Munetoshi Goto
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Makita in April 1999. The positions listed in his annual securities report biography are just three: general manager of the Overseas Sales Administration Department in April 2012, Director, Executive Officer and head of the Overseas Sales Headquarters in June 2013, and Representative Director and President in June 2017; before becoming President he always headed overseas sales units. It took him 14 years from joining to become a Director and 18 years to become President.
Selection
In June 2017 he succeeded Shiro Hori as Representative Director and President. In the fiscal year ended March 2017, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥415.0 billion and income before income taxes ¥64.7 billion, with sales down from ¥423.6 billion the previous year. After four years as Director, Executive Officer and head of the Overseas Sales Headquarters, he rose to President without passing through posts such as Executive Vice President.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales, ¥415.0 billion in the year before he took office, grew to ¥739.3 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2022. In the FY ended March 2023, on net sales of ¥764.7 billion, operating income fell to ¥28.2 billion and net income to ¥11.7 billion, less than a fifth of the previous year's ¥64.8 billion. In the FY ended March 2025 operating income recovered to ¥107.0 billion and net income to ¥79.3 billion, and in the FY ended March 2026 the company secured operating income of ¥104.7 billion and net income of ¥79.4 billion.
Career
Career
Makita
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1999 | Joined |
| Apr 2012 | General Manager, Overseas Sales Administration Department |
| Jun 2013 | Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Overseas Sales Headquarters |
| Jun 2017 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- マキタ 有価証券報告書（2025年3月期）【役員の状況】