Directors

as of June 26, 2025

 

Please refer to this page for each directors.

Title

Name

Profile

Representative Director

Hirokazu Ogino

Link

Corporate Director

Eiichi Tanaka

Link

Corporate Director

Yasuhiro Yoshitake

Link

Corporate Director

Kazuhiro Kato

Link

Outside Director

Shigeru Kawatsuhara

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.,

Outside Director of Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd.

Sumie Morita

Link

Outside Director

Danny Risberg

Link

Outside Director

Strategic Expert, Nuclear Energy Business Unit of Hitachi, Ltd.

Mamoru Morita

Link

Corporate Director,

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shigeru Hirata

Link

Outside Director,

Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

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 Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee 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 Operating Officer (COO)

Eiichi Tanaka

Executive Operating Officer,

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO),

Chief Regional Officer - International (CRO-I)

Yasuhiro Yoshitake

Senior Operating Officer,

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO),

General Manager of Corporate Administration Operations, Chief Compliance Officer

Kazuhiro Kato

Senior Operating Officer,

Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO),

General Manager of Human Resources Development Operations

Kenji Furukawa

Senior Operating Officer

Chief Quality & Regulatory Officer (CQRO),

General Manager of Corporate Quality Management Operations

Yoshiyuki Fujita

Operating Officer,

Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO),

General Manager of Import Business Operations

Kazuomi Shimoda

Operating Officer,

Chief Innovation Officer (CIO),

General Manager of Neurology Business Division,

CEO of Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation

Kaoru Imajo

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, 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 Corporate Administration Operations, General Manager of Finance Department

Eri Watanabe

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division

Fumio Izumida

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Solution Business Division

Yoshinori Obara

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs Division

Hiroko Hagiwara

Operating Officer,

Deputy General Manager of Technology Development Operations

Tsutomu Wakabayashi

Operating Officer,

General Manager of International Business Operations

Seiji Miyazaki

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Domestic Business Operations

Hironori Asa

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Customer Service Operations

Fumito Horiuchi

Operating Officer,

General Manager of Business Strategy Operations

Naoto Nishii

Operating Officer,

General Manager of North America Business Operations,

CEO of Nihon Kohden North America, Inc.

Keichiro Yoshizawa

Director Skill Matrix

The Board of Directors consists of eleven 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 will continue our 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 (CEO)

Eiichi

Tanaka

Corporate Director,

Executive Operating Officer,

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Yasuhiro

Yoshitake

Corporate Director,

Executive Operating Officer,

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO),

Chief Regional Officer - International (CRO-I)

Kazuhiro

Kato

Corporate Director,

Senior Operating Officer,

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

Shigeru

Kawatsuhara

Outside Director,

Nomination & Remuneration

Committee Member

Sumie

Morita

Outside Director

Danny

Risberg

Outside Director

Mamoru

Morita

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

Expertise and Experience of Directors

The Board of Directors of Nihon Kohden consists of eleven members: eight directors who are not members of the Audit & Supervisory Committee (including four outside directors), and three directors who are members of the Audit & Supervisory Committee (including two outside directors). Six of the directors are independent outside directors (including two women and one foreign national), constituting a majority.