Kunio Noji
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined the company in April 1969. He became a Director in June 1997 and Executive Officer in June 1999, then advanced to Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2001 and Director and Senior Executive Officer in April 2003. In the meantime, in June 2001, Masahiro Sakane had become president.
Selection
In June 2007 he was promoted to president, succeeding Masahiro Sakane, who became Representative Director and Chairman. The fiscal year ended March 2007 marked a third straight year of record profits. Still, the gap in scale with Caterpillar remained: in fiscal 2006 Caterpillar's total sales were about ¥5 trillion against Komatsu's roughly ¥1.8 trillion, and in construction equipment alone about ¥3.1 trillion against about ¥1.5 trillion. The Japanese market had shrunk from 40% of the world total in the early 1990s to around 15% in 2005, and in the leading U.S. market Caterpillar held a 40% share.
Career
Career
Komatsu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1969 | Joined |
| Jun 1997 | Director |
| Jun 1999 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2001 | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2003 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2007 | Representative Director, President and CEO |
| Apr 2013 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Apr 2013 | Stepped down as President |
| Apr 2016 | Chairman |