Sanyo Trading overhauls leadership for "SANYO VISION 2028" plan

Sanyo Trading Co., Ltd. has announced a comprehensive organizational restructuring and leadership appointments to bolster its management structure, effective November 10, 2025. This initiative aims to drive the "SANYO VISION 2028" plan, focusing on achieving an operating profit of 9.0 billion yen, a PBR greater than 1, and strengthened human capital. Key appointments include Mitsuyasu Hirasawa overseeing operating profit, Yoshimi Namba for PBR, and Masanobu Shintani for human capital. The Committee of Executive Officers will be rebranded as the "SV2028 Execution Committee."

The restructuring also introduces new executive officers for each business segment: Yasushi Komiya for Fine Chemicals, Yoshimi Namba for Industrial Products, Mitsuyasu Hirasawa for Sustainability, and Koji Taguchi for Life Science. Additionally, the company announced director appointments and retirements, effective December 18, 2025, following shareholder approval. Narumi Sakuma will join as a newly appointed outside director & audit and supervisory committee member (full-time).

The company projects net sales of 130,000 million yen (down 2.0% year on year) and an operating profit of 6,200 million yen (down 3.6% year on year) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This forecast anticipates a temporary moderation in project contracts but expects new project monetization from fiscal year 2027 to contribute to achieving the SV2028 operating profit target. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, Sanyo Trading reported net sales of 132,703 million yen, operating profit of 6,430 million yen, and profit attributable to owners of the parent of 4,615 million yen.