Kao Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Kao's CEO is Yoshihiro Hasebe, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 9.83 years. total yearly compensation is ¥297.00M, comprised of 29.3% salary and 70.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.98% of the company’s shares, worth $702.79M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 2.8 years respectively.
Key information
Yoshihiro Hasebe
Chief executive officer
JP¥297.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 29.29% |
| CEO tenure | 5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 4.0% |
| Management average tenure | 5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥121b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥114b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥114b |
| Dec 31 2024 | JP¥297m | JP¥87m | JP¥108b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥82b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥71b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥56b |
| Dec 31 2023 | JP¥141m | JP¥87m | JP¥44b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥60b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥64b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥73b |
| Dec 31 2022 | JP¥147m | JP¥87m | JP¥86b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥86b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥96b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥102b |
| Dec 31 2021 | JP¥139m | JP¥82m | JP¥110b |
Compensation vs Market: Yoshihiro's total compensation ($USD1.88M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.24M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Yoshihiro's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Yoshihiro Hasebe (65 yo)
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 5yrs | JP¥297.00m | 3.98% $ 702.8m | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | 1yr | JP¥128.00m | 2.74% $ 484.1m | |
| Senior Mngng Exec Ofcr | 6yrs | JP¥127.00m | 3.94% $ 695.0m | |
| Senior VP of Accounting & Finance and Executive Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & Global Senior VP of Legal | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Human Capital Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Officer & President of Kao (singapore) Private limited | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Executive Officer & Senior VP of Human Capital Strategy - Global | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Fellow of Corporate Branding & Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Product Quality Management | 6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & Senior Vice President of Global Procurement | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KAOC.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 9.8yrs | JP¥297.00m | 3.98% $ 702.8m | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | 2.8yrs | JP¥128.00m | 2.74% $ 484.1m | |
| Senior Mngng Exec Ofcr | 2.8yrs | JP¥127.00m | 3.94% $ 695.0m | |
| Executive Fellow of Corporate Branding & Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Chairman | 7.8yrs | no data | 0.69% $ 121.0m | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.88% $ 156.2m | |
| Independent Outside Director | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.11% $ 19.5m | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | 2.8yrs | no data | 3.25% $ 573.9m | |
| ESG External Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data | |
| ESG External Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data | |
| ESG External Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: KAOC.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/20 09:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kao Corporation is covered by 24 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Mitsuko Miyasako | Barclays |
| Akiko Kuwahara | BofA Global Research |
| Hiroki Watanabe | Citigroup Inc |