Kazuo Kashio
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Kashio Seisakusho in April 1950 and became a Director when Casio Computer was established in June 1957. He became Managing Director and head of Sales in July 1965 and Senior Managing Director in June 1976, joining management from the sales side. Casio Computer grew out of Kashio Seisakusho, founded in Mitaka, Tokyo in April 1946, and was incorporated in June 1957. As of the 2015 annual securities report, when he stepped down as President, he held 3,141 thousand shares.
Selection
He became President in December 1988. He had been a director since the founding in June 1957 and was promoted after serving as Managing Director and head of Sales and as Senior Managing Director, 31 years after the company's establishment. Casio had launched the Casiotone electronic keyboard in January 1980 and, between 1979 and 1984, set up the Hamura Technical Center, a production company in Hong Kong, Yamagata Casio and Casio Electronic Manufacturing in quick succession. He took office in the midst of a business expansion that added musical instruments to calculators and watches.
Initiatives
He launched a digital camera in March 1995 and set up Casio Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in November 1995 to move production overseas. After an operating loss of ¥29.3 billion and a net loss of ¥20.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2010, the company transferred its TFT LCD business in April 2010 to Ortus Technology, a joint venture with Toppan Printing, merged its mobile phone business into NEC Casio Mobile Communications in June 2010, and sold its WLP-related business to Tera Probe in October 2011.
Career
Career
Kashio Seisakusho
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1950 | Joined |
Casio
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 1957 | Director (at founding) |
| Jul 1965 | Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters |
| Jun 1976 | Senior Managing Director |
| Dec 1988 | President |
| May 2014 | President, Executive Officer |
| Jun 2015 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- カシオ計算機 有価証券報告書 第59期（2015年3月期）【役員の状況】