Yasuhide Uno
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Recruit Cosmos in April 1988 and became Representative Director of Intelligence in June 1989. In July 1998 he became Representative Director and President of Osaka Yusen Hosousha. In the fiscal year ended August 2025, UNO-HOLDINGS was the largest shareholder with 50.09% and Yasuhide Uno himself second with 6.95%, together holding 57.04%. He has the capital backing to decide on acquisitions and reorganizations himself.
Selection
He became Representative Director and President of Osaka Yusen Hosousha in July 1998. He became Representative Director and President anew in July 2010, stepped down once in 2013, and returned as Representative Director, President and CEO in December 2017. In the fiscal year ended December 2016, the year before his return, revenue was ¥45.8 billion with an operating loss of ¥0.4 billion and a net loss of ¥0.9 billion. In the FY ended December 2017, the year he returned, the figures changed to revenue of ¥114.3 billion and operating profit of ¥5.9 billion. He was the first head with no predecessor, and his return, too, was something he could decide himself as the largest shareholder.
Initiatives
He repeatedly sold subsidiaries, including transferring all shares of Intelligence in 2010. In December 2017 U-NEXT absorbed USEN and moved to a holding company structure. After the fiscal year-end was changed from December to August, revenue was ¥175.8 billion and operating profit ¥8.2 billion in the FY ended August 2019, reaching ¥390.4 billion and ¥31.6 billion in the FY ended August 2025. Net income also rose from ¥6.1 billion to ¥18.4 billion.
Career
Career
Recruit Kosumosu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1988 | Joined |
Intelligence
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 1989 | Representative Director |
Osaka Cable Broadcasting Company
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jul 1998 | Representative Director, President |
| 2010 | Stepped down as President |
USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jul 2010 | Representative Director, President |
| 2013 | Stepped down as President |
| Dec 2017 | Representative Director, President, CEO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】