Directors

as of June 26, 2024

 

Please refer to this page for each directors.

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

Outside Director

Shigeru Kawatsuhara

Link

Outside Director

Representative Director of Office Sasaya Co., Ltd.,

Visiting Professor at Chiba University of Commerce

Hidemitsu Sasaya

Link

Outside Director

Professor at Department of Information and Computer

Science, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology,

Akita Prefectural University,

Outside Director of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Sumie Morita

Link

Outside Director

Danny Risberg

Link

Corporate Director,

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shigeru Hirata

Link

Outside Director,

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shimizu Accounting Office,

Representative Partner of Ryoh-koh Audit Corporation

Kazuo Shimizu

Link

Outside Director,

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law,

Outside Director of DAI-DAN CO., LTD. , Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TAIYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Ikumi Sato

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 Officer,

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 Business Operations

Seiji Miyazaki

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Domestic Business Operations

Hironori Asa

Director Skills Matrix

The Board of Directors consists of twelve members including six independent outside directors with expertise. 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 continues its efforts to further strengthen sustainability.

Name

Position

Corporate

Management

Global

Experience

Sales/

Marketing

Production/

Technology/

R&D

Legal/

Risk

Management

Finance/

Accounting/

M&A

Human Resources/

Human Resources

Development

ESG/

SDGs

Hirokazu

Ogino

Representative Director

President and Chief Executive Officer

Takashi

Tamura

Representative Director

Tadashi

Hasegawa

Corporate Director

Executive Operating Officer

Eiichi

Tanaka

Corporate Director

Senior Operating Officer

Yasuhiro

Yoshitake

Corporate Director

Senior Operating Officer

Shigeru

Kawatsuhara

Outside Director

Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member

Hidemitsu

Sasaya

Outside Director

Sumie

Morita

Outside Director

Danny

Risberg

Outside Director

Shigeru

Hirata

Corporate Director

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Kazuo

Shimizu

Outside Director

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member

Ikumi

Sato

Outside Director

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member

Definition of Skills Matrix

Skills

Definition of Skills

Corporate Management

Experience as president or equivalent at other companies or group subsidiaries

Global Experience

Global business experience including overseas assignments

Sales/Marketing

Business experience and management experience in sales and marketing

Production/Technology/R&D

Business experience, management experience and possession of expertise in production, technology, and R&D

Legal/Risk Management

Business experience in legal and risk management, Attorney

Finance/Accounting/M&A

Business experience in finance, accounting, and M&A, Certified Public Accountant, CFO experience

Human Resources/Human Resources Development

Business experience, management experience, and possession of expertise in human resources and human resources development

ESG/SDGs

Business experience, management experience, and possession of expertise in sustainability including ESG and SDGs

Expertise and Experience of Directors

Independence and Diversity of Directors