SoftBank Group Dominates Japanese Executive Pay Ranking
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A total of 216 executives have received individual annual compensation of more than ¥100 million at 106 Japanese companies, according to 1,053 companies’ securities reports that had been submitted as of 5:00 pm on June 25, 2020.
This disclosure is in accordance with a Cabinet Office Ordinance, which since March 2010 has required companies to report the total amount of compensation for executives earning more than ¥100 million along with the total amount by type (including basic remuneration, stock options, bonuses, and retirement benefits) in their securities reports.
According to Tokyo Shōkō Research, the highest amount of individual remuneration was ¥2.11 billion, received by SoftBank Group’s Executive Vice President and COO Marcelo Claure. Ranking second was Takeda Pharmaceutical Company’s President Christophe Weber with ¥2.07 billion, followed by SoftBank Group’s Vice President Rajeev Misra with ¥1.60 billion. The highest remuneration for a Japanese executive was ¥1.11 billion, received by SoftBank Group’s Vice President and CSO Sago Katsunori, who ranked fifth.
Five out of the top ten were executives with SoftBank Group and three were engaged by Takeda Pharmaceutical.
Highest Paid Executives in Japan (Period Ending March 2020)
| Company | Name | Compensation (Previous Year) |
|---|---|---|
| SoftBank Group | Marcelo Claure | ¥2.11 billion (¥1.80 billion) |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical | Christophe Weber | ¥2.07 billion (¥1.76 billion) |
| SoftBank Group | Rajeev Misra | ¥1.60 billion (¥0.75 billion) |
| Toyota | Didier Leroy | ¥1.24 billion (¥1.04 billion) |
| SoftBank Group | Sago Katsunori | ¥1.11 billion (¥0.98 billion) |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical | Andrew Plump | ¥1.05 billion (¥0.80 billion) |
| SoftBank Group | Miyauchi Ken | ¥0.70 billion (¥1.23 billion) |
| SoftBank Group | Ronald Fisher | ¥0.68 billion (¥3.27 billion) |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical | Costa Saroukos | ¥0.66 billion (―) |
| Tokyo Electron | Kawai Toshiki | ¥0.66 billion (¥0.93 billion) |
Tokyo Electron, Mitsubishi, and Mitsui & Co. all had the largest number of ¥100 million executives, with eight each. Bandai Namco Holdings had seven, while SoftBank Group, Eisai, Itōchū, Toyota, and SoftBank each had six. A number of other trading companies, as well as pharmaceutical and car manufacturers, also disclosed that they had multiple executives who receive more than ¥100 million.
Note, however, that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Stock Exchange has allowed postponement of payment disclosures. The date for submission of securities reports has also been extended to the end of September 2020 and the number of reports received as of late June has been approximately half that for an average year.
(Translated from Japanese. Banner photo: Marcelo Claure, the SoftBank Group executive ranked top for the highest-paying compensation in Japan, is pictured on the right. © Jiji.)