Hiroshi Kiriyama

Profile
Tenure
Jun 2017 – Apr 2023
Years in office
5.8 years
Name in Japanese
桐山浩
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President
Performance in office
Cosmo Energy Holdings
Performance in office
FY2017FY2023Change
Revenue¥2.3trillion¥2.8trillion+22%
Net margin2.3%2.4%+0.1pt
MorikawaKiriyamaYamada
Revenue¥2.2 trillionRevenue¥2.7 trillionNet margin-2.2%Net margin2.8%2016/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥2.2 trillionRevenue¥2.7 trillionNet margin-2.2%Net margin2.8%2016/32021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined Daikyo Oil in April 1979. At Cosmo Oil he became Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2013, then Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Cosmo Energy Holdings in October 2015 and Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 2016. He spent all 38 years from joining to becoming President in 2017 within Cosmo Oil and its holding company.

Education: Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering (1979)

Selection

In June 2017 he became Representative Director and President, succeeding Keizo Morikawa. In the fiscal year ended March 2016, the holding company's first, the company posted an operating loss of ¥29.7 billion and a net loss of ¥50.2 billion on consolidated revenue of ¥2,244.3 billion. Kiriyama had become Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 2016 and rose to President in one year. In FY ended March 2016 the largest shareholder was Infinity Alliance Limited with 20.76%, with no other shareholder above 4.69%.

Initiatives

Toward the end of his tenure, consolidated results grew from revenue of ¥2,233.2 billion and operating income of ¥101.3 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2021 to revenue of ¥2,440.5 billion, operating income of ¥235.3 billion and net income of ¥138.9 billion in FY ended March 2022. In FY ended March 2023, his final year, revenue was ¥2,791.9 billion, operating income ¥163.8 billion and net income ¥67.9 billion. In April 2023 he moved to Representative Director and Chairman and handed the presidency to Shigeru Yamada.

Career

Career

Cosmo Oil

Date Position
Apr 1979 Joined Daikyo Oil
Jun 2013 Director, Managing Executive Officer

Kosumo Energy

Date Position
Oct 2015 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2016 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer
Jun 2017 Representative Director, President
Apr 2023 Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 2023 Stepped down as President
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • コスモエネルギーホールディングス 有価証券報告書 第3期(2018年3月期)【役員の状況】