Hideyuki Busujima
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined SANKYO in April 1977 and became Managing Director eight years later, in June 1985. He advanced to Senior Managing Director in January 1988, Representative Director and Senior Managing Director in February 1992, and Representative Director and Executive Vice President that June. He kept his shares after stepping down as president, and in the major shareholder disclosure for the fiscal year ended March 2026 he ranks fourth with 4.02%, alongside Tsuyoshi Busujima with 2.18% and Akiko Busujima with 2.01%, who share his surname.
Selection
He rose from Representative Director and Executive Vice President to president in June 1996, four years after joining the board as a Representative Director in February 1992 and 19 years after joining the company. In 1995, the year before he took office, the company had listed its shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales grew from ¥144.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2002 to ¥280.5 billion in FY ended March 2008, when operating income reached ¥72.3 billion and net income ¥45.7 billion. In FY ended March 2005, too, the company posted net sales of ¥233.9 billion and ordinary income of ¥75.1 billion. In April 2008 he moved to Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, handing the presidency to career insider Akihiko Sawai and switching to a CEO-COO structure.
Career
Career
Sankyo
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1977 | Joined |
| Jun 1985 | Managing Director |
| Jan 1988 | Senior Managing Director |
| Feb 1992 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Officer |
| Jun 1992 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Jun 1996 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2008 | Representative Director, Chairman, CEO |
| Apr 2008 | Stepped down as President |
| Apr 2022 | Chairman |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- SANKYO 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】