Yoshihito Yamada
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee, he joined OMRON in April 1984. He became Executive Officer in June 2008 and at the same time Representative Director and President of the subsidiary OMRON Healthcare. He advanced to Managing Executive Officer in June 2010 and, the next year in June 2011, became Representative Director and President of the parent company, 27 years after joining and three years after becoming Executive Officer.
Selection
In June 2011 he succeeded Hisao Sakuta as Representative Director and President. Rather than stepping up after long service as a managing or senior managing director, he was picked from the rank of Managing Executive Officer. In the fiscal year ended March 2011, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥617.8 billion and operating income ¥41.7 billion, a recovery achieved in two years from the FY ended March 2009, when the company posted an operating loss of ¥39.1 billion and a net loss of ¥29.1 billion. He became President and CEO in June 2013.
Initiatives
In 2015 the company acquired Adept Technology of the US, entering the factory automation robot business in earnest. It sold its automotive and ATM businesses, and in 2022 made the medical data company JMDC a subsidiary. Consolidated net sales grew from ¥617.8 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2011, the year before he took office, to ¥876.0 billion in the FY ended March 2023, his final year, and operating income from ¥41.7 billion to ¥98.4 billion.
Career
Career
Omron
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1984 | Joined |
| Jun 2008 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2010 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2011 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2013 | President, CEO |
| Apr 2023 | Stepped down as President |
| Jun 2023 | Chairman |
Omron Healthcare
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2008 | Representative Director, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- オムロン 有価証券報告書 第88期（2025年3月期）【役員の状況】