Yukio Kawano
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Yaoko Shoten, a limited company, as General Manager of Sales in January 1969. When the store was reorganized into Yaoko Co., Ltd. in March 1974, he became a Director. In the fiscal year ended March 2006, the largest shareholder was Kawano Shoji at 15.63%, followed by Kiyomi Kawano at 7.51%, Yukio Kawano at 4.80% and the Kawano Pediatric Medical Scholarship Foundation at 4.75%.
Selection
He became Senior Managing Director in October 1974 and Representative Director in May 1981, and took office as Representative Director and President in January 1985. He took the post 16 years after joining and 11 years after the reorganization into a stock company. He served as President for about 22 years, until stepping back to Representative Director and Chairman in June 2007.
Initiatives
In the final years of his tenure, from the fiscal year ended March 2002 to FY ended March 2007, consolidated net sales grew from ¥116.1 billion to ¥180.4 billion and ordinary income from ¥4.3 billion to ¥6.9 billion. Consolidated net income went from ¥2.0 billion to ¥3.8 billion.
Career
Career
Blue Zone Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jan 1969 | Joined Yaoko Shoten as General Manager, Sales Department |
Reorganized as Yaoko Shoten
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 1974 | Director, Yaoko (at founding) |
| Oct 1974 | Senior Managing Director, Buruzon |
| May 1981 | Representative Director, Buruzon |
| Jan 1985 | Representative Director, President, Buruzon |
| Jun 2007 | Representative Director, Chairman, Buruzon |
| Jun 2007 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ブルーゾーンホールディングス（株式会社ヤオコー）有価証券報告書 第68期（2025年3月期）【役員の状況】