Noboru Saito
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
A career employee who joined the company in April 1986, he became an Executive Officer 27 years later in April 2013. He became Director and Managing Executive Officer in June 2016 and Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2020, and President in April 2024, 38 years after joining. Since June 2022 he has also been an outside director of Seiko Group.
Selection
In April 2024 he succeeded Akiyoshi Hiraoka, who had served eight years, as President, promoted after four years from April 2020 as Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, the same post his predecessor had held. In the fiscal year ended March 2024, the year before he took office, net sales were ¥370.1 billion and operating income ¥33.3 billion, and he took over after his predecessor's eight years had raised net sales by 30% and operating income by 2.7 times.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2025, his first year, net sales were ¥404.0 billion and operating income ¥39.1 billion, and in the FY ended March 2026, his second, ¥433.7 billion and ¥42.6 billion, two straight years of growth in both from the ¥370.1 billion and ¥33.3 billion of the year before he took office. At the end of the FY ended March 2026 the largest shareholder was Dai Nippon Printing with 21.44%. With only two years in office, there are still few decisions that can be traced in the annual securities reports.
Career
Career
BIPROGY
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1986 | Joined |
| Apr 2013 | Executive Officer |
| Jun 2016 | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2020 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2024 | Representative Director, President |
Seiko Group
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2022 | Outside Director |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- BIPROGY 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】