Akira Hiruma

Profile
Tenure
Dec 2009 – Dec 2022
Years in office
13.0 years
Name in Japanese
晝馬明
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President
Performance in office
Hamamatsu Photonics
Performance in office
FY2009FY2022Change
Revenue¥72.0billion¥208.8billion+190%
Net margin2.5%19.8%+17.3pt
Teruo HirumaAkira HirumaMaruno
Revenue¥73.9 billionRevenue¥120.7 billionRevenue¥212.1 billionNet margin10.4%Net margin13.8%Net margin6.7%2005/92010/92015/92020/92025/9
Revenue¥73.9 billionRevenue¥120.7 billionRevenue¥212.1 billionNet margin10.4%Net margin13.8%Net margin6.7%2005/92010/92015/92020/92025/9
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Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined Hamamatsu Photonics in October 1984 and became Representative Director and President 25 years later, in December 2009. Following his predecessor Teruo Hiruma, he was the second consecutive president named Hiruma. Teruo Hiruma appeared in the shareholder register for the fiscal year ended September 2009 with a personal stake of 2.50%, fifth after the Hamamatsu Photonics Employee Stock Ownership Association at 5.07% and Toyota Motor at 5.01%. His title was changed to President and Executive Officer in December 2020, and after 13 years as President he stepped down in December 2022 to become Representative Director and Chairman.

Selection

In December 2009 he succeeded Teruo Hiruma as Representative Director and President. In the fiscal year ended September 2009, just before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥72.0 billion and operating income ¥3.7 billion, with sales down 27% and operating income down 80% from ¥98.8 billion and ¥20.1 billion the previous year. In FY ended September 2010, the year after he took office, they recovered to ¥91.0 billion and ¥15.8 billion.

Initiatives

Over his 13 years in office consolidated net sales grew from ¥72.0 billion in the fiscal year ended September 2009 to ¥208.8 billion in FY ended September 2022, and operating income from ¥3.7 billion to ¥57.0 billion. Midway, in FY ended September 2014, net sales were ¥112.1 billion and operating income ¥21.7 billion, and in FY ended September 2015 ¥120.7 billion and ¥23.6 billion—only 1.6 to 1.7 times the level of his first year. Growth was concentrated in his final two years, with ¥169.0 billion and ¥34.3 billion in FY ended September 2021 and ¥208.8 billion and ¥57.0 billion in FY ended September 2022.

Career

Career

Hamamatsu Photonics

Date Position
Oct 1984 Joined
Dec 2009 Representative Director, President
Dec 2020 President, Executive Officer
Dec 2022 Representative Director, Chairman
Dec 2022 Stepped down as President
Dec 2023 Chairman
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 浜松ホトニクス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】