President's New Year Message (summary)

All group members are in the same boat as the Sumitomo Electric Group. Based on the Sumitomo Spirit and the Sumitomo Electric Group Corporate Principles, we need to demonstrate our own individuality to reach our goal and realize further growth. This is the quickest way to develop ourselves into a Glorious Excellent Company.

I would ask each of you to review your working styles and change your own mindsets so that all members can commit themselves to working even more energetically than ever.

To promote diversity, I especially call on young people to have cross-cultural experiences by studying abroad or working as trainees to acquire multiple perspectives and establish extensive human networks.

To increase efficiency and productivity within organizations, it is necessary to ensure open communication and establish a process in which even informal information is shared as formal information. In addition, to prevent members from closing their eyes to each other's improprieties, it is essential for each member to work with an appropriate sense of tension based on proper discipline in the workplace.

We need to establish a highly transparent crystal pyramid organization, where the vectors of all the staff members are oriented toward the same direction, thereby accomplishing our targets. In such a work environment, I expect you to work together in friendly rivalry, while showing consideration of each other.

SEQCDD (Safety, environment, quality, cost, delivery, and research and development) is a barometer that determines the outcome of our competition with our rivals and serves as the basics of our management. Regarding safety and quality, I strongly ask that each department will attain its targets with both top-down and bottom-up approaches.