Ryujiro Abe
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined TBS in April 1988 and became head of the Corporate Planning Office of TBS Television in April 2016. From June 2017 he ran a subsidiary as Representative Director and President of TBS Vision (now TBS Sparkle). He became a Director of TBS Television in June 2020 and moved to Executive Officer in charge of growth strategy at TBS in June 2022. It took him 36 years from joining to the presidency, the most recent eight of which were devoted to running a subsidiary and to the group's growth strategy.
Selection
In June 2024 he succeeded Takashi Sasaki as Representative Director, President and CEO, two years after becoming Executive Officer in charge of growth strategy. In the year before his appointment, the fiscal year ended March 2024, revenue was ¥394.3 billion and net income ¥38.1 billion, both above the previous year's ¥368.1 billion and ¥35.2 billion. Operating profit, however, had fallen from ¥20.8 billion to ¥15.2 billion.
Initiatives
In his first year, the fiscal year ended March 2025, revenue was ¥406.7 billion, operating profit ¥19.5 billion and net income ¥43.9 billion, followed in the FY ended March 2026 by revenue of ¥424.8 billion, operating profit of ¥24.8 billion and net income of ¥52.2 billion, two straight years of higher revenue and profit. Both years exceeded the ¥394.3 billion, ¥15.2 billion and ¥38.1 billion of the year before his appointment. Two years into his tenure, no decisions that can be described as initiatives have yet surfaced.
Career
Career
TBS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1988 | Joined |
| Jun 2022 | Executive Officer, in charge of Growth Strategy |
| Jun 2024 | Representative Director, President, CEO |
Director-General, TBS Group Management Planning Bureau
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2016 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, TBS Television |
TBS Bijon
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2017 | Representative Director, President |
Executive Officer, TBS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | Representative Director, President, TBS Supakuru |
TBS Television
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Director |
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References (Japanese primary sources)
- TBSホールディングス 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】