Takeshi Ishiguro

Profile
Tenure
Jun 2016 – Jun 2023
Years in office
7.0 years
Name in Japanese
石黒武
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President
Performance in office
Daido Steel
Performance in office
FY2016FY2023Change
Revenue¥460.6billion¥578.6billion+26%
Net margin1.5%6.3%+4.8pt
OzawaShimaoIshiguroShimizu
Revenue¥460.6 billionRevenue¥578.1 billionNet margin1.5%Net margin5.6%2011/32016/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥460.6 billionRevenue¥578.1 billionNet margin1.5%Net margin5.6%2011/32016/32021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined Daido Steel in April 1980. He became a Director and general manager of corporate planning in June 2009, a Managing Director in June 2012 and Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 2014, taking 29 years from joining to reach the board. Like his predecessor Tadashi Shimao, he joined the board as general manager of corporate planning.

Education: Keio University, Faculty of Law (1980)

Selection

In June 2016 he succeeded Tadashi Shimao as Representative Director and President. His sequence of promotions, Director and general manager of corporate planning, Managing Director, then Representative Director and Executive Vice President, matched his predecessor's, making him the second consecutive president from corporate planning. In FY ended March 2016, before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥460.6 billion and operating profit ¥24.4 billion, but net income had fallen from ¥10.9 billion the year before to ¥6.7 billion.

Initiatives

Consolidated net sales grew from ¥460.6 billion in FY ended March 2016, before he took office, to ¥543.3 billion in FY ended March 2019, but fell to ¥412.7 billion in FY ended March 2021, with operating profit down to ¥10.1 billion. In FY ended March 2023, his final year, results recovered to consolidated net sales of ¥578.6 billion, operating profit of ¥50.0 billion and net income of ¥36.4 billion. In June 2023 he stepped back to Representative Director and Chairman after about seven years as President.

Career

Career

Daido Steel

Date Position
Apr 1980 Joined
Jun 2009 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department
Jun 2012 Managing Director
Jun 2014 Representative Director, Executive Vice President
Jun 2016 Representative Director, President
Jun 2023 Representative Director, Chairman
Jun 2023 Stepped down as President
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 大同特殊鋼 有価証券報告書 第100期(2024年3月期)【役員の状況】