Message from the Chairman & the President | Corporate Information

Message from the Chairman
Message from the President

Rising to meet challenges from a rapidly changing global manufacturing industry through agility and on-site responsiveness

社長名前
Ichiro Uno
Member of the Board, Chairman & CEO

Founded in 1948 as a trading company specializing in machinery, Daiichi Jitsugyo has been guided by a pioneering spirit: to discover value in diversity and create businesses that contribute to society. This spirit has been passed down to the present day as we continue to deliver value to manufacturing sites worldwide.
In our industrial machinery sales business, which we have handled since our founding, we have earned solid market recognition as a comprehensive supplier of industrial machinery through the extensive achievements, expertise, and credibility built up over many years.

As manufacturing has evolved and customer needs have shifted, our business has significantly expanded to provide total solutions, including technical services and engineering. Amid a rapidly changing business environment, in 2022 we established our vision of becoming a “next-generation engineering trading firm” that grows alongside our customers and contributes to the realization of a sustainable society.

To achieve this vision and further strengthen our management foundation, we transitioned to a new corporate governance structure in fiscal 2025. By adopting the institutional design of a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee, we have enhanced management transparency and effectiveness while further bolstering our governance framework. Under our current leadership structure, the Chairman (CEO) and the President (COO) work in tandem, with the President overseeing business execution, supported by three CSOs and one CFO. By clearly separating strategy formulation from execution, we strive to accelerate decision-making for sustainable growth and strengthen our execution capabilities on the ground.

As Chairman, I determine our future direction from a broad perspective and fulfill my supervisory responsibilities to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value through the establishment of a robust management foundation.

Under this new structure, we will continue to listen sincerely to the voices of our stakeholders, including our customers, to accurately identify both emerging challenges and latent needs. I am confident that by delivering high-quality proposals and ensuring their swift execution, we will consistently provide value that exceeds expectations. In doing so, we will balance the acceleration of our growth with our commitment to solving social issues through our business activities.

With our mission — “Connecting People, Connecting Technology and Enriching the World” — always in mind, we will respond flexibly to the demands of a changing era, contribute to global manufacturing, and strive for the continuous enhancement of our corporate value.

April 1, 2026

生産現場に寄り添ったソリューションの創造で継続的に価値を提供し、「次世代型エンジニアリング商社」の実現にまい進していく

Responding Flexibly to Changes in the Business Environment and Steadily Advancing Toward Growth

Yuji Funawatari
Yuji Funawatari
Member of the Board, President & COO

In April 2025, I assumed the position of Representative Director and President, with the launch of MT2027, our medium-term management plan positioned as the growth phase of our Group’s growth strategy, V2030. At the same time, I also assumed responsibility for overseeing specific business execution as Chief Operating Officer (COO) under our new management structure. I recognize that my vital mission is to balance the acceleration of management decision-making with the strengthening of our execution capabilities.

Global circumstances have become more unpredictable, with rising geopolitical risks in various regions fundamentally transforming traditional supply chains. These developments signal an era where uncertainty has become the norm, and I believe the business environment will continue to evolve rapidly.

We must carefully assess these external shifts and respond with both flexibility and steadfastness. I am firmly convinced that our Group’s core strengths—our on-site capabilities to work closely with customers at manufacturing sites, our discernment and creativity to identify optimal solutions, and our decisiveness in taking action—are all essential to our continued growth. As an unaffiliated general machinery trading firm with a history of nearly 80 years, we will draw on the global network we have built, our diverse and trusted relationships with suppliers, and our unique logistics expertise and engineering capabilities. By doing so, we will embody our communication message, “Inspiring Creative Breakthroughs in Global Manufacturing.” and take a further leap forward.

As the saying goes, the strength of a trading company lies in its people. Our employees are the most important foundation for our business development. We will continue to implement various initiatives to enable all employees to reach their full potential. At the same time, we will promote the creation of systems to share on-site knowledge across the Group by utilizing digital technologies and AI, thereby transforming our people’s individual capabilities into organizational strength. In advancing our business strategies, we will also proactively review our business portfolio and promote highly effective investments to steadily realize Daiichi Jitsugyo’s organic growth, as well as strategic investments that are expected to generate synergies.

To meet the expectations of all stakeholders who understand our Group’s business activities and support our growth, we will work to address important social issues by linking them to our business activities, thereby contributing to the realization of a sustainable society. We sincerely ask for your continued support and cooperation.

April 1, 2026