Shoichiro Eguchi
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Trio in April 1979. He became Managing Executive Officer of Kenwood Corporation in June 2003, in April 2004 concurrently head of the car electronics aftermarket division and President of Kenwood Electronics Europe B.V., and in June that year Director and Managing Executive Officer. It took him 25 years from joining to reach the board. His career covered the aftermarket car electronics business and European sales, and with the three-company merger of October 2011 he became Representative Director and Executive Vice President. As of the fiscal year ended March 2025 he held 311,000 shares.
Selection
In June 2012 he rose from Representative Director and Executive Vice President to Representative Director, President, Executive Officer and CEO. In the fiscal year ended March 2012, the previous year, consolidated net sales were ¥320.9 billion and operating income ¥12.8 billion, and net income of ¥6.0 billion ended three straight years of losses. This came right after the October 2011 absorption of Victor Company of Japan, Kenwood and J&K Car Electronics, in the middle of consolidating the merged company into one. This term lasted one year and five months, and Haruo Kawahara returned as CEO in November 2013. He came back as President and Executive Officer in April 2018 and also became CEO in April 2019.
Initiatives
In May 2018 the company acquired shares in Rein Medical, maker of video systems for operating rooms, and in December that year in Tait International, a New Zealand professional radio company. In May 2021 it drew up the mid-term management plan VISION2023 and the same month sold all shares of its US subsidiary Zetron to Australia's Codan Limited. In March 2024 it completed the sale of its Chinese production base Shanghai Kenwood Electronics, and in December that year consolidated the Yokohama head office area into three buildings including a new one. Consolidated net sales rose from ¥302.4 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2018 to ¥370.3 billion in the FY ended March 2025, and net income from ¥3.9 billion to ¥20.3 billion.
Career
Career
Trio
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1979 | Joined |
Kenwood
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2003 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2004 | General Manager, Ka Electronics Retail Division and President, Kenwood Electronics Europe B.V. |
| Jun 2004 | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
JVCKenwood
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Oct 2011 | Representative Director, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President |
| Jun 2012 | Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer |
| Nov 2013 | Stepped down as President |
| Apr 2018 | Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer |
| Apr 2019 | Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer |
| Apr 2026 | Stepped down as President |
AIST Solutions
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2023 | Director |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- JVCケンウッド 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2025年3月期）