Management
Directors
CEO
Kazuhiro Kishi
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CEO
Kazuhiro Kishi
(March 7, 1964)
| Mar. 1986 | Joined the Company |
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| 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
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CFO, Executive Vice President
Akihito Mochizuki
(February 19, 1966)
| Apr. 1988 | Joined The Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) |
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| 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
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Senior Managing Director
Hiroki Miura
(March 17, 1963)
| Apr. 1985 | Joined the Company |
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| 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) |
Director
Naoki Kanai
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Director
Naoki Kanai
(November 1, 1962)
| Mar. 1986 | Joined the Company |
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| 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) |
Outside Director
Kaoru Chujo
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Outside Director
Kaoru Chujo
(November 15, 1960)
| Apr. 1983 | Joined Fujitsu Limited |
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| 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. |
| Jun. 2021 | Outside Director of the Company (to the present) |
| Apr. 2022 | Outside Director, Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (to the present) |
Outside Director
Yoshito Ezure
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Outside Director
Yoshito Ezure
(July 11, 1959)
| Apr. 1982 | Joined Sony Corporation |
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| 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. |
| Jun. 2024 | Trustee, International Christian University (to the present) |
| Jun. 2025 | Independent Director of the Company (to the present) |
Outside Director
Yasuto Monden
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Outside Director
Yasuto Monden
(January 7, 1975)
| Jul. 2000 | Joined UBS Warburg (Japan) Limited (currently UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.) |
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| Jan. 2004 | Investment Banking, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), London, UBS Limited |
| Oct. 2006 | Global Banking, UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2010 | Investment Banking Corporate Division, Deutsche Securities Inc. |
| Jan. 2011 | Head of Industrials and Chemicals Sector Coverage, Investment Banking Managing Division, Deutsche Securities Inc. |
| Jun. 2012 | Representative Director and President, Aslead Advisory Co., Ltd. |
| Sept. 2015 | Managing Director, Lone Star Japan Acquisitions, Ltd. |
| May 2017 | Director, in charge of Corporate Investments, Lone Star Japan Acquisitions, Ltd. |
| Nov. 2019 | Co-Founder and Managing Director, Aslead Capital Pte. Ltd. |
| Dec. 2022 | Chief Investment Officer, Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte. Ltd. |
| Jun. 2025 | Representative Director and President (CEO) Chairman of the Board, Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2025 | CEO and CIO, Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. (to the present) |
| Jun. 2026 | Representative Director Chairman of the Board, Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. (to the present) |
| Jun. 2026 | Outside Director of the Company (to the present) |
Outside Director
Jisoo Kim
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Outside Director
Jisoo Kim
(October 18, 1963)
| May 1991 | Attorney at law, Watson Farley & Williams LLP (New York) |
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| Jan. 1994 | Attorney at law, Yoon & Partners (Seoul) |
| Apr. 1995 | Attorney at law, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Tokyo) |
| May 1997 | Vice President, In-house Counsel, Legal Department, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited, Tokyo Branch |
| Apr. 2000 | Vice President, Investment Banking Division (IBD), Morgan Stanley Japan Limited |
| Apr. 2003 | Head of Legal, Asia Real Estate Investment Division, General Electric Capital Corporation |
| Jan. 2007 | Executive Officer, in charge of Global M&A, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. |
| May 2008 | Representative Director and President, UNIQLO FRANCE S.A.S. |
| Oct. 2009 | COO, Private Equity Division, CLSA Capital Partners |
| Apr. 2015 | Managing Director, Business Development Division, CLSA Capital Partners |
| Oct. 2016 | Senior Advisor, Yulchon LLC (Seoul) |
| Jan. 2021 | Executive Officer, Waara Inc. (Tokyo) |
| Jan. 2021 | Advisor, SK On Co., Ltd. (EV battery subsidiary of the SK Group, Korea) |
| Oct. 2022 | Head of Global Legal and Risk Management (Officer), UnaBiz Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) |
| Jan. 2025 | Founder and CEO, ASPIRE Inc. (Korea) (to the present) |
| Jun. 2026 | Outside Director of the Company (to the present) |
Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Director, Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Tatsuhito Tanaka
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Director, Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Tatsuhito Tanaka
(February 5, 1964)
| Oct. 1991 | Joined Price Waterhouse Aoyama Auditing Corporation |
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| 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 |
| Jun. 2026 | Director, Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (to the present) |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Satoko Kimoto
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Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Satoko Kimoto
(April 12, 1960)
| Apr. 1983 | Joined Large Enterprise Examination Division, Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal Investigation Department, National Tax Agency |
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| 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 |
| Jun. 2026 | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (to the present) |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Aiko Oue
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Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Aiko Oue
(August 23, 1975)
| Jan. 2017 | Admitted to Japanese Bar |
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| 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 |
| Jan. 2023 | Joined JLX Partners (to the present) |
| Jun. 2026 | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (to the present) |
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Yukiko Nomura
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Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Yukiko Nomura
(December 24, 1969)
| Apr. 1994 | Joined Hyatt Regency Osaka Corporation |
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| 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. |
| Nov.2023 | External Director, UPR Corporation (to the present) |
| Jun. 2025 | Independent Corporate Auditor of the Company |
| Jun. 2026 | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (to the present) |
Executive Officers
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Yasuhide Takahara |
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| 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 |