Yuji Watanabe
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Union Tool in April 1992. He became Executive Officer and head of the Technology Division in March 2020 and Director and head of the Technology Division in March 2021, leading the engineering side. Since March 2021 he has also been Representative Director of U.S. UNION TOOL in the United States. It took 33 years from joining to the presidency, all spent on the engineering side.
Selection
In March 2025 he succeeded Hiroshi Ohira as Representative Director and President, moving to the top while remaining head of the Technology Division. The promotion came four years after joining the board and 33 years after joining the company. In the fiscal year ended December 2024, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥32.6 billion and operating income ¥6.9 billion, up from ¥25.3 billion and ¥3.8 billion the year before.
Initiatives
In his first year, the fiscal year ended December 2025, consolidated net sales were ¥40.2 billion, operating income ¥8.7 billion and net income ¥6.1 billion, all above the previous year. Sales have risen two years in a row: ¥25.3 billion in FY ended December 2023, ¥32.6 billion in FY ended December 2024 and ¥40.2 billion in FY ended December 2025.
Career
Career
Union Tool
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1992 | Joined |
| Mar 2020 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Engineering Headquarters |
| Mar 2021 | Director, General Manager, Engineering Headquarters |
| Mar 2025 | Representative Director, President, General Manager, Engineering Headquarters |
U.S. UNION TOOL
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | Representative Director |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ユニオンツール 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】