Directors and Corporate Officers

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

Jun Mori
Executive Vice President

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

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

Takao Ohnishi
Director and Senior Vice President

Responsible for Corporate NV Creation, IP Strategy Dept., Group Executive, Corporate R&D, Development and Commercialization Vice Committee Chair

Emiko Hamada
Outside Director

(Important concurrent positions)
Outside Director of TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd.

(Abbreviated history)
After leading the development of CD-R at TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd., engaged in research activities centered on industry–academia–government collaboration as professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology and visiting professor at Nagoya University, and possesses extensive practical experience.

Hiroshi Sakuma
Outside Director

(Abbreviated history)
Held positions including Managing Executive Officer at Mitsubishi Corporation. Possesses expertise in the energy sector and experience in managing large-scale organizations.

Noriko Kawakami
Outside Director

(Important concurrent positions)
Senior Fellow, Power Electronics Systems Division, TMEIC Corporation
Outside Director of Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of SANKYU INC.

(Abbreviated history)
Engaged in power electronics development at Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (currently TMEIC Corporation). Possesses expertise in the energy and digital fields and extensive practical experience.

Kengo Miyamoto
Outside Director

(Important concurrent positions)
Representative Attorney at Miyamoto International Lawyers

(Abbreviated history)
Engaged in corporate legal affairs as an attorney in Japan and overseas. Possesses extensive practical experience and specialized knowledge.

Naoya Yagi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Koji Hasegawa
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Masayoshi Sakaguchi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside

(Important concurrent positions)
Representative Director and President of the Japan Automobile Federation

(Abbreviated history)
Held positions including Superintendent General of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters and Commissioner General of the National Police Agency. Possesses extensive experience in public administration and a proven track record in managing large-scale organizations.

Go Watanabe
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside

(Abbreviated history)
Held positions including Managing Executive Officer at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.). Possesses experience in management within the financial and manufacturing sectors, as well as serving as a full-time Outside Corporate Auditor of a listed company.