Gonemon Kurihara
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined JEOL in April 1971. He did not join the board until June 2002, 31 years later. He became Managing Director in June 2004, Senior Managing Director in June 2005, and Representative Director and President in June 2008, six years after joining the board. The career summary in the annual securities report lists only changes in title and does not record which business divisions he worked in.
Selection
In June 2008 he succeeded Yoshiyasu Harada as Representative Director and President, promoted after three years as Senior Managing Director, a post he had held since June 2005. In the fiscal year ended March 2008, the year before, net sales were ¥93.9 billion and operating income ¥2.2 billion, down from ¥101.8 billion and ¥5.3 billion the previous year. In his first year, FY ended March 2009, net sales were ¥83.9 billion, with an operating loss of ¥2.8 billion and a net loss of ¥1.9 billion.
Initiatives
The company posted an operating loss of ¥2.8 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2009, and again an operating loss of ¥1.2 billion and a net loss of ¥9.0 billion in FY ended March 2012. It recovered thereafter, with operating income of ¥6.0 billion in FY ended March 2014, and in FY ended March 2019, his final year, net sales of ¥111.3 billion, operating income of ¥6.7 billion and net income of ¥5.9 billion were all highs for his tenure. The shareholder base also changed: Mizuho Corporate Bank, the top holder with 3.79% in FY ended March 2010, was replaced by Nikon, which ranked first with 8.8% in FY ended March 2015.
Career
Career
JEOL
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1971 | Joined |
| Jun 2002 | Director |
| Jun 2004 | Managing Director |
| Jun 2005 | Senior Managing Director |
| Jun 2008 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2019 | Representative Director, Chairman and CEO |
| Jun 2019 | Stepped down as President |
| Jun 2022 | Representative Director, Chairman and Chairman of the Board |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 日本電子 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】