Tamotsu Nakata
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee who joined Keyence in April 1997, he became General Manager of the Sensor Division in June 2018 and a Director in June 2019, serving as Director, General Manager of the Sensor Division and General Manager of Business Promotion. Having led the core sensor business, he became President six months after joining the board. Among major shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 2016, T.T held 17.87% and Takemitsu Takizaki 7.71%; he himself was not in the top ten.
Selection
In December 2019 he succeeded Akinori Yamamoto, who had served about nine years, as Representative Director and President; his predecessor became Director and Special Advisor. In the fiscal year ended March 2019, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥587.0 billion and operating income ¥317.9 billion, both records at the time. He was promoted 22 years after joining and six months after becoming a director. The previous year's operating margin was 54%, and the handover came while profitability remained high.
Initiatives
During his tenure consolidated net sales grew from ¥587.0 billion in the year before he took office to ¥1,059.1 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2025, and operating income from ¥317.9 billion to ¥549.8 billion. Net sales dipped to ¥538.1 billion in FY ended March 2021 but rebounded to ¥755.1 billion with operating income of ¥418.0 billion in FY ended March 2022. In FY ended March 2025 net sales topped ¥1 trillion for the first time, and net income was ¥398.6 billion.
Career
Career
Keyence
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1997 | Joined |
| Jun 2018 | General Manager, Sensor Division |
| Jun 2019 | Director |
| Dec 2019 | Representative Director, President |
| Dec 2025 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- キーエンス 有価証券報告書（役員の状況）