Toru Kimura
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Sumitomo Chemical in April 1989 and moved to the former Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals in October 1992. He became an Executive Officer in April 2015, a Director in June 2016 and Managing Executive Officer in April 2019, and Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2021. A career employee, he spent the 35 years from joining Sumitomo Chemical to becoming President inside the Sumitomo group's chemical and pharmaceutical businesses.
Selection
In June 2024 he became President, succeeding Hiroshi Nomura. In the fiscal year ended March 2024, the year before he took office, the company posted an operating loss of ¥354.9 billion and a net loss of ¥314.9 billion on consolidated revenue of ¥314.5 billion. Employees had also fallen from 6,250 the year before to 4,980. The structural reforms, including impairments and halving the North American workforce, had been decided jointly with his predecessor, and the appointment appears to have elevated the person to carry them out from Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2025, his first year, consolidated revenue was ¥398.8 billion, operating income ¥28.8 billion and net income ¥23.6 billion, back in the black from the previous year's operating loss of ¥354.9 billion. In FY ended March 2026 revenue was ¥453.3 billion and operating income ¥107.3 billion, surpassing in profit FY ended March 2022 (revenue of ¥560.0 billion and operating income of ¥60.2 billion), before the losses. The parent Sumitomo Chemical held 51.76% as of FY ended March 2026, and the capital structure has not changed.
Career
Career
Sumitomo Chemical
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1989 | Joined |
Sumitomo Pharma
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Oct 1992 | Joined |
| Apr 2015 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2016 | Director |
| Apr 2019 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2021 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2024 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 住友ファーマ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】