~Towards Achieving Efficiency of Consolidated Management and a Robust Company~
May 28, 2007
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) will establish FUJIFILM Business Expert Corporation as a shared services company to improve efficiency of consolidated group management, enhance operational quality and to develop specialized human resources. It will integrate the administrative, human resource (welfare and benefits, etc.), insurance agency and travel agency functions for the Group companies of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation.
The new company is scheduled to begin operation in July 2007.
FUJIFILM Business Expert Corporation will provide shared services for administrative and human resource activities for group companies under the governance of FUJIFILM Holdings by integrating FUJIFILM Insurance Service Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation, and Fuji Xerox General Business Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. which has provided such services.
The new company will be based on the high-standard daily operation support services developed by Fuji Xerox General Business, and integrate the unique know-how of FUJIFILM and Fuji Xerox to provide efficient and high quality services to the whole group companies.
With these changes, administrative and human resource operations currently implemented individually by FUJIFILM and Fuji Xerox will be subsequently transferred to FUJIFILM Business Expert Corporation. In addition, after the proper steps have been taken, the operational scope will be expanded to include more Group companies subject to receive services and to include indirect material purchasing as a shared services.
FUJIFILM established "Enhancing consolidated managementh as part of its fundamental strategies in its medium-term management plan, gVISION 75h. In October 2006, it shifted to a holding company structure and, in February 2007, it assembled and integrated FUJIFILM and Fuji Xerox head offices at Tokyo Midtown complex in Roppongi to maximize group synergy.
Using this organizational shift as an opportunity, FUJIFILM Holdings Group started gSlim & Strongh activities which aim to achieve a more muscular and robust corporate constitution, and meticulously streamline manufacturing expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, R&D expenditures and focus its uses.
The shift to shared services is a part of the gSlim & Strongh activities. FUJIFILM will strive for enhanced service quality and agility, and will relentlessly pursue efficiency through creation of a leaner company by consolidating shared operations, standardization and integration of operational processes, and utilization of outsourcing.
| Company name | : | FUJIFILM Business Expert Corporation | |
| Location | : | Nakanosakaue Sunbright Twin, 2-46-1 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo | |
| Main telephone number | : | 03-5388-6840 | |
| Start of operation | : | July 1, 2007 (provisional) | |
| Capitalization | : | 50 million yen | |
| Number of employees | : | Approximately 450 (provisional) | |
| Fiscal year-end | : | March 31 | |
| Investment ratio | : | 100% by FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation |
FUJIFILM Insurance Service Co., Ltd.
| Location | : | Minamiaoyama ST Building, 7-10-3 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo | |
| Main telephone number | : | 03-3406-9696 | |
| Establishment | : | February 24, 1993 | |
| Capitalization | : | 20 million yen | |
| President | : | Masahiro Hori | |
| Number of employees | : | 14 (as of April 1, 2007) | |
| Fiscal year-end | : | March 31 | |
| Investment ratio | : | 100% by FUJIFILM Corporation | |
| Main business | : | General insurance agency business, life insurance agency business |
Fuji Xerox General Business Co., Ltd.
| Location | : | Nakanosakaue Sunbright Twin, 2-46-1 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo | |
| Main telephone number | : | 03-5388-6840 | |
| Establishment | : | November 21, 1990 | |
| Capitalization | : | 50 million yen | |
| President | : | Hiroyuki Saito | |
| Number of employees | : | 512 (as of April 1, 2007) | |
| Fiscal year-end | : | March 31 | |
| Investment ratio | : | 100% by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. | |
| Main business | : | Office support such as document processing and equipment management, insurance and travel agency business, etc. Provides human resource and administrative related services |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
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