About NGK

Directors and Corporate Officers

Board of Directors

Taku Oshima
Chairman

Shigeru Kobayashi
President

Overall Corporate Management, Responsible for Business Groups, Executive Committee Chair, Strategy Committee Chair, Sustainability Management Committee Chair, Risk Management Committee Chair

Hideaki Shindo
Director and Senior Vice President

Responsible for Sustainability Management Dept., Corporate Communications Dept., Corporate Planning Office, Secretarial Office, Finance & Accounting Dept., and Purchasing Dept., Senior Officer in charge of Group Companies, Sustainability Management Vice Committee Chair, Risk Management Vice Committee Chair

Jun Mori
Director and Senior Vice President

Top Executive R&D, Responsible for Corporate NV Creation, Corporate R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Corporate Safety, Quality & Environment Dept., IP Strategy Dept., Digital Transformation & Innovation Dept., and ICT Dept., Development and Commercialization Committee Chair, Quality Committee Chair, Environment, Industrial Safety & Health Committee Chair

Mayumi Inagaki
Director and Senior Vice President

Responsible for Auditing Dept., DIVERS Administration Office, Human Resources Dept., Group Compliance Dept., Legal Dept., and General Affairs Dept., Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Committee Chair, Internal Controls Committee Chair, HR Committee Chair

Emiko Hamada
Outside Director

Hiroshi Sakuma
Outside Director

Noriko Kawakami
Outside Director

Kengo Miyamoto
Outside Director

Executive Officers

Atsushi MiyajimaSenior Vice PresidentGroup Executive, Corporate Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities Committee Chair
Motoo NoritakeSenior Vice PresidentGroup Executive, Environment Business Group, General Manager, Osaka Branch
Hiroharu KatoSenior Vice PresidentGroup Executive Assistant, Environment Business Group
Hiroyuki ShinoharaSenior Vice PresidentGroup Executive, Energy & Industry Business Group
Takao OhnishiSenior Vice PresidentIn Charge of IP Strategy Dept., Group Executive, Corporate R&D
Hiroki FujitaSenior Vice PresidentGroup Executive, Digital Society Business Group
Iwao OhwadaVice PresidentGroup Executive Assistant, Corporate NV Creation
Ryo IshiharaVice PresidentIn Charge of Sustainability Management Dept., Corporate Communications Dept., Secretarial Office
Hirofumi SakamotoVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Engineering Div., Environment Business Group, General Manager, Komaki Site
Hideki ShimizuVice PresidentExecutive Adviser, Global Sales & Marketing Div., Digital Society Business Group
Ryugo TakedaVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Tokyo Main Office
David MillerVice PresidentPresident, FM INDUSTRIES, INC.
Takashi YoshinoVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Functional Ceramics Development Div., Corporate R&D
Yoshihide NatsumeVice PresidentGeneral Manager, New Metals Div., Digital Society Business Group, General Manager, Chita Site
Masato NozakiVice PresidentIn Charge of DIVERS Administration Office, Human Resources Dept., and General Affairs Dept., General Manager, Human Resources Dept.
Yasuyoshi ImaiVice PresidentGroup Vice Executive, Digital Society Business Group
Takeshi OhtsuVice PresidentGroup Executive, In Charge of NV Business Development, Corporate NV Creation
Shinya YoshidaVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Structural Ceramics Development Div., Corporate R&D
Hideaki TsukuiVice PresidentIn Charge of Finance & Accounting Dept., General Manager, Finance & Accounting Dept.
Lee Sang JaeVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Sensor Div., Environment Business Group
Yuka SugiuraVice PresidentPresident, NGK CERAMIC DEVICE CO., LTD.
Mitsuo TakahashiVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Design & Construction Div., Corporate Manufacturing Engineering
Kazuhiro HamashimaVice PresidentIn Charge of Corporate Planning Office, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Takeyuki IshiiVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Manufacturing Div., Environment Business Group, General Manager, Nagoya Site
Takaaki KoizumiVice PresidentGeneral Manager, Electronic Devices Div., Digital Society Business Group

Audit & Supervisory Board

Naoya YagiAudit & Supervisory Board Member
Koji HasegawaAudit & Supervisory Board Member
Masayoshi SakaguchiAudit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside
Takashi KimuraAudit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside