Tetsuo Komata
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee, he joined the company in April 1989. In June 2001 he was seconded to China as general manager of Hangzhou Futong Showa Optical Communication Components Co., Ltd., and after returning headed manufacturing for the optical devices unit. He became Executive Officer and general manager of corporate planning in July 2018, general manager of management strategy and planning in 2021, and head of the Strategy Headquarters in 2023, working on the head-office planning side.
Selection
In April 2025 he succeeded Takayo Hasegawa as CEO, President and Executive Officer, with Hasegawa moving to Representative Director, Chair and chair of the board. Komata had become COO and Executive Vice President the previous April, in 2024, and Representative Director that June. In the fiscal year before he took over, ended March 2025, consolidated net sales were ¥237.9 billion and operating profit ¥20.9 billion. The succession appears to have come after a year in the COO role.
Initiatives
Just before he took office, in March 2025, the company made TOTOKU a subsidiary. In February 2026 it announced the mid-term management plan "Transformation for Growth SWCC 2030," ending in fiscal 2030, signaling a shift from ROIC Management 1.0, centered on structural reform, to ROIC Management 2.0, channeling cash from cash-cow businesses into growth businesses. It targets operating profit of ¥40 billion or more and ROIC of 15% or more. In FY ended March 2026, consolidated net sales were ¥277.7 billion and operating profit ¥27.3 billion.
Career
Career
SWCC
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1989 | Joined |
| Jul 2018 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2021 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2024 | Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, COO |
| Apr 2025 | Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, CEO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- SWCC 有価証券報告書（2025年3月期）【役員の状況】