Kiyoshi Sakamoto
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Hoshizaki in March 1959, became a Director the following February and Senior Managing Director in June 1965. From April 1987 he also served as Representative Director and President of Nestor, becoming its Chairman in November 2002. In the fiscal year ended June 2006 he was the largest shareholder with 9.8%, with individuals sharing his surname, Kuni Sakamoto at 7.2%, Haruyo Sakamoto at 4.97% and Seiichiro Sakamoto at 3.95%, also near the top. He served as Senior Managing Director for about 40 years.
Selection
He became Representative Director and Senior Advisor in January 2005 and Representative Director and President the following month, 40 years after becoming Senior Managing Director in June 1965 and 46 years after joining. In the fiscal year ended November 2004, before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥142.4 billion and ordinary income ¥7.4 billion, slightly up from ¥140.7 billion and ¥6.5 billion the year before. He stepped back to Representative Director and Chairman in March 2011, returned to the presidency as Representative Director, Chairman and President in June 2014, and served until March 2017.
Initiatives
In February 2006, the year after he took office, the company made LANCER CORPORATION of the U.S. a subsidiary, followed by GRAM COMMERCIAL of Denmark in September 2008, bringing in North American beverage equipment and European refrigerators. In December 2008 it listed on the First Sections of the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. Consolidated net sales grew from ¥142.4 billion in the fiscal year ended November 2004 to ¥169.4 billion with operating income of ¥13.8 billion in FY ended December 2010, and after his return to the presidency reached ¥265.5 billion with operating income of ¥34.6 billion in FY ended December 2016.
Career
Career
Hoshizaki
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 1959 | Joined |
| Feb 1960 | Director |
| Jun 1965 | Senior Managing Director |
| Jan 2005 | Representative Director, Senior Advisor |
| Feb 2005 | Representative Director, President |
| Mar 2011 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Mar 2011 | Stepped down as President |
| Jun 2014 | Representative Director, Chairman and President |
| Mar 2017 | Stepped down as President |
| Jun 2019 | Chairman |
Nesuta
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1987 | Representative Director, President |
| Nov 2002 | Chairman |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- ホシザキ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】