Management

CEO

Kazuhiro Kishi

CEO

Kazuhiro Kishi

(March 7, 1964)

Mar. 1986	Joined the Company
Oct. 2002	Deputy General Manager of Sales Department, IT Equipment Division of the Company
Apr. 2003	General Manager of Sales Department, IT Equipment Division of the Company
Apr. 2004	General Manager of Sales Department No. 2, Sales Division of the Company
Feb. 2006	Executive Officer, Deputy Head of HP Division of the Company
Feb. 2007	Executive Officer, Deputy Head of HP Business Division of the Company
Dec. 2008	Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Mobile Audio Business Division of the Company
Jun. 2009	Director, Deputy Head of Mobile Audio Business Division of the Company
Jun. 2010	Director, Acting Head of Mobile Audio Business Division of the Company
Apr. 2011	Director, Head of Sales Division of the Company
Apr. 2013	Director, Head of MA Business Division of the Company
Jun. 2014	Managing Director, Head of MA Business Division of the Company
Apr. 2017	Managing Director, Head of New Business Development Division, and Head of Sales & Marketing of the Company
Aug. 2019	Managing Director, Head of Sales Division, and Head of Sales & Marketing of the Company
Apr. 2020	Managing Director, Head of Sales Division, Head of Sales & Marketing, and in charge of the Americas of the Company
Jun. 2023	CEO of the Company (to the present)

CFO, Executive Vice President

Akihito Mochizuki

CFO, Executive Vice President

Akihito Mochizuki

(February 19, 1966)

Apr. 1988	Joined The Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
Mar. 2003	Assistant General Manager, Kanda Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Jan. 2006	Deputy Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Oct. 2010	General Manager, Kofu Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Apr. 2013	General Manager, e-Business Sales Division, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Nov. 2013	General Manager, Compliance Promotion Division No. 1, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Apr. 2015	General Manager, Planning Administration Division, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Apr. 2017	Executive Officer, General Manager, Planning Administration Division, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Apr. 2018	Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. / Chairman of the Planning Committee, Japanese Bankers Association
Apr. 2019	Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. / Head of Internal Audit Group
Apr. 2020	Senior General Manager, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Jun. 2020	Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.
Apr. 2021	Senior General Manager, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
May 2021	Adviser of the Company
Jul. 2021	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Support Division of the Company
Oct. 2021	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Support Division, and Head of Corporate Management Division of the Company
Apr. 2022	CFO, Senior Executive Officer, and Head of Global Corporate Support Division of the Company
Jun. 2023	CFO, Managing Director, and Head of Global Corporate Support Division of the Company
Apr. 2024	CFO, Executive Vice President, and Head of Global Corporate Support Division of the Company (to the present)

Senior Managing Director

Hiroki Miura

Senior Managing Director

Hiroki Miura

(March 17, 1963)

Apr. 1985	Joined the Company
Apr. 2003	Deputy General Manager of Engineering Department, CAR Equipment Division of the Company
Feb. 2006	General Manager of Engineering Department No. 2, SP Division of the Company
May 2008	Director, Foster Electric Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Jul. 2010	Deputy Head of Mobile Audio Business Division of the Company
Apr. 2011	Deputy Head of Engineering Division of the Company
Jan. 2013	Deputy Head of Quality Assurance Center, and General Manager of MA Quality Assurance Department of the Company
Oct. 2013	General Director, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Nov. 2014	Chairman and General Director, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2018	Deputy Head of SP Business Division of the Company / Meister
Oct. 2018	Deputy Head of SP Business Division, and Head of Engineering of the Company
Apr. 2019	Executive Officer, Deputy Head of SP Business Division, and Head of Engineering of the Company / Fellow
Aug. 2019	Executive Officer, Head of Engineering Division, and Head of Engineering of the Company / Fellow
Jun. 2021	Director, Head of Engineering Division, and Head of Engineering of the Company / Fellow
Jun. 2023	Managing Director, Head of Engineering Division of the Company / Fellow
Apr. 2024	Senior Managing Director, Head of Engineering Division of the Company / Fellow (to the present)

Managing Director

Yasuhide Takahara

Managing Director

Yasuhide Takahara

(April 6, 1962)

