Yasuhiko Saito
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Shin-Etsu Chemical in April 1978 and became a Director in June 2001, Managing Director in June 2002 and Senior Managing Director in June 2005. He became Representative Director and Senior Managing Director in July 2007 and Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 2010. In January 2011 he also became President of the subsidiary Shintech. A career employee who spent 38 years at the one company from joining to the presidency, he ran an overseas subsidiary while serving as Executive Vice President.
Selection
In June 2016 he became President, succeeding Shunzo Mori. The promotion came after six years as Representative Director and Executive Vice President from June 2010. In the fiscal year ended March 2016, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥1,279.8 billion and operating income ¥208.5 billion, up from ¥1,255.5 billion and ¥185.3 billion the previous year. Rather than a change aimed at a turnaround, the appointment appears to have been one in which he simply inherited growing earnings.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales grew from ¥1,279.8 billion in the year before he took office to ¥2,808.8 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2023, and operating income from ¥208.5 billion to ¥998.2 billion. In FY ended March 2024 they fell to net sales of ¥2,414.9 billion and operating income of ¥701.0 billion, and in FY ended March 2026 they were ¥2,574.0 billion and ¥635.2 billion. In semiconductor materials he has pointed to GaN devices with an eye on the power demand of generative AI, and has set out a policy of filling technology gaps through partnerships with other companies rather than doing everything in-house.
Career
Career
Shin-Etsu Chemical
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1978 | Joined |
| Jun 2001 | Director |
| Jun 2002 | Managing Director |
| Jun 2005 | Senior Managing Director |
| Jul 2007 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Officer |
| Jun 2010 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Jun 2016 | Representative Director, President |
Shintekku
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jan 2011 | President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 信越化学工業 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】