Shigeru Kobayashi
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined NGK Insulators in March 1983. He became an Executive Officer 33 years later, in June 2016, then Managing Executive Officer in June 2018 and Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in June 2020. Only ten months passed between joining the board and becoming President, and when he took the top job he had been an executive for less than five years.
Selection
In April 2021 he succeeded Taku Oshima as Representative Director and President. In the fiscal year before he took over, ended March 2021, net sales were ¥452.0 billion and operating profit ¥50.8 billion, the second straight year of lower operating profit from ¥64.7 billion in FY ended March 2019. The workforce had also shrunk, from 20,115 in FY ended March 2019 to 19,695.
Initiatives
In his first year, FY ended March 2022, net sales were ¥510.4 billion and operating profit ¥83.5 billion, a turn to higher sales and profit from ¥452.0 billion and ¥50.8 billion the year before. In FY ended March 2024 net sales grew to ¥578.9 billion while net income fell to ¥40.5 billion. FY ended March 2026 brought net sales of ¥670.1 billion, operating profit of ¥95.0 billion and net income of ¥59.9 billion, the highest of his five years.
Career
Career
NGK Insulators
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 1983 | Joined |
| Jun 2016 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2018 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2020 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2021 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 日本ガイシ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】