Yasuo Shimada
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Hankyu Corporation in April 1988, became a Director in April 2019 and Managing Director in April 2021. He became Representative Director and President of Hankyu Corporation in April 2022 and Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings in June that year, and was appointed Representative Director and President of the holding company in March 2023. He is a career employee who took 35 years from joining to become President.
Selection
In March 2023 he became Representative Director and President, succeeding Takehiro Sugiyama, nine months after becoming Executive Vice President of the holding company and eleven months after becoming President of Hankyu Corporation. Kazuo Sumi had served as Group CEO as Representative Director and Chairman since June 2017, but Shimada also became Group CEO in December 2024. In the fiscal year ended March 2022, the year before he took office, consolidated revenue was ¥746.2 billion and operating income ¥39.2 billion.
Initiatives
Consolidated revenue rose from ¥746.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2022, the year before he took office, to ¥1,106.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2025 and ¥1,203.5 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2026. Operating income over the same period rose from ¥39.2 billion to ¥127.1 billion.
Career
Career
Hankyu Corporation
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1988 | Joined |
| Apr 2019 | Director |
| Apr 2021 | Managing Director |
| Apr 2022 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2022 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Hankyu Hanshin |
| Mar 2023 | Representative Director, President |
| Dec 2024 | Representative Director, President, Group CEO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 阪急阪神ホールディングス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】