Koichi Murakami
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Koichi Murakami was born in March 1940 and joined Fuji Television Network in April 1962. He became head of the Programming Bureau in July 1988 and Director and head of the Programming Bureau in June 1991, taking 29 years from joining to reach the board. He also served as Representative Director and President of Fuji Television Publishing from July 1991 and of Japan Movie Satellite Broadcasting from February 2000, and was entrusted with running subsidiaries. He became Managing Director in charge of programming in June 1995 and Senior Managing Director and head of the Business Promotion Division in June 1999.
Selection
In June 2001 Murakami became President, succeeding Hisashi Hieda, who moved to Representative Director and Chairman the same month. Hieda had served as President for 13 years from June 1988. Hieda too had become President via head of the Programming Bureau and Director and head of the Programming Bureau, making it two generations in a row of appointments from programming. The annual securities report for the fiscal year ended March 2006 lists Murakami's shareholding at 300 shares, below Hieda's 1,500.
Initiatives
In 2005, countering Livedoor's purchase of Nippon Broadcasting System shares, Fuji Television Network made Nippon Broadcasting System a wholly owned subsidiary. Consolidated revenue grew from ¥476.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2005 to ¥593.5 billion in FY ended March 2006. Net income fell over the same period from ¥22.8 billion to ¥11.3 billion, recovering to ¥24.8 billion in FY ended March 2007. In June 2007 Murakami handed the presidency to Ko Toyoda.
Career
Career
Fuji Media Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1962 | Joined |
| Jul 1988 | Director-General, Programming Bureau |
| Jun 1991 | Director, Director-General, Programming Bureau |
| Jun 1995 | Managing Director, in charge of Programming |
| Jun 1997 | 常務取締役番組審議室担当・メディア事業本部長 (translation pending) |
| Jun 1999 | 専務取締役業務推進本部長番組審議室担当 (translation pending) |
| Jun 2000 | 専務取締役業務推進本部長番組審議室・社長室担当 (translation pending) |
| Jun 2001 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2007 | Stepped down as President |
Fuji Television Publishing
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jul 1991 | Representative Director, President |
Eruemuenujapon
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 1998 | Representative Director, Chairman |
Nippon Movie Satellite Broadcasting
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Feb 2000 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- フジテレビジョン 有価証券報告書（2006年3月期）【役員の状況】