Kenji Sukeno

Profile
Tenure
Jun 2016 – Jun 2021
Years in office
5.0 years
Name in Japanese
助野健児
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President and COO
Performance in office
Fujifilm Holdings
Performance in office
FY2016FY2021Change
Revenue¥2.5trillion¥2.2trillion−11%
Net margin4.7%8.3%+3.6pt
KomoriNakajimaSukenoGoto
Revenue¥2.5 trillionRevenue¥3.4 trillionNet margin4.7%Net margin8.2%2011/32016/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥2.5 trillionRevenue¥3.4 trillionNet margin4.7%Net margin8.2%2011/32016/32021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined FUJIFILM in April 1977 and 39 years later, in June 2016, became Representative Director, President and COO of the holding company. Its shares are split between trust banks and overseas institutional investors; in the fiscal year ended March 2015, just before he took office, the major shareholders were Japan Trustee Services Bank with 5.52%, The Master Trust Bank of Japan with 5.12% and Nippon Life Insurance with 3.53%. With neither a founding family nor a parent company, it is a company whose presidents are career employees promoted from within.

Education: Kyoto University, Faculty of Law (1977)

Selection

In June 2016 he became Representative Director, President and COO, succeeding Shigehiro Nakajima. In the fiscal year before he took office, ended March 2016, consolidated revenue was ¥2,460.3 billion, operating income ¥182.2 billion and net income ¥116.4 billion. Chairman Shigetaka Komori served as CEO, and Kenji Sukeno became President as the head of execution.

Initiatives

In 2019 the company made Fuji Xerox a wholly owned subsidiary. During his tenure consolidated revenue fell from ¥2,460.3 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2016 to ¥2,192.5 billion in FY ended March 2021, but net income rose from ¥116.4 billion to ¥181.2 billion. Even in FY ended March 2020, hit by COVID-19, the company secured income before taxes of ¥173.1 billion and net income of ¥124.9 billion.

Career

Career

Fujifilm Holdings

Date Position
Apr 1977 Joined
Jun 2016 Representative Director, President and COO
Jun 2021 Representative Director, Chairman
Jun 2021 Stepped down as President
Jun 2023 Chairman
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 富士フイルムホールディングス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】