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Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member |
Corporate Director, Executive Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) |
Corporate Director, Executive Vice President , Chief Operating Officer (COO) |
Corporate Director, Senior Operating Officer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) |
Sumie Morita |
Danny Risberg |
Mamoru Morita |
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Corporate Director, |
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
Outside Director, Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member |
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Title |
Name |
Profile |
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Representative Director |
Hirokazu Ogino |
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Corporate Director |
Eiichi Tanaka |
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Corporate Director |
Yasuhiro Yoshitake |
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Corporate Director |
Kazuhiro Kato |
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Outside Director |
Shigeru Kawatsuhara |
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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 |
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Outside Director |
Danny Risberg |
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Outside Director |
Strategic Expert, Nuclear Energy Business Unit of Hitachi, Ltd., Advisor of Sojitz Corporation |
Mamoru Morita |
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Corporate Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Shigeru Hirata |
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Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Representative Partner of Ryoh-koh Audit Corporation |
Kazuo Shimizu |
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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 |
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Title |
Name |
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President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
Hirokazu Ogino |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), General Manager of Domestic Business Headquarters |
Eiichi Tanaka |
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Executive Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) |
Yasuhiro Yoshitake |
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Senior Operating Officer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), General Manager of Corporate Administration Operations, Chief Compliance Officer |
Kazuhiro Kato |
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Senior Operating Officer Chief Quality & Regulatory Officer (CQRO), General Manager of Corporate Quality Management Operations |
Yoshiyuki Fujita |
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Operating Officer, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), General Manager of Neurology Business Division, CEO of Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation |
Kaoru Imajo |
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Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), General Manager of Technology Development Operations |
Hirohiko Ikeya |
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Title |
Name |
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Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager of Domestic Business Headquarters |
Toshihiko Hiraoka |
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Operating Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division |
Eri Watanabe |
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Operating Officer, In charge of Internal Audit |
Fumio Izumida |
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Operating Officer, Senior Manager of Solution Business Division, Domestic Business Headquarters |
Yoshinori Obara |
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Operating Officer, General Manager of Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs Division |
Hiroko Hagiwara |
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Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager of Technology Development Operations, Senior Manager of Emergency Resuscitation Technology Development Division, Technology Development Operations |
Tsutomu Wakabayashi |
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Operating Officer, General Manager of International Business Operations |
Seiji Miyazaki |
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Operating Officer, Senior Manager of Sales Operations, Domestic Business Headquarters |
Hironori Asa |
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Operating Officer, Senior Manager of Customer Service Operations, Domestic Business Headquarters |
Fumito Horiuchi |
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Operating Officer, General Manager of Business Strategy Operations |
Naoto Nishii |
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Operating Officer, General Manager of North America Business Operations, CEO of Nihon Kohden North America, Inc. |
Keichiro Yoshizawa |
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Operating Officer, |
Tomonari Maeda |
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Operating Officer, |
Kei Tagawa |
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Operating Officer, General Manager of Production & Logistics Operations |
Kentaro Yageta |
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.
as of June 26, 2025
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Name |
Gender |
Position |
Age |
Term of Office （years） |
Corporate Management |
Global Experience |
Sales/ Marketing |
Production/ Technology/ R&D |
Legal/ Risk Management |
Finance/ Accounting/ M&A |
Human Resources/ Human Resources Development |
ESG/ SDGs |
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Hirokazu Ogino |
Male |
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
55 |
13 |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
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Eiichi Tanaka |
Male |
Corporate Director, Executive Operating Officer, Chief Operating Officer (COO) |
62 |
8 |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
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Yasuhiro Yoshitake |
Male |
Corporate Director, Executive Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Chief Regional Officer - International (CRO-I) |
59 |
8 |
● |
● |
● |
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Kazuhiro Kato |
Male |
Corporate Director, Senior Operating Officer, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) |
59 |
ー |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
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Shigeru Kawatsuhara |
Male |
Outside Director, Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member |
73 |
9 |
● |
● |
● |
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Sumie Morita |
Female |
Outside Director |
65 |
1 |
● |
● |
● |
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Danny Risberg |
Male |
Outside Director |
62 |
1 |
● |
● |
● |
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Mamoru Morita |
Male |
Outside Director |
66 |
ー |
● |
● |
● |
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Shigeru Hirata |
Male |
Corporate Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
64 |
4 |
● |
● |
● |
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Kazuo Shimizu |
Male |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member |
66 |
5 |
● |
● |
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Ikumi Sato |
Female |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Nomination & Remuneration Committee Member |
61 |
1 |
● |
● |
● |
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Skills |
Definition of Skills |
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Corporate Management |
Experience as president or equivalent at other companies or group subsidiaries |
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Global Experience |
Global business experience including overseas assignments |
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Sales/Marketing |
Business experience and management experience in sales and marketing |
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Production/Technology/R&D |
Business experience, management experience and possession of expertise in production, technology, and R&D |
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Legal/Risk Management |
Business experience in legal and risk management, Attorney |
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Finance/Accounting/M&A |
Business experience in finance, accounting, and M&A, Certified Public Accountant, CFO experience |
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Human Resources/Human Resources Development |
Business experience, management experience, and possession of expertise in human resources and human resources development |
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ESG/SDGs |
Business experience, management experience, and possession of expertise in sustainability including ESG and SDGs |
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.