Apr. 1985	Joined the Company
Feb. 2001	Deputy General Manager of Sales Department, CAR Equipment Division of the Company
Apr. 2003	General Manager of Sales Department, CAR Equipment Division of the Company
Sept. 2003	General Manager of Sales Department, CAR Equipment Division, and General Manager of Chubu Sales Office of the Company
Dec. 2008	Head of AVCBU Business Unit, Speaker Business Division of the Company
Oct. 2010	Director, Foster Electric Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Apr. 2013	Deputy Head of SP Business Division, and General Manager of SP Production Management Department of the Company
Apr. 2016	Deputy Head of SP Business Division, General Manager of SP Sales Department No. 2, and General Manager of Speaker Production Management Department of the Company
Apr. 2017	Executive Officer, Deputy Head of SP Business Division, and General Manager of Speaker Production Management Department of the Company
Aug. 2019	Executive Officer, Head of Automotive Speaker Business, Sales Division of the Company
Apr. 2020	Executive Officer, Head of Automotive Speaker Business, Sales Division, and in charge of Asia of the Company
Jul. 2020	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Automotive Business, Sales Division, and in charge of Asia of the Company
Jun. 2023	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Sales Division, and Head of Asia of the Company
Jun. 2024	Managing Director, Head of Sales Division, and Head of Asian Region of the Company (to the present)

Director

Naoki Kanai

Director

Naoki Kanai

(November 1, 1962)

Mar. 1986	Joined the Company
Sept. 2002	Manager, Sales Department No. 1, Sales Division, Foster Electric Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Nov. 2006	Vietnam Project, Corporate Planning Department, Administration Division of the Company
Apr. 2007	Manager, Production Management Department, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2008	Director and Manager, Factory, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Jan. 2011	President, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2012	Chairman and President, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Nov. 2014	Deputy Head of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Mar. 2015	Deputy Head of Manufacturing Division, and General Manager of Manufacturing Engineering Department of the Company
Apr. 2017	Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Manufacturing Division, and General Manager of Manufacturing Management Department of the Company
Apr. 2018	Executive Officer, Head of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Oct. 2018	Executive Officer, Head of Manufacturing Division, and Deputy Head of Manufacturing of the Company
Apr. 2022	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Manufacturing Division, and Head of Manufacturing of the Company
Jun. 2023	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Jun. 2024	Director, Head of Manufacturing Division of the Company (to the present)

Independent Director

Minoru Matsumoto

Independent Director

Minoru Matsumoto

(February 16, 1957)

Oct. 1983	Joined Tohmatsu Aoki Audit Firm (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
Mar. 1987	Registered as Certified Public Accountant
Sept. 2012	Resigned from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Oct. 2013	Set up Minoru Matsumoto CPA Office (to the present)
Jun. 2014	Outside Corporate Auditor, Sanshin Electronics Co., Ltd.
Feb. 2015	Outside Corporate Auditor, JASTEC Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2015	Outside Director of the Company (to the present)
Feb. 2016	Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), JASTEC Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2021	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently under the new name artience Co., Ltd.)
Mar. 2022	Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently artience Co., Ltd.) (to the present)
Oct. 2022	Representative Partner of Terada Accounting Tax Corporation (to the present)

Independent Director

Kaoru Chujo

Independent Director

Kaoru Chujo

(November 15, 1960)

Apr. 1983	Joined Fujitsu Limited
Mar. 2000	IP Networking Research Senior Researcher, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc.
Dec. 2009	General Manager, Advanced Technologies Division, Mobile Phone Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited
Jun. 2013	General Manager, Advanced Technologies Division, Ubiquitous Business Strategy Unit of Fujitsu Limited.
Feb. 2016	General Manager, Ubiquitous IoT Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited
Apr. 2017	General Manager, AI Service Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited
Jul. 2019	Executive Director in charge of AI alliance, Software Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited
Dec. 2020	Founded SoW Insight, Inc., President and CEO (to the present)
Jun. 2021	Outside Director, ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd. (to the present)
Jun. 2021	Outside Director of the Company (to the present)
Apr. 2022	Outside Director, Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (to the present)

Independent Director

Yoshito Ezure

Independent Director

Yoshito Ezure

(July 11, 1959)

Apr. 1982	Joined Sony Corporation
Apr. 1992	Managing Director, Sony Hellas S.A.
Apr. 2000	Senior General Manager, Lithium-Ion Battery Division, CNC Network Company, Sony Corporation
Mar. 2004	President, Sony Logistics of America
Jan. 2007	President, Sony Latin America, Inc.
Jun. 2010	Representative Director and President, Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
Jun. 2012	Corporate Executive, SVP, and President of Logistics Group, Sony Corporation
Jan. 2014	Business Executive, SVP, and Senior General Manager of Energy Division, Device Solutions Business Group, Sony Corporation
Jan. 2015	Representative Director and President, Sony Energy Devices Corporation
Sep. 2017	Vice President, Director of Energy Device Division, Module Business Unit, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2019	Executive Officer, Deputy Executive General Manager of International Business Division, METAWATER Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2024	Executive Advisor, METAWATER Co., Ltd. (to the present)
Jun. 2024	Trustee, International Christian University (to the present)
Jun. 2025	Independent Director of the Company (to the present)

