Hiroshige Sugihara
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Forval in April 1982 and in June 1989 was seconded to Forval America as Director and General Manager. He moved between foreign IT companies, becoming Executive Officer of Inter-Tel and President of Inter-Tel Japan in June 1993, joining EMC Japan in May 2001, Cisco Systems in May 2009 and Hewlett-Packard Japan as Managing Executive Officer in March 2010. In October 2013 he joined Oracle Corporation, handling global business as Senior Vice President.
Selection
In April 2014, while remaining a Senior Vice President at Oracle's U.S. headquarters, he became Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Oracle Japan, succeeding Derek H. Williams. He was elected a Director four months later, in August 2014, taking the top executive post first. As of the fiscal year ended May 2011, Oracle Japan Holding, Inc. held 74.7% of Oracle Japan's shares, and the choice of president rests with the parent. Sugihara himself held 2,000 shares as of FY ended May 2016.
Initiatives
Revenue grew from ¥155.0 billion in the fiscal year ended May 2014, before he took office, to ¥170.2 billion in FY ended May 2016, his second year. Operating income also rose over the same period from ¥44.3 billion to ¥50.2 billion. On the other hand, the last entry in the corporate history section of the annual securities report for FY ended May 2016 is the opening of an office in the Akasaka Center Building in June 2013, with nothing added after he took office.
Career
Career
Fobaru
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1982 | Joined |
| Jun 1989 | Seconded to Fobaru America Inc., Jeneraru as Director, Manager |
Intateru
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 1993 | 入社 執行役員アジア太平洋地域担当バイスプレジデント兼 インターテルジャパン株式会社 代表取締役社長 (translation pending) |
EMC Japan
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| May 2001 | Joined as General Manager of Headquarters, Telecom Media Sales Headquarters |
| May 2009 | Joined Shisuko Systems as Division General Manager, Corporate Eria Systems Division |
Hewlett-Packard Japan
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 2010 | Joined as Managing Executive Officer, Head of Entapuraizugurupuentapuraizuinfurasutorakucha Business |
| Oct 2013 | Joined Oracle Corporation as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Business |
Oracle Japan
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2014 | Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President, CEO and Senior Vice President, Oracle Corporation |
| Aug 2014 | Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President and CEO |
| Jun 2017 | Chairman |
| Jun 2017 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 日本オラクル 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2016年5月期）