Takashi Sasaki
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined TBS in April 1982 and became head of the Accounting Bureau of TBS Television in June 2009. He moved to head of the Corporate Planning Office in November 2010 and head of the Programming Bureau in April 2012, and became an Executive Officer of TBS Television in April 2013. He became a Director of TBS Television in March 2015, a Director of TBS in June that year, Managing Director in April 2016 and Senior Managing Director in June 2017. His career ran successively through administration, in accounting and corporate planning, and program scheduling.
Selection
In June 2018 he succeeded Shinji Takeda as Representative Director and President, three years after joining the TBS board and one year after becoming Senior Managing Director. In the year before his appointment, the fiscal year ended March 2018, revenue was ¥362.0 billion and operating profit ¥18.8 billion; revenue grew from ¥355.4 billion the previous year, while operating profit fell from ¥19.9 billion.
Initiatives
His tenure ran six years, from June 2018 to June 2024. Consolidated revenue fell from ¥362.0 billion in the year before his appointment to ¥325.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2021, and operating profit shrank from ¥18.8 billion to ¥10.8 billion. Results then recovered, and in the FY ended March 2024, his final year, revenue was ¥394.3 billion and net income ¥38.1 billion, both above the year before his appointment. Operating profit, at ¥15.2 billion, fell short of the ¥18.8 billion of that year.
Career
Career
TBS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1982 | Joined |
| Jun 2009 | Director-General, Accounting Bureau, TBS Television |
| Jun 2018 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2024 | Stepped down as President |
Director-General, TBS Group Management Planning Bureau
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Nov 2010 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, TBS Television |
| Apr 2012 | Director-General, Programming Bureau, TBS Television |
TBS Television
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2013 | Executive Officer, Director-General, Programming Bureau |
| Mar 2015 | Director, TBS |
| Jun 2024 | Representative Director, President, Chairman, Chairman of the Board, TBS, TBS Television |
Executive Officer, TBS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Feb 2014 | Executive Officer, TBS Television |
Managing Director, TBS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2016 | Managing Director, TBS Television |
Senior Managing Director, TBS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2017 | Senior Managing Director, TBS Television |
References 1
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】