Directors

as of April 1, 2024

Title

Name

Profile

Representative Director

Hirokazu Ogino

Link

Representative Director

Takashi Tamura

Link

Corporate Director

Tadashi Hasegawa

Link

Corporate Director

Eiichi Tanaka

Link

Corporate Director

Yasuhiro Yoshitake

Link

Corporate Director

Hiroyuki Satake

Link

Outside Director

Kowa Law Office,

Outside Director of Fujiya Co., Ltd.

Kanako Muraoka 

Link

Outside Director

Representative Director of Office Sasaya Co., Ltd.,

Professor at Platform for Arts and Science, Chiba University of Commerce

Hidemitsu Sasaya

Link

Corporate Director,

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shigeru Hirata

Link

Outside Director,

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shigeru Kawatsuhara

Link

Outside Director,

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shimizu Accounting Office,

Representative Partner of Ryoh-koh Audit Corporation

Kazuo Shimizu

Link

Management Operating Officers

Title

Name

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Hirokazu Ogino

Executive Operating Officer,

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO),

General Manager of Corporate Administration Operations, Chief Compliance Officer

Tadashi Hasegawa

Senior Operating Officer,

Chief Regional Officer - North America (CRO-A),

General Manager of North America Business Operations, President of Nihon Kohden North America, Inc.

Eiichi Tanaka

Senior Operating Officer,

Chief Regional Officer - International (CRO-I),

General Manager of International Business Operations

Yasuhiro Yoshitake

Senior Operating Officer,

Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO),

General Manager of Human Resources Development Operations, General Manager of Human Resources Department

Kenji Furukawa

Operating Officer,

Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO),

General Manager of Import Business Operations

Kazuomi Shimoda

Operating Offcer,

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer (CSIO),

In charge of Business Strategy, R&D, Process Management, Brand Equity

Kaoru Imajo

Operating Officer,

Chief Quality & Regulatory Officer (CQRO),

General Manager of Corporate Quality Management Operations

Yoshiyuki Fujita

Operating Officer,

Chief Regional Officer - Japan (CRO-J),

In charge of Domestic Business and Services Business

Toshihiko Hiraoka

Operating Officer,

Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO),

General Manager of Production Operations, General Manager of Supply Chain Management Division, President of Nihon Kohden Tomioka Corporation

Yutaka Inano

Operating Officer,

Chief Technology Officer (CTO),

General Manager of Technology Development Operations

Hirohiko Ikeya

Operating Officers

Title

Name

Operating Officer,

Deputy General Manager of North America Business Operations

Shuhei Morinaga

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Customer Service Operations

Masahiko Kumakura

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Solution Business Division

Yoshinori Obara

Operating Officer,

Deputy General Manager of Corporate Administration Operations, General Manager of Finance Department

Eri Watanabe

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs Division

Hiroko Hagiwara

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division

Fumio Izumida

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Strategic Technology Operations

Tsutomu Wakabayashi

Operating Officer,

General Manager of China Operations

Seiji Miyazaki

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Domestic Business Operations

Hironori Asa

Director Skills Matrix

The Board of Directors consists of eleven members including four independent outside directors with expertise. We strive to ensure diversity by appointing one female independent outside director at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in 2020. Directors utilize their knowledge, experience, and abilities to make decisions and supervise the business executions in order to realize the Long-term Vision and the Three-year Business Plan.
In addition to the expertise and experience of each director, all directors are engaged in management from the perspective of sustainability. The Company will continue our efforts to further strengthen sustainability.

Name Title Corporate
Management
Global
Experience
Sales/
Marketing
Production/
R&D
Legal/
Risk
Management
Finance/
Accounting/
M&A
Human
Resources/
Human
Resource
Development
ESG/SDGs
Hirokazu
Ogino
Representative
Director
Takashi
Tamura
Representative
Director
Tadashi
Hasegawa
Corporate
Director
Eiichi
Tanaka
Corporate
Director
Yasuhiro
Yoshitake
Corporate
Director
Hiroyuki
Satake
Corporate
Director
Kanako
Muraoka
Outside
Director,
Nomination &
Remuneration
Committee
Member
Hidemitsu
Sasaya
Outside
Director
Shigeru
Hirata
Corporate
Director, Full-
time Audit &
Supervisory
Committee
Member
Shigeru
Kawatsuhara
Outside
Director,
Audit &
Supervisory
Committee
Member,
Nomination &
Remuneration
Committee
Member
Kazuo
Shimizu
Outside
Director,
Audit &
Supervisory
Committee
Member,
Nomination &
Remuneration
Committee
Member

Expertise and Experience of Directors

Independence and Diversity of Directors