Takuya Kozuki
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He became Executive Vice President of Konami Computer Entertainment America in November 1997, working on the US business. He became a Director of Konami in June 2009 and Representative Director in June 2011. In the FY ended March 2011, the year before he became Representative Director, the major shareholders were the Kozuki Foundation for Sports and Education in first place with 10.80%, Kozuki Holding second with 10.45%, and Kozuki Capital fifth with 4.90%, so three founding-family entities held 26.15%.
Selection
In June 2012 he succeeded Kagemasa Kozuki as Representative Director and President, promoted one year after becoming Representative Director the previous June. His predecessor was the founder who had run the company since its establishment in March 1973 and had been President for about 19 years from 1993. In the fiscal year ended March 2012, the year before he took over, consolidated net sales under US GAAP were ¥265.7 billion and income before income taxes ¥40.0 billion; in the FY ended March 2011, reported under Japanese GAAP, net sales were ¥257.9 billion and income before income taxes ¥19.1 billion.
Initiatives
During his tenure consolidated net sales fell from ¥225.9 billion in the FY ended March 2013 to ¥217.5 billion in the FY ended March 2014, and operating income shrank to ¥9.2 billion. Profit then rose steadily, peaking for his tenure at operating income of ¥50.5 billion and net income of ¥34.1 billion in the FY ended March 2019. In the FY ended March 2020, his final year, net sales of ¥262.8 billion were only 1.21 times the FY ended March 2014 level, while operating income of ¥31.0 billion was 3.37 times higher.
Career
Career
Konami Computer Entertainment America
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Nov 1997 | Executive Vice President |
Konami
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 2009 | Director |
| Jun 2011 | Representative Director |
| Jun 2012 | Representative Director, President |
| Apr 2020 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- コナミグループ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】