Eiji Hayashida
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Eiji Hayashida joined Kawasaki Steel in April 1973 and became Managing Executive Officer of JFE Holdings in September 2002. After rising at the holding company to Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2005 and Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in June 2008, he moved to JFE Steel as Representative Director and Executive Vice President in April 2009. In April 2010 he succeeded Hajime Bada as Representative Director and President of JFE Steel, serving five years.
Selection
In April 2015 Hayashida handed the JFE Steel presidency to Koji Kakigi and became Representative Director and President of JFE Holdings, taking on the role of CEO. It was the second time, after Hajime Bada in 2010, that a former president of JFE Steel succeeded to the presidency of the holding company. In his first year, FY ended March 2016, consolidated net sales were ¥3,431.7 billion, down ¥418.6 billion from ¥3,850.3 billion the year before, and operating profit fell from ¥222.6 billion to ¥90.6 billion.
Initiatives
Hayashida served four years, from April 2015 to April 2019. Consolidated net sales recovered from ¥3,431.7 billion in FY ended March 2016 to ¥3,961.7 billion in FY ended March 2019, operating profit rose from ¥90.6 billion to ¥221.8 billion and net income from ¥33.6 billion to ¥164.2 billion. Consolidated employees grew from 59,460 to 62,083 over the same period. At the holding company the CFO was Shinichi Okada, from the former NKK, while JFE Steel's president was Koji Kakigi, from the former Kawasaki Steel, so even 15 years after the integration, alumni of both companies sat side by side as Representative Directors.
Career
Career
Kawasaki Steel
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1973 | Joined |
JFE Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Sep 2002 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2005 | Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2008 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2009 | Director |
| Jun 2009 | Stepped down as Director |
| Jun 2010 | Representative Director |
JFE Steel
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2009 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Apr 2010 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2015 | 代表取締役社長退任代表取締役社長（重要な兼職の状況）公益財団法人ＪＦＥ21世紀財団理事長（執行役員の分担） ＣＥＯ（最高経営責任者） (translation pending) |
| Apr 2019 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- JFEホールディングス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2018年3月期）