Kazuma Yamanaka
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Nippon Steel in April 1986, becoming an Executive Officer in April 2018 and a Managing Executive Officer in April 2021. Not a career employee of a shipping company, he spent the 37 years before becoming President at a steelmaker. In June 2020 he became an outside director of NS United Kaiun Kaisha while also serving as an executive on the steel side. Nippon Steel was the largest shareholder, holding 33.36% in the fiscal year ended March 2026.
Selection
In June 2023 he succeeded Kazuo Tanimizu as President. After three years as an outside director, he became the company's Representative Director, President and President Executive Officer. In the year before his appointment, the fiscal year ended March 2023, revenue was ¥250.8 billion, ordinary profit ¥33.4 billion and net income ¥27.6 billion, a rapid expansion over two years from ¥138.5 billion, ¥5.5 billion and ¥6.1 billion in the FY ended March 2021. Someone from Nippon Steel, a shareholder, took the top post.
Initiatives
After he took office, revenue and ordinary profit were ¥233.1 billion and ¥22.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2024, ¥247.4 billion and ¥19.0 billion in the FY ended March 2025, and ¥229.8 billion and ¥21.0 billion in the FY ended March 2026, staying below the ¥250.8 billion and ¥33.4 billion of the year before his appointment. Net income recovered to ¥24.1 billion in the FY ended March 2026. In that year the major shareholders were Nippon Steel at 33.36%, followed by NYK Line at 18.35%.
Career
Career
Nippon Steel
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1986 | Joined |
| Apr 2018 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2021 | Managing Executive Officer |
NS United Kaiun
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Outside Director |
| Jun 2023 | Representative Director, President and President, Executive Officer |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- NSユナイテッド海運 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】