Hiromichi Fujita
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Born in March 1928, he joined Toppan Printing in April 1953. He became General Manager of the Tohoku Division in December 1978, a Director in August 1980, Managing Director in August 1985 and Senior Managing Director in August 1987. He became Director and Executive Vice President in April 1989 and Representative Director and Executive Vice President in June 1990, rising to President the following year. It took him 38 years from joining to become President, following a path from leading a regional division to the board.
Selection
In June 1991 he succeeded Kazuo Suzuki, who had been President for ten years from February 1981, as Representative Director and President. His time as Executive Vice President, as Director and then Representative Director, totaled two years and two months, roughly the same as his predecessor's two years and six months. In the fiscal year ended March 1992, his first year, consolidated net sales were ¥1,174.9 billion and net income ¥37.3 billion. His promotion appears to have followed the same route as his predecessor's.
Initiatives
Over his nine years in office, consolidated net sales grew by ¥62.1 billion, from ¥1,174.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 1992 to ¥1,237.0 billion in the FY ended March 2000. Net income fell to ¥15.8 billion in the FY ended March 1995 and recovered to ¥47.3 billion in the FY ended March 1998. Net sales never exceeded the ¥1,274.3 billion of the FY ended March 1997 and fell to ¥1,223.4 billion in the FY ended March 1999. In June 2000 he handed the presidency to Naoki Adachi and became Representative Director and Chairman.
Career
Career
Toppan
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1953 | Joined |
| Dec 1978 | General Manager, Tohoku Division |
| Aug 1980 | Director |
| Aug 1985 | Managing Director |
| Aug 1987 | Senior Managing Director |
| Apr 1989 | Executive Vice President |
| Jun 1990 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Jun 1991 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2000 | Representative Director, Chairman |
References 2
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 凸版印刷 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】
- 日本企業要覧 1981年版