Yoshimi Ogawa
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Daicel in April 1983. He became an Executive Officer in June 2006, a Director in June 2011 and Managing Executive Officer in June 2013, and became Representative Director and President in June 2019. It was 36 years from joining to the presidency and 13 years from becoming an Executive Officer. While President, he also became Chairman of Polyplastics in April 2021.
Selection
In June 2019 he became Representative Director and President, succeeding Misao Fudaba. He was promoted from Managing Executive Officer without serving as Senior Managing Executive Officer. In the fiscal year ended March 2019, the year before he took office, consolidated revenue was ¥464.9 billion and operating income ¥51.2 billion, with operating income down for two straight years from ¥64.3 billion in FY ended March 2017. In FY ended March 2020, the year after he took office, revenue fell to ¥412.8 billion, operating income to ¥29.6 billion and net income to ¥5.0 billion.
Initiatives
Consolidated revenue grew from ¥464.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2019, the year before he took office, to ¥586.5 billion in FY ended March 2025, the year he stepped down. After falling to ¥412.8 billion in FY ended March 2020 and ¥393.6 billion in FY ended March 2021, revenue recovered to ¥467.9 billion in FY ended March 2022 and ¥538.0 billion in FY ended March 2023. Operating income recovered from ¥29.6 billion in FY ended March 2020 to ¥62.4 billion in FY ended March 2024, and net income from ¥5.0 billion to ¥55.8 billion.
Career
Career
Daicel
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1983 | Joined |
| Jun 2006 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2011 | Director |
| Jun 2013 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2019 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2025 | Chairman |
| Apr 2025 | Stepped down as President |
Pori Plastics
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2021 | Chairman |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ダイセル 有価証券報告書（役員の状況）