Ryo Otsuka Outside Director
Messages from Outside Directors
I was appointed as an outside director of Moriroku in 2020, and this year marks my fifth year in this position. As the representative of OHTSUKA POLY-TECH CO., LTD., I am engaged in a wide range of responsibilities, including enhancing QCD management at manufacturing sites, promoting continuous improvement, managing design and development as a Tier 1 automotive parts supplier, and formulating and implementing management strategies with a global perspective.
At the FY2024 Board of Directors meeting, I worked to make recommendations that emphasized feasibility and actuality by utilizing my knowledge and management perspective based on my practical experience. For example, with regard to the management of overseas bases, I provided opinions and advice that would contribute to improving the validity of management decisions, such as minimizing losses in impairment accounting and proactive capital investment based on customer orders.
The Independent Outside Director Council has also focused on management issues not discussed at Board of Directors meetings, and has paid attention to improving the quality of decision-making and the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.
Under circumstances where looking at the business environment further heightens a sense of uncertainty, it is becoming increasingly important to make swift and flexible business decisions in response to changes. In this context, the Group has achieved the integration of three companies in 2025, and held up “Agile Management” as its basic policy, emphasizing unity and the acceleration of decision-making. I view this as an important starting point for the establishment of a management structure that can respond appropriately to the changing times.
To ensure the success of the 14th Mid-Term Management Plan, which began in 2025, I believe it is essential to develop diverse human resources and create an organization that can leverage them. I will focus on fostering an environment that encourages innovation both within and beyond the Company by further invigorating the Board of Directors.
In order for Moriroku to make a further leap forward toward our 400th anniversary, as an outside director I will strive to draw fully upon the assets of trust, technology, and people that the Company has cultivated over the years, and to achieve high-level governance, as well as to contribute to the sustainable improvement of corporate value.