ANNUAL REPORT 2022
Year ended December 31, 2022
Purpose
To Empower Creativity and Excitement Worldwide
Through innovative digital solutions, we provide people around the world with the amazement and joy of creation,
as well as the wow and excitement that result from it.
Ever since our foundation, we have not only provided products but also created
markets and helped enrich our customers' lifestyles and the world through the power of digital technology. Articulating our reason for existing, we are determined to share our purpose with the world, in addition to the core values embodied in our slogans, "Creativity," "BEST," and "Cooperative Enthusiasm."
Mission
Bringing new opportunities to society through digital technology
Slogans
Inspire the Enjoyment of Creativity Be the BEST rather than the BIGGEST
The Roland Family - Cooperative Enthusiasm
INDEX
TOP MESSAGE | 02 |
To our Shareholders and Investors | |
SPECIAL FEATURE | 03 |
Introduction of New Officers |
MANAGEMENT | 19 |
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
Skill Matrix of Directors and Executive Officers
NEW PRODUCTS / TOPICS | 05 |
FINANCIAL SUMMARY | 08 |
OPERATING & FINANCIAL REVIEW | 10 |
Net sales by market | |
Net sales by region | |
AT A GLANCE | 14 |
Roots | |
Business Summary | |
DG Value |
SUSTAINABILITY | 26 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 41 |
FINANCIAL SECTION | 42 |
CORPORATE DATA | |
ESG Initiatives
Environment | Social | Governance | ||||||||
Strengthening environmentally-friendly | Improving human health and safety through | Separate monitoring and execution, | ||||||||
non-solvent ink solutions | dental and medical support systems | delegate authority, and speed-up | ||||||||
decision making | ||||||||||
Constructing Nearly ZEB certified new HQ | ||||||||||
Work style reform: Promoted work-from- | Management transparency: | |||||||||
building with 75% less energy consumption | ||||||||||
home and flextime schemes | The Appointment and Compensation | |||||||||
*Construction completion:July 2023(Plan) | ||||||||||
Committee, comprising half or more of | ||||||||||
which are Independent Outsid Directors | ||||||||||
Promoting Environment-friendly | Promoting digital transformation of sales | |||||||||
manufacturing | promotion and service activities | Diverse composition of Board of Directors, | ||||||||
with foreign nationals, women, and people | ||||||||||
with wide-ranging experience and knowledge | ||||||||||
Forward-looking information
All statements on this report that are not based on historical fact, including performance forecasts, plans, and strategies, constitute forward-looking statements regarding future performance. These statements were prepared by Roland DG management using information available at the time and based on certain assumptions, and as such, are subject to risk and uncertainties. As actual performance may differ widely from these forecasts, we ask that you do not base your investment decisions solely on these performance forecasts.
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TOP MESSAGE
To our Shareholders and Investors
To Our Shareholders and Investors
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders and Investors for your continued support.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the outlook for the world economy remained uncertain partly owing to the prolonged invasion of Ukraine by Russia and soaring energy costs. However, we achieved our highest ever net sales thanks to the robust demand for capital investment, the launch of new products and the impact of a weaker yen. Concurrently, we were able to achieve significant progress in the "expansion of growth areas" that we are focusing on under the midterm business plan.
We will continue our efforts to transform the business portfolio by proactively investing management resources in growth areas to solidify the foundations for business growth.
In these endeavors, we look forward to the continued support of our shareholders and Investors.
President, Representative Director
Kohei Tanabe
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Introduction of New Officers
Introduction of New Officers
Let us introduce a new Director and a new Audit & Supervisory Board Member whose election was approved at the 42nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 24, 2023.
By increasing the number of outside officers, we aim to further strengthen corporate governance and enhance corporate value.
Outside Director
Yasuhiro Kasahara
Profile
October 2006 | Registered as Attorney-at-law |
October 2006 | Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
September 2012 | Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP |
September 2014 | Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice Advogados (Sao Paulo) |
April 2016 | Part-time Lecturer at the University of Tokyo, Faculty |
of Law | |
January 2017 | Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (current |
position) | |
April 2019 | Visiting Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, |
Graduate Schools for Law and Politics | |
March 2023 | Director of the Company (current position) |
- What are your strengths and expertise?
Since becoming an attorney-at-law in 2006, I have been continuously engaged in legal affairs in the corporate and M&A fields. In Japan and internationally, I specialize in complex M&A transactions, business integration transactions, and start-up investments while also advising listed companies on governance. Drawing on my international experience, which includes working in the U.S. and Brazil, my forte is cross-border cases. My guiding principle is to offer clients advice that contributes to their business success by proactively presenting practical solutions in a timely manner, going beyond pointing out legal risks.
- What is your impression of Roland DG?
Though headquartered in Japan, Roland DG, with an overseas manufacturing site and large overseas sales, strikes me as a global company. My impression is that Roland DG is a successful company boldly taking on the challenge of new markets, such as the dental field, and is not fearful of changes. With "global" and "taking on the challenge of new fields" as keywords, I would like to help Roland DG further enhance its attractiveness.
- What role would you like to play as a Director?
I believe that an attorney-at-law serving as an outside director of a listed company is expected to make appropriate judgments regarding the company's compliance, governance, and other legal matters. Mindful that requirements concerning compliance and governance of listed companies are increasing year by year, I would like to do my utmost to enhance the compliance and governance of Roland DG as a whole. Moreover, rather than taking a short-sighted view of legal risks, I will always endeavor to be fully aware of the need to strike a balance between business and legal risks with a view to contributing to the enhancement of the company's corporate value.
- Please send a message to stakeholders.
My goal as a corporate lawyer is to be management's most trusted and closest advisor. Having been appointed Outside Director, I am honored to have the opportunity to accomplish my goal by serving Roland DG. As a corporate lawyer who has been active at the forefront of the legal affairs field both in Japan and abroad, I intend to make the best use of the expertise I have cultivated over the years in order to fulfill the trust of our stakeholders.
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