Masahiro Moro

Profile
Tenure
Jun 2023 – Present
Years in office
3.3 years
Name in Japanese
毛籠勝弘
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President and CEO
Performance in office
Mazda
Performance in office
FY2023FY2026Change
Revenue¥3.8trillion¥4.9trillion+29%
Net margin3.7%0.7%−3.0pt
KogaiMarumotoMoro
Revenue¥4.9 trillionNet margin0.7%2018/32021/32026/3
Revenue¥4.9 trillionNet margin0.7%2018/32021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He joined Mazda in March 1983. He became an Executive Officer in November 2008, a Managing Executive Officer in June 2013 and a Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2016, and became a Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in June 2019. A career employee who spent 40 years inside the company from joining to becoming President, he rose to President four years after joining the board.

Education: Kyoto Sangyo University, Faculty of Law (1983)

Selection

In June 2023 he succeeded Akira Marumoto as Representative Director, President and CEO. In the fiscal year ended March 2023, the year before he took office, consolidated net sales were ¥3,826.7 billion, operating income ¥142.0 billion and net income ¥142.8 billion, a recovery within two years from the net loss of ¥31.6 billion in the FY ended March 2021.

Initiatives

After he took office, consolidated net sales for the fiscal year ended March 2024 were ¥4,827.6 billion, operating income ¥250.5 billion and net income ¥207.6 billion, with net sales up ¥1,000.9 billion from the year before. In the FY ended March 2025 net sales topped ¥5 trillion at ¥5,018.8 billion, while operating income fell to ¥186.1 billion. In the FY ended March 2026, net sales fell to ¥4,918.2 billion, operating income to ¥51.6 billion and net income to ¥35.1 billion.

Career

Career

Mazda

Date Position
Mar 1983 Joined
Nov 2008 Executive Officer
Jun 2013 Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2016 Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2023 Representative Director, President and CEO
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • マツダ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】