Sadanori Isahaya
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee, he joined Mitsubishi Gas Chemical in April 1991. He became an Executive Officer in April 2020, 29 years after joining. He became Managing Executive Officer in April 2023 and Director and Managing Executive Officer in June of that year, and took office as President in April 2025. It was 34 years from joining to the presidency and five years from Executive Officer, and he had less than two years' experience as a Director.
Selection
In April 2025 he became President, succeeding Masashi Fujii. The promotion came one year and ten months after he became Director and Managing Executive Officer. In the fiscal year ended March 2025, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥773.6 billion, operating income ¥50.9 billion and net income ¥45.5 billion; sales were down but profits up from ¥813.4 billion, ¥47.3 billion and ¥38.8 billion the year before. His predecessor Masashi Fujii stepped down after six years as President from April 2019.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2026, his first year, consolidated net sales were ¥738.2 billion and operating income ¥45.3 billion, both down from ¥773.6 billion and ¥50.9 billion the year before. The company posted a net loss of ¥40.3 billion, swinging into the red from the previous year's net income of ¥45.5 billion. Ordinary income fell from ¥60.3 billion to ¥51.9 billion. He has served only one fiscal year, and the initiatives traceable in the annual securities reports are limited to that year's results.
Career
Career
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1991 | Joined |
| Apr 2020 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2023 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2023 | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2025 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 三菱瓦斯化学 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】