Kiyohiro Yamamoto, Director, Representative Corporate Executive, President & Group CEO

Since our founding in 1906, we have developed measurement and control technologies that deliver unique solutions to our customers. On our 100th anniversary, we changed our brand name to azbil, and in April 2012, we changed the name of our company from Yamatake Corporation to Azbil Corporation. Today, under the azbil brand, which has earned wide recognition thanks to the support of its customers, the azbil Group’s aim is to provide its unique value to customers in offices, production sites, and daily life around the world through its three business segments: Building Automation, Advanced Automation, and Life Automation.

In recent years, uncertainty in the business environment has increased owing to factors such as geopolitical risks, inflation, changes in resource prices, and shifts in logistics and procurement conditions. However, the role of automation is expected to continue to expand, driven by factors such as technological innovation, carbon neutrality, and labor shortages. Additionally, customer efforts to restructure global supply chains and accelerate digital transformation and carbon-neutral initiatives are expanding the areas addressed by automation. We see these changes as business opportunities for the azbil Group and will expand into growth areas through business expansion in global markets and pursuing co-creation initiatives with industry, academia, and government, as well as strategic M&A and alliances, thereby strengthening our initiatives and solution capabilities in each of our businesses. Through these initiatives, we aim to achieve sustainable growth in sales and profits, improve capital efficiency, and enhance corporate value that meets the expectations of all stakeholders, including shareholders and investors.

By integrating AI, various sensing technologies, data utilization, and digital technologies into advanced automation, we will expand our business by providing new products and services that contribute to safety, productivity, and value creation in manufacturing operations, as well as by addressing environmental and energy challenges in buildings and communities. We will further strengthen the corporate foundation and promote sustainability management through measures that balance the resolution of social issues with business growth based on the materialities we have identified. We will continue our efforts in line with international frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to strengthen the foundation for long-term value creation.

Competitiveness in automation stems from both technology and the people who create and advance it. We will continue to strengthen our investment in human capital to create an environment in which diverse talent can maximize their abilities and take on challenges. By expanding opportunities for learning and professional growth across the entire Group, improving employee engagement, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, we strive to enhance the well-being of each employee and the sustainable competitiveness of the organization.

In fiscal year 2022, to further innovate corporate governance, we transitioned to a company with a three-committee board structure and have been advancing efforts to strengthen management transparency and soundness. In addition, in 2026, the azbil Group established the Purpose, “Expanding Technological Frontiers, Unlocking Human Potential,” and the Vision. Guided by these principles, and through our pursuit of “human-centered automation,” we aim to connect people and society through automation, to act as a partner that opens up the future, and to contribute to a sustainable society while enhancing the well-being of our employees. We view change as an opportunity for growth and continue to embrace new challenges. Together with all our stakeholders, including our customers, shareholders and investors, employees, and local communities, we will create new value. We sincerely appreciate your continued understanding and support for the azbil Group.