June 2005. It was just under two years from Senior Managing Executive Officer to President, and 34 years from joining. Within his ten years as an executive, he was narrowed down as a presidential candidate in the last two.
Selection
In April 2007 he became Representative Director and President, succeeding Yoshifumi Iwata. In the fiscal year ended March 2007, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥398.6 billion and operating income ¥69.0 billion; in two years from ¥247.5 billion and ¥20.1 billion in FY ended March 2005, sales had grown 1.6-fold and operating income 3.4-fold. The change came in the middle of a rapid surge in results.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2008, his first year, consolidated net sales were ¥413.5 billion and operating income ¥67.3 billion. In FY ended March 2009 sales fell to ¥309.3 billion with a net loss of ¥8.7 billion, and operating income recovered to ¥33.8 billion by FY ended March 2011. In FY ended March 2017, the year he stepped down, net sales were ¥266.4 billion with a net loss of ¥62.8 billion.
Career
Career
Ibiden
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1973 | Joined |
| Jun 1997 | Director |
| Jun 2001 | Managing Director |
| Jun 2005 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2007 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2017 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Jun 2017 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- イビデン 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】