DENSO Announces a Change to its Representative Member of the Board
KARIYA, Japan. (Apr.10 2023) – At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 10, 2023, DENSO CORPORATION, a leading mobility supplier, decided to nominate new Representative Members of the Board as of the date of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2023. It will formally come into effect at the aforementioned 2023 shareholders’ meeting and the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors.
1. A Change in Representative Member of the Board (The Date of General Meeting of Shareholders)
| Name | New | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Koji Arima | Representative Member of the Board, Chairman & CEO*1 | Representative Member of the Board, President & CEO |
| Shinnosuke Hayashi | Representative Member of the Board, President & COO*2 | Senior Executive Officer |
| Yasushi Matsui | Representative Member of the Board, Executive Vice President | Member of the Board, Senior Executive Officer |
| Yukihiro Shinohara | Executive Vice President | Representative Member of the Board, Executive Vice President |
＊1 CEO(Chief Executive Officer)
＊2 COO(Chief Operating Officer)
<Bio of the New Representative Member of the Board, President & COO>
Shinnosuke Hayashi
Date of birth January 15, 1964
Education Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Waseda University, 1986
Career Apr.1986 Joined DENSO CORPORATION
Jan.2010 Director, Electronics Engineering Division 3
Jan.2015 Project Director, Electronics Manufacturing Division
Jun.2015 Executive Director, Electronics Business Unit
Jul.2016 Electronics Business Unit, Basis Electronic Technology Unit
Jun.2020 CSwO(Chief Software Officer),
Electronics Platform & Software of Mobility Electronics Business Group
Jan.2021 Senior Executive Officer, CSwO, Software Innovation Department
Jan.2022 CSwO, Head of Mobility Electronics Business Group (current)
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Greetings (Koji Arima, Current President & CEO)
Greetings (Shinnosuke Hayashi, President-Elect)
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Structure of Members of the Board and Audit & Supervisory (The Date of General Meeting of Shareholders, 2023)
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Representative Member of the Board | Koji Arima |
| Representative Member of the Board | Shinnosuke Hayashi |
| Representative Member of the Board | Yasushi Matsui |
| Member of the Board | Kenichiro Ito |
| Member of the Board | Akio Toyoda |
| Member of the Board(Outside) | Shigeki Kushida |
| Member of the Board(Outside) | Yuko Mitsuya |
| Member of the Board(Outside) | Joseph P. Schmelzeis, Jr. |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Shingo Kuwamura |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Motomi Niwa |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) | Yasuko Goto |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) | Haruo Kitamura |
| Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) | Hiromi Kitagawa |
About DENSO Corporation
DENSO is a $45.1 billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 198 facilities to produce electrification system, powertrain system, thermal system, mobility electronics, & advanced devices, to create jobs that directly change how the world moves. The company’s 167,000+ employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 9.0 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. For more information about global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global/en/