Standing Corporate Auditor

Tatsuhito Tanaka

Standing Corporate Auditor

Tatsuhito Tanaka

(February 5, 1964)

Oct. 1991	Joined Price Waterhouse Aoyama Auditing Corporation
Oct. 1998	Assigned to PricewaterhouseCoopers Ho Chi Minh Office
Jul. 2000	Assigned to PricewaterhouseCoopers Bangkok Office
Jul. 2002	Assigned to PricewaterhouseCoopers Beijing Office
Nov. 2003	Returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers ChuoAoyama Auditing Corporation (Audit Department No. 1)
Apr. 2005	Joined SoftBank Corp. (Internal Audit Office)
Apr. 2007	Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata Auditing Corporation (Internal Control Advisory Department)
Oct. 2011	Set up Tatsuhito Tanaka CPA Office (to the present)
Oct. 2011	Joined the Company
Apr. 2014	Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division of the Company
Jan. 2017	Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Management Division of the Company
Jun. 2018	Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Management Division of the Company
Oct. 2021	Senior Executive Officer of the Company, and Advisor of Foster Electric (U.S.A), Inc.
Apr. 2023	Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2023	Standing Corporate Auditor of the Company (to the present)

Independent Corporate Auditor

Satoko Kimoto

Independent Corporate Auditor

Satoko Kimoto

(April 12, 1960)

Apr. 1983	Joined Large Enterprise Examination Division, Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal Investigation Department, National Tax Agency
Jul. 2007	Assistant Regional Commissioner of First Taxation Department, Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau
Jul. 2008	Assistant Regional Commissioner of Planning and Administration Department, Sendai Regional Taxation Bureau
Jul. 2010	Director of Consumption Tax Office, Taxation Management Division, Taxation Department, National Tax Agency
Jul. 2011	Director of Information Technology Office, Planning Division, Commissioner’s Secretariat, National Tax Agency
Jul. 2014	Vice President, National Printing Bureau
Jul. 2018	Director-General, Nagoya National Tax Tribunal
Apr. 2020	Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Accounting & Finance, Chiba University of Commerce
Jun. 2020	Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company
Jun. 2021	Full-Time Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company
Jun. 2025	Independent Corporate Auditor of the Company (to the present)

Independent Corporate Auditor

Aiko Oue

Independent Corporate Auditor

Aiko Oue

(August 23, 1975)

Jan. 2017	Admitted to Japanese Bar
Jan. 2017	Entered Nakamoto Law Office
Apr. 2017	Policy researcher of the Secretariat of the Public Interest Corporation Commission of the Cabinet Office
Jan. 2020	Entered Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
May 2020	Outside Director of Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd. (to the present)
Jan. 2022	Returned to Nakamoto Law Office
Jun. 2022	Outside Director of Sourcenext Corporation (to the present)
Jun. 2022	Independent Corporate Auditor of the Company (to the present)
Jan. 2023	Joined JLX Partners (to the present)

Independent Corporate Auditor

Yukiko Nomura

Independent Corporate Auditor

Yukiko Nomura

(December 24, 1969)

Apr. 1994	Joined Hyatt Regency Osaka Corporation
Oct. 2002	Joined Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Apr. 2006	Registered as Certified Public Accountant
Oct. 2008	Seconded to KPMG LLP Hong Kong Office
Oct. 2013	Joined Philip Morris Japan Limited
Jun. 2014	Outside Corporate Auditor, MONEY SQUARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr. 2021	Joined Nagase & Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2022	Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, ONE CAREER Inc. (to the present)
Nov.2023	External Director, UPR Corporation (to the present)
Jun. 2025	Independent Corporate Auditor of the Company (to the present)

Senior Executive Officer	Yuji Sakuta
Executive Officer	Hiroyuki Akutsu
Executive Officer	Masaru Ono
Executive Officer	Tsuyoshi Yamagishi
Senior Executive Officer (Part-time)	Nguyen Quan Hoang
Senior Executive Officer (Part-time)	Tan GuiHai
Executive Officer (Part-time)	Wong Wing Chung
Executive Officer (Part-time)	Takafumi Asukagawa
Executive Officer (Part-time)	Michael P. McGowan
Executive Officer (Part-time)	Kyung-Woo Kim

Directors and Auditors

Officers