Kazuo Sumi
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Hankyu Corporation in April 1973, became a Director in June 2000 and Managing Director in June 2002. He became Representative Director and President of the company in June 2003, 30 years after joining. From April 2005 he served as Representative Director and President of the holding company Hankyu Holdings, and from October 2006 of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. He is a career employee who worked only inside the railway company.
Selection
In June 2003 he became Representative Director and President of Hankyu Corporation, succeeding Taro Ohashi, three years after joining the board and one year after becoming Managing Director. After the move to a holding company structure in April 2005, he continued as Representative Director and President of the newly created Hankyu Holdings. Spanning the October 2006 integration with Hanshin Electric Railway, his presidency lasted about 14 years, until June 2017.
Initiatives
In April 2005 the company transferred all its businesses to a newly created Hankyu Corporation through a corporate split and became the pure holding company Hankyu Holdings. In October 2006 it made Hanshin Electric Railway a wholly owned subsidiary and changed its name to Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Across the integration, consolidated revenue rose from ¥486.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2006 to ¥743.4 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2007, and ordinary profit from ¥54.1 billion to ¥74.9 billion. In his final year, the fiscal year ended March 2017, revenue was ¥736.8 billion and ordinary profit ¥100.6 billion.
Career
Career
Hankyu Corporation
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1973 | Joined |
| Jun 2000 | Director |
| Jun 2002 | Managing Director |
| Jun 2003 | Representative Director, President |
| Mar 2014 | Representative Director, Chairman |
| Jun 2017 | Representative Director, Chairman, Group CEO, Hankyu Hanshin |
| Jun 2017 | Stepped down as President |
Hankyu Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2005 | Representative Director, President |
| Oct 2006 | Representative Director, President, Hankyu Hanshin |
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】