Kobe Steel CEOs: 16 Presidents Since 1946

Revenue and CEOs16 CEOs
Kobe Steel
CEOs and long-term results
FY2026
Consolidated
Revenue
¥2.4 trillion
Net margin
3.8%
AsadaToshimaInoueSuzukiSugisawaTakahashiMakiKametakaKumamotoMizukoshiInubushiSatoKawasakiYamaguchiKatsukawa
Revenue¥24.6 billionRevenue¥167.1 billionRevenue¥736.2 billionRevenue¥1.5 trillionRevenue¥1.7 trillionRevenue¥1.8 trillionRevenue¥2.4 trillionNet margin2.1%Net margin0.4%Net margin6.1%Net margin5.1%Net margin-1.2%Net margin3.8%1956/31961/31966/31971/31976/31981/31986/31991/31996/32001/32006/32011/32016/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥167.1 billionRevenue¥1.7 trillionRevenue¥2.4 trillionNet margin2.1%Net margin5.1%Net margin3.8%1956/31966/31976/31986/31996/32006/32016/32026/3
API: /api/5406/financials_history.csv · /api/5406/financials/pl.json
Tenure timeline
1940195019601970198019902000201020202030
Saburo MachinagaChohei AsadaKenkichi ToshimaYoshimi InoueHiroaki SuzukiHideo SugisawaKokichi TakahashiFuyuhiko MakiSokichi KametakaMasahiro KumamotoKoshi MizukoshiYasuo InubushiHiroshi SatoHiroya KawasakiMitsugi YamaguchiYoshihiko Katsukawa
Presidents16

Presidents

NameFromToYearsBackgroundEducation
Saburo MachinagaDec 1946Company veteranOsaka Higher Technical School, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (now Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering) (1913)
Chohei AsadaNov 1952Nov 19586.0Company veteranKyoto Imperial University, College of Science and Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy (1911)
Kenkichi ToshimaNov 1958Company veteranKyoto Imperial University, Faculty of Engineering (1927)
Yoshimi InoueMay 1972OutsiderTokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Law (1933)
Hiroaki SuzukiNov 1974Company veteranKyoto Imperial University, Faculty of Law, Political Science (1941)
Hideo SugisawaSep 1976Company veteranKyoto Imperial University, Faculty of Engineering (1938)
Kokichi TakahashiOct 1977Company veteranOsaka Imperial University, Faculty of Science (1938)
Fuyuhiko MakiJun 1983Company veteranTokyo Imperial University, Faculty of Law, Political Science (1944)
Sokichi KametakaJun 1987Company veteranKobe University of Economics, Faculty of Economics (now Kobe University) (1950)
Masahiro KumamotoJun 1996Company veteranTohoku University, Faculty of Law (1960)
Koshi MizukoshiApr 1999Company veteranUniversity of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics (1961)
Yasuo InubushiApr 2004Company veteranOsaka University, Faculty of Economics (1967)
Hiroshi SatoApr 2009Company veteranKyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering, Metallurgy, Master's Program (1970)
Hiroya KawasakiApr 2013Company veteranKyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering (1980)
Mitsugi YamaguchiApr 2018Apr 20246.0Company veteranHokkaido University, Faculty of Law (1981)
Yoshihiko KatsukawaApr 2024Present2.6Company veteranKobe University of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Economics (now University of Hyogo) (1985)