KENKO Co.,Ltd. history

 
CORPORATE PROFILE
Trade name    Kenko Co., Ltd.
Location of head office    3-9-19 Nishi-Ochiai, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Tel:03-5982-1060)
Date of foundation    September 21, 1957
Capital    100 million JPYen
Annual sales    18 billion yen (for the year ending in Feb., 2006)
Number of employees    235
Shares    Total number of shares issued: 200,000 shares, Amount of par value common share: 500 yen
Main shareholders    Toru Yamanaka, Kazuyo Yamanaka, Tetsuo Suzuki and others
Main banks    Mizuho Bank (Yaesuguchi Branch), Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (Shinjyuku Branch)
and Shoko Chukin Bank (head office)
Clients    appointed photo studios, agents of optical products, manufacturers of electric appliances, precision machinery and office automation equipment, and others
Affiliates    Inside Japan
Tokina Co., Ltd.
SLIK Corporation.
Kenko Optical Co., Ltd.
Kenko Professional Imaging Co., Ltd.
Friend Optics Co., Ltd.
Foreign countries
THK Photo Products Inc.(USA)
Philippine Kenko Corp.(Philippine)
Kenko.Tokina.Slik.Corp.(Philippine)
Slik Thailand Co., Ltd.(Thailand)
Tokina Industrial Inc.(USA)
Sightron,Inc.(USA)
Changchun Tokina Optical Products Co., Ltd.
Zhongshan Kenko Tokina Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Nantong Kenko Optical Products Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Kenko Trade Co., Ltd.
Directors    Representative Director: Toru Yamanaka (President)
Director: Kato (Manager of Wide Area Sales Department)
Director: Kanji Ohori (Manager of Domestic Sales Department)
Director: Akifumi Ono (Manager of Optics Sales Department)
Director (part-time): Mamoru Yamanaka
(Consultant of Hoya Co., Ltd.)
Director (part-time): Tetsuo Suzuki
(Honorary Chairman of Hoya Co., Ltd.)
Auditor: Isao Shirakami
Auditor (part-time): Kazuyo Yamanaka
Purpose    Development and marketing of photographic supplies, optical products and security-related products