Osamu Hashimoto

Profile
Tenure
Apr 2020 – Apr 2026
Years in office
6.0 years
Name in Japanese
橋本修
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President, Executive Officer
Performance in office
Mitsui Chemicals
Performance in office
FY2020FY2026Change
Revenue¥1.3trillion¥1.7trillion+25%
Net margin2.8%2.1%−0.7pt
TanakaTsutomu TannowaHashimotoIchimura
Revenue¥1.3 trillionRevenue¥1.7 trillionNet margin1.7%Net margin2.1%2016/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥1.3 trillionRevenue¥1.7 trillionNet margin1.7%Net margin2.1%2016/32021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined the company in 1987 and became Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning in April 2015. In April 2017 he headed the Health Care Business Sector as Managing Executive Officer, then became Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2018 and Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2019. He became President with a background of having led both corporate planning and the health care business.

Education: Hokkaido University, Faculty of Law (1987)

Selection

In April 2020 he became Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, succeeding Tsutomu Tannowa. He had joined the board in June 2018, one year and ten months before becoming President. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, the year before he took office, consolidated revenue was ¥1,338.9 billion, operating income ¥64.6 billion and net income ¥37.9 billion, with operating income down from ¥93.4 billion the year before.

Initiatives

In the fiscal year ended March 2022, his second year, consolidated revenue was ¥1,612.6 billion and operating income ¥147.3 billion, the highest operating income of his tenure. In FY ended March 2023 revenue grew to ¥1,879.5 billion but operating income fell to ¥129.0 billion, and in FY ended March 2026, the year he stepped down, revenue was ¥1,668.8 billion, operating income ¥73.8 billion and net income ¥34.4 billion. Employees increased from 17,979 in FY ended March 2020 to 19,861 in FY ended March 2024.

Career

Career

Mitsui Chemicals

Date Position
Apr 1987 Joined
Apr 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department
Apr 2017 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Healthcare Business Headquarters
Jun 2018 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2020 Representative Director, President, Executive Officer
Apr 2026 Stepped down as President
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 三井化学 有価証券報告書(役員の状況)