Katsumi Mizuno
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Credit Saison in April 1992, became a Director in June 2013 and Managing Director in March 2016. He became Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer in March 2020, and Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in June that year. A career employee who took 21 years from joining to reach the board, he was not a manager brought in from outside.
Selection
In March 2021 he succeeded Masahiro Yamashita as Representative Director, President and COO. His predecessor had been President for two years from March 2019. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, the year before he took office, pre-tax profit had fallen from ¥45.8 billion to ¥27.5 billion and net income from ¥34.0 billion to ¥22.8 billion. With the title of Representative Director, President and COO, he took charge of execution as a President who did not also hold the chief executive role.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales grew from ¥282.6 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2021, his first year, to ¥420.3 billion in the FY ended March 2024 and ¥546.3 billion in the FY ended March 2026, a 1.9-fold increase over five years. Profits also rose: against pre-tax profit of ¥50.9 billion and net income of ¥36.1 billion in his first year, the FY ended March 2026 saw operating profit of ¥90.0 billion and net income of ¥61.7 billion. Profit peaked in the FY ended March 2024 with pre-tax profit of ¥98.0 billion and net income of ¥72.9 billion; the FY ended March 2026 fell short of the prior year despite higher sales.
Career
Career
Credit Saison
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1992 | Joined |
| Jun 2013 | Director |
| Mar 2016 | Managing Director |
| Mar 2020 | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer |
| Jun 2020 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2021 | Representative Director and President, Executive Officer, COO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- クレディセゾン 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】