Kao Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Kao's CEO is Yoshihiro Hasebe, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 3.83 years. total yearly compensation is ¥141.00M, comprised of 61.7% salary and 38.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth ¥105.01M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 2.2 years respectively.

Key information

Yoshihiro Hasebe

Chief executive officer

JP¥141.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage61.7%
CEO tenure3.8yrs
CEO ownership0.004%
Management average tenure5.8yrs
Board average tenure2.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Earnings Miss: Kao Corporation Missed EPS By 7.9% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Nov 09
Earnings Miss: Kao Corporation Missed EPS By 7.9% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Is Kao (TSE:4452) A Risky Investment?

Sep 24
Is Kao (TSE:4452) A Risky Investment?

Kao (TSE:4452) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00

Sep 09
Kao (TSE:4452) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00

Kao (TSE:4452) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00

Aug 26
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00

Kao (TSE:4452) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00

Aug 12
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00

Results: Kao Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 11
Results: Kao Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Kao Corporation's (TSE:4452) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Aug 01
Kao Corporation's (TSE:4452) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Kao (TSE:4452) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 19
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Kao's (TSE:4452) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥76.00

Jun 05
Kao's (TSE:4452) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥76.00

Investors Could Be Concerned With Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

May 30
Investors Could Be Concerned With Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

Kao Corporation Just Beat EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

May 11
Kao Corporation Just Beat EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Kao's (TSE:4452) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 26
Kao's (TSE:4452) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Kao (TSE:4452) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥76.00

Apr 11
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥76.00

Kao's (TSE:4452) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Mar 30
Kao's (TSE:4452) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Calculating The Fair Value Of Kao Corporation (TSE:4452)

Mar 16
Calculating The Fair Value Of Kao Corporation (TSE:4452)

Some Investors May Be Worried About Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

Mar 01
Some Investors May Be Worried About Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Yoshihiro Hasebe's remuneration changed compared to Kao's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥82b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

JP¥71b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

JP¥56b

Dec 31 2023JP¥141mJP¥87m

JP¥44b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥60b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

JP¥64b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

JP¥73b

Dec 31 2022JP¥147mJP¥87m

JP¥86b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥86b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

JP¥96b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

JP¥102b

Dec 31 2021JP¥139mJP¥82m

JP¥110b

Compensation vs Market: Yoshihiro's total compensation ($USD913.82K) is below average for companies of similar size in the JP market ($USD1.37M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Yoshihiro's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Yoshihiro Hasebe (64 yo)

3.8yrs

Tenure

JP¥141,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Yoshihiro Hasebe serves as President and Chief executive Officer at Kao Corporation since January 1, 2021 and served as its Senior Vice President of Global Research & Development since March 2015 until...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yoshihiro Hasebe
President3.8yrsJP¥141.00m0.0036%
¥ 105.0m
David J. Muenz
Managing Executive Officer. Senior VP of Global ESG & Director6.3yrsJP¥159.00m0.00011%
¥ 3.2m
Hideo Makino
Senior VP of Accounting & Finance and Executive Officerless than a yearno datano data
Akiko Hasegawa
Executive Officer & Global Senior VP of Legalno datano datano data
Hideki Mamiya
Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Human Capital Developmentno datano datano data
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Senior Executive Officer & President of Kao (singapore) Private limitedno datano datano data
Satoru Tanaka
Managing Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Corporate Strategy6.8yrsno datano data
Masakazu Negoro
Senior Managing Executive Officer5.8yrsno data0.0023%
¥ 65.9m
Osamu Tabata
Managing Executive Officer5.8yrsno datano data
Hideaki Kubo
Managing Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Research & Development3.8yrsno datano data
Yoshihiro Murakami
Managing Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global DX Strategy4.8yrsno datano data
Ryoichi Harada
Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Enterprise Information Solutions6.8yrsno datano data

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 4452's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yoshihiro Hasebe
President8.7yrsJP¥141.00m0.0036%
¥ 105.0m
David J. Muenz
Managing Executive Officer. Senior VP of Global ESG & Director2.7yrsJP¥159.00m0.00011%
¥ 3.2m
Masakazu Negoro
Senior Managing Executive Officer1.7yrsno data0.0023%
¥ 65.9m
Toru Nishiguchi
Senior Managing Executive Officer1.7yrsno data0.0037%
¥ 107.9m
Osamu Shinobe
Independent Chairman6.7yrsno data0.00056%
¥ 16.3m
Lisa MacCallum
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
Takaaki Nishii
Independent Outside Director1.7yrsno data0.00086%
¥ 25.1m
Eriko Sakurai
Independent Outside Director2.7yrsno data0.000060%
¥ 1.8m
Yasushi Wada
Audit & Supervisory Board Member1.7yrsno data0.0031%
¥ 91.6m
Jalal Ramelan
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
Rika Sueyoshi
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
Helmut Schmitz
ESG External Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data

2.2yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 4452's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.