Kimikazu Sugawara
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Kaneka in April 1970 and in January 1996 served as President of its US subsidiary Kaneka Texas. He became a Director in June 2000, Managing Director in June 2003 and Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2006, and became President 38 years after joining. Born in March 1947, he was 61 when he took office.
Selection
In April 2008 he became Representative Director and President, succeeding Masami Onishi. He was promoted from Director and Managing Executive Officer, eight years after joining the board. In the fiscal year ended March 2008, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥503.0 billion and ordinary income ¥33.9 billion, but in FY ended March 2009, his first year, sales fell to ¥449.6 billion and ordinary income to ¥5.8 billion, with a net loss of ¥1.8 billion.
Initiatives
Results, which had fallen to consolidated net sales of ¥449.6 billion and ordinary income of ¥5.8 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2009, his first year, recovered to net sales of ¥524.8 billion and ordinary income of ¥26.0 billion in FY ended March 2014, the year he stepped down. The bottom line also turned from a ¥1.8 billion loss to a ¥13.6 billion profit. The recovery was not steady, with ordinary income dipping to ¥12.7 billion in FY ended March 2012. Net sales in the year he stepped down exceeded the ¥503.0 billion of the year before he took office.
Career
Career
KANEKA CORPORATION
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1970 | Joined |
| Jan 1996 | President, Tekisasu Corp. |
| Jun 2000 | Director |
| Jun 2003 | Managing Director |
| Jun 2006 | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2008 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2014 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Apr 2014 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- カネカ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】