Kenichi Onodera

Profile
Tenure
Jun 2007 – Jun 2013
Years in office
6.0 years
Name in Japanese
小野寺研一
Title at appointment
President
Performance in office
Sumitomo Realty & Development
Performance in office
FY2007FY2013Change
Revenue¥676.8billion¥736.6billion+9%
Net margin7.4%8.1%+0.7pt
TakashimaOnoderaNishima
Revenue¥691.9 billionRevenue¥948.4 billionNet margin9.1%Net margin12.6%2003/32008/32013/32018/3
Revenue¥691.9 billionRevenue¥948.4 billionNet margin9.1%Net margin12.6%2003/32008/32013/32018/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

A career employee who joined Sumitomo Realty & Development in April 1970, he became a Director 28 years later, in June 1998. He became Managing Director in June 2001 and Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2004, and Representative Director in June 2005. He spent all 37 years from joining to becoming President at the company.

Education: Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics (B.A. 1970)

Selection

In June 2007 he became President, succeeding Junji Takashima, who had held the post for 13 years and moved to Chairman that month. The promotion came two years after he became Representative Director in June 2005. In the fiscal year ended March 2007, the year before he took office, consolidated revenue was ¥676.8 billion, ordinary profit ¥112.4 billion and net income ¥50.2 billion, all above the previous year.

Initiatives

Over his six years, consolidated revenue rose from ¥691.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2008 to ¥736.6 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2013, his last year. Ordinary profit exceeded ¥100 billion every year from the fiscal year ended March 2009 to the fiscal year ended March 2013, with a low of ¥100.5 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2010. Net income fell to ¥46.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2009 before recovering to ¥59.8 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2013. He stepped down as President in June 2013 and became Vice Chairman.

Career

Career

Sumitomo Realty & Development

Date Position
Apr 1970 Joined
Jun 1998 Director
Jun 2001 Managing Director
Apr 2004 Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2005 Representative Director
Jun 2007 President
Jun 2013 Director, Vice Chairman
Jun 2013 Stepped down as President
Sep 2019 Chairman
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 住友不動産 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】