Hiroshi Ogasawara
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Born in September 1955, he joined Yaskawa Electric in March 1979. He became a Director in June 2006 and in June 2012 took charge of the core business as Executive Officer and General Manager of the Motion Control Division. He advanced to Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2013 and Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in March 2015, becoming President a year later. It took him 37 years from joining to the presidency, and he was 60 when he took office.
Selection
In March 2016 he succeeded Junji Tsuda as President. His predecessor had been Chairman and President for three years and remained Chairman, handing over only the presidency. In the fiscal year ended March 2015, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥400.1 billion, operating income ¥31.5 billion and net income ¥24.8 billion, the recovery from the loss-making FY ended March 2010 having been completed. The appointment appears to reflect his record leading the core motion control business.
Initiatives
Over his seven years, consolidated net sales rose from ¥411.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2016 to ¥555.9 billion in the FY ended February 2023, and operating income from ¥36.7 billion to ¥68.3 billion. The fiscal year-end was moved from March to February with the FY ended February 2018. In the FYs ended February 2020 and February 2021, net sales fell to ¥410.9 billion and ¥389.7 billion, and operating income shrank to ¥24.2 billion and ¥27.2 billion. In March 2022 he became Representative Director, Chairman and President, and in March 2023 he stepped down as President to serve solely as Chairman. In May 2026 he returned as Chairman and President, succeeding Masahiro Ogawa.
Career
Career
Yaskawa Electric
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 1979 | Joined |
| Jun 2006 | Director |
| Jun 2012 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Moshonkontororu Division |
| Jun 2013 | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2015 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2016 | Representative Director, President |
| Mar 2022 | Representative Director, Chairman and President |
| Mar 2023 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Mar 2023 | Stepped down as President |
| May 2026 | Representative Director, Chairman and President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 安川電機 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】