Takenobu Igarashi
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Kawasaki Kisen in October 1991. He rose to Executive Officer in April 2019, Managing Executive Officer in April 2021 and Senior Managing Executive Officer in April 2024, and became Director, Representative Executive Officer and President in March 2025. It took him 33 years from joining to the presidency, and six years from becoming an Executive Officer. In the fiscal year ended March 2026, six of the top ten shareholders were foreign corporations and two were trust banks; the only operating company among them was Imabari Shipbuilding, holding 2.65%.
Selection
In March 2025 he succeeded Yukikazu Myochin as Director, Representative Executive Officer and President, a change made in March, the end of the fiscal year. In the year before his appointment, the fiscal year ended March 2024, consolidated revenue was ¥957.9 billion and ordinary profit ¥132.7 billion, with ordinary profit having fallen to about one-fifth of the ¥690.8 billion of the FY ended March 2023. The FY ended March 2025, which closed just after he took office, recovered to revenue of ¥1,047.9 billion and ordinary profit of ¥308.1 billion.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2026, his first full year in office, consolidated revenue was ¥1,018.4 billion, operating profit ¥84.2 billion and ordinary profit ¥109.1 billion. Revenue fell from ¥1,047.9 billion the previous year, and ordinary profit dropped to a third of the previous ¥308.1 billion. Net income was ¥133.0 billion, below the previous year's ¥305.3 billion. He has been in office for about a year, so this single year is his only full-year track record.
Career
Career
Kawasaki Kisen (K Line)
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Oct 1991 | Joined |
| Apr 2019 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2021 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2024 | Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2025 | Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 川崎汽船 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】