Fumio Sakitani
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He founded RORZE in March 1985 and became Representative Director and President. He served as president for the next 30 years, becoming Representative Director and Chairman in May 2015. As founder he had capital behind him: in the fiscal year ended February 2010 he personally held 47.32% of issued shares as the largest shareholder. He still held 43.5% in FY ended February 2015, more than 40 points ahead of the second-largest, The Chugoku Bank, at 1.81%.
Selection
He was the founder and had no predecessor. He became Representative Director and President upon the company's founding in March 1985 and stayed in the post for 30 years. He was also the largest shareholder with over 40% of issued shares, making it a company in which one person held both management and ownership. In May 2015 he handed the presidency to Yoshiyuki Fujishiro and became Representative Director and Chairman.
Initiatives
In 1996 he opened a mass-production base in Haiphong, Vietnam, beginning an international division of labor separating development from mass production. Consolidated net sales grew from ¥6.6 billion in the fiscal year ended February 2002 to ¥13.6 billion in FY ended February 2008, but fell to ¥3.6 billion in FY ended February 2010 after the Lehman shock, with an operating loss of ¥1.1 billion. Sales recovered to ¥11.0 billion with operating income of ¥1.2 billion in FY ended February 2011, and in FY ended February 2015, the year before he stepped down, they were ¥12.8 billion with operating income of ¥0.8 billion.
Career
Career
Rorze
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 1985 | Representative Director, President (at founding) |
| May 2015 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| May 2015 | Stepped down as President |
| May 2017 | Director, Senior Advisor |
References 2
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ローツェ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】
- ローツェ 有価証券報告書 第41期（2026年2月期）【沿革】