Mitsuharu Terayama
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Kuraray in April 1964, moved to the precious metals recycler Asahi Pretec in July 1973 and became its Senior Managing Director that October. He became Representative Director and President of the company in May 1981, Chairman in September 1991, and President again in March 1997. Among the top shareholders in FY ended March 2010 were he himself at 4.01%, Masamichi Terayama at 3.87% and Tera Enterprise at 3.72%.
Selection
In April 2009, with the move to a holding company structure, he became Representative Director and President of the newly created Asahi Holdings. The executive who had served as president and chairman of the predecessor operating company for 28 years moved straight to the top of the holding company. He stepped down as President in 2011 to become Chairman, but returned in June 2014 as Representative Director, Chairman and President, serving until handing over to Tomoya Higashiura in April 2018.
Initiatives
In 1999 the company took its shares public over the counter as a specialist precious metals recycler. After the move to a holding company in April 2009, consolidated net sales grew from ¥82.6 billion in FY ended March 2010 to ¥110.5 billion in FY ended March 2011. In 2015 it brought the North American refiner Asahi Refining under its umbrella, building a system to recover precious metals across three regions: Japan, North America and Asia. After his return, FY ended March 2018 brought net sales of ¥115.8 billion and operating profit of ¥13.8 billion, a turnaround from operating profit of ¥2.0 billion and a net loss of ¥4.1 billion in FY ended March 2017.
Career
Career
Kuraray
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1964 | Joined |
Asahipuritekku
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jul 1973 | Joined |
| Oct 1973 | Senior Managing Director |
| May 1981 | Representative Director, President |
| Sep 1991 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Mar 1997 | Representative Director, President |
Asahi Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2009 | Representative Director, President |
| 2011 | Stepped down as President |
| Apr 2011 | Representative Director, Chairman and President |
| Jun 2012 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Jun 2014 | Representative Director, Chairman and President |
| Apr 2018 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Apr 2018 | Stepped down as President |
| Jun 2020 | Chairman |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- AREホールディングス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】