DENSO Announces Management Changes
KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today's board of directors meeting.
Executive Changes
The following management changes will be effective April 1, 2018:
(1)Toshiyuki Kato will be appointed to executive vice president. Currently he is a senior executive director.
(2)The following will be appointed as senior executive directors:
- Kazuaki Fujitani, currently an executive director
- Yukihiro Shinohara, currently an executive director
- Yoshitaka Kajita, currently an executive director
(3)The following will be appointed as executive directors:
- Hidehiro Yokoo, currently an advisor
- Koichi Nagaya, currently director, Quality Control Div.
- Hirotaka Yato, currently project director, Corporate Planning Div.
- Kazuhiro Iwai, currently general manager, Secretarial Dept.
- Hiroshi Kondo, currently deputy head of Electronics Business Unit
- Seiji Maeda, currently director, Corporate Planning Div.
- Eiji Inoue, currently head of Air-Conditioning Business Unit
(4)Norio Fujimori will be appointed to executive fellow. Currently he is deputy head of ICT Business Unit.
(5)The following will resign as senior executive directors:
- Yoshikazu Makino
- Michio Adachi
- Yukihiko Murakami
(6) Hiroyuki Murayama will resign as executive fellow.
Responsibility of Member of the Board and Executive Directors as of April 1st, 2018
*Representative, ○ Newly-appointed, Changes are underlined
Title | Name | Responsibility |
*Chairman | Nobuaki Katoh |
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*President & CEO | Koji Arima |
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*Executive Vice President | Haruya Maruyama | Overall Management, Corporate Strategy |
Yasushi Yamanaka | Overall Management, Safety, Quality, | |
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi | Overall Management, R&D Strategy , | |
Member of the Board | Koji Kobayashi |
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Yoshikazu Makino |
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George Olcott | Outside board member | |
Takashi Nawa | Outside board member |
Title | Name | Responsibility |
Executive Vice President | ○Toshiyuki Kato | Toyota, Toyota Group |
Sadahiro Usui | CEO of Europe, DENSO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE B.V. | |
Hiroyuki Ina | Electronic Systems Business Group, Tokyo Office | |
Masahiko Ito | New Business, Fleet Air-Conditioning Business Unit | |
Katsuhisa Shimokawa | Powertrain Systems Business Group, Korea | |
Shoji Tsuzuki | Corporate Center , Information Systems Div., EDT Promotion Div., Audit Dept. | |
Shingo Kuwamura | Purchasing Group | |
Yukihiro Kato | Mobility Systems Business Group | |
Yoshifumi Kato | Engineering Research & Development Center, Digital Innovation | |
○Kazuaki Fujitani | Sales and Marketing Group | |
○Yukihiro Shinohara | Electrification Systems Business Group | |
○Yoshitaka Kajita | CEO of China |
Title | Name | Responsibility |
Executive Directors | Kazumasa Kimura | DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO.LTD. |
Bunichi Kondo | Tokyo Sales Div. | |
Masanori Tsuruta | Sensor & Semiconductor Business Unit | |
Yasuhiro Iida | Thermal Systems Business Group, Taiwan | |
Kenichiro Ito | CEO of North America, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. | |
Jack Helmboldt | Manufacturing and Mobility Systems Business of North America , DENSO MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE, INC. | |
Shinsuke Yamaguchi | CEO of Asia-Oceania , DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO., LTD. | |
Jiro Ebihara | Electric Components Business Unit, Manufacturing of Electrification Systems Business Group | |
Yuji Ishizuka | Sales and Marketing of Europe | |
Yasuhiko Yamazaki | Production Innovation Center , Manufacturing of Electronic Systems Business Group and Mobility System Business Group | |
Hisaaki Sato | Sales and Marketing of North, Central & South America | |
Hajime Kumabe | Advanced Mobility Systems R&D Div., Mechanical & Energy Eng. R&D Div., Advanced Testing&Evaluation Div., R&D Tokyo Administration Dept. | |
Yasushi Matsui | Global Strategy Center , | |
Hirotsugu Takeuchi | Connected & Cockpit Business Unit, Thermal Systems R&D Function Unit | |
Keiko Shimokata | Safety Health & Environment Div.(Health & Environment), Health Care Promotion Div., DENSO BLOSSOM Co. LTD | |
Terutaka Kageyama | Sales Engineering | |
○Hidehiro Yokoo | Global Strategy Div. (Public Relations), | |
Yutaka Yamanouchi | Production Innovation Planning Div., Production Control Div., Facility Div., DENSO E&TS TRAINING CENTER CORP. | |
Hisashi Iida | AD&ADAS Business Unit, Electronic Control Components Div. | |
Marco Di Rao Marotta | Thermal Systems Business of Europe, DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.p.A. | |
Sinnosuke Hayashi | Mobility Systems Function Unit , Basis Electronic Technology Unit, DENSO CREATE INC. | |
Yasushi Mukai | Engine Components Business Unit, Powertrain Systems Business Planning Dept. | |
Katsuhiko Takeuchi | Engine Systems Business Unit, Powertrain Systems Development Div. | |
Tomoyuki Arakawa | New Business Unit, | |
Kazuoki Matsugatani | Engineering of Europe | |
Katsuhiko Sugito | Machinery & Tools Div., FA Business Unit | |
○Koichi Nagaya | Quality Control Div., Safety Health & Environment Div. (Safety) | |
○Hirotaka Yato | Aftermarket Business Unit, Customer Service Div. | |
○Kazuhiro Iwai | Secretarial Dept., Human Resources Div., General Admin. Div., Plant General Administration, Motor business integration Dept. | |
○Hiroshi Kondo | Electronics Business Unit | |
○Seiji Maeda | Motor Business Unit | |
○Eiji Inoue | Air-Conditioning Business Unit |
Changes of Members of the Board and Audit & Supervisory Board Member
DENSO decided the following changes of members of the board and the members on its audit & supervisory board. This changes will be effective after the 95th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, 2018.:
(1)Shoji Tsuzuki will be appointed as members of the Board. Currently he is a senior executive director
(2)The following will resign as from members of the Board:
- Nobuaki Katoh
- Koji Kobayashi
- Yoshikazu Makino
(3)Motomi Niwa will be appointed as member of the Audit & Supervisory Board.
(4)Masato Iwase will resign as member of the Audit & Supervisory Board.
DENSO’s New Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board as of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, 2018
*Representative, **Outside, ○ Newly-appointed
Title | Name |
*President & CEO | Koji Arima |
*Executive Vice President | Haruya Maruyama |
Yasushi Yamanaka | |
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi | |
Member of the Board | ○Shoji Tsuzuki |
George Olcott** | |
Takashi Nawa** |
**Outside, ○ Newly-appointed
Title | Name |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Atsuhiko Shimmura |
○Motomi Niwa | |
Moritaka Yoshida** | |
Toshimichi Kondo** | |
Noriyuki Matsushima** |
About DENSO Corporation
DENSO Corp., headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 38 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs more than 150,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, totaled US$40.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.0 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.denso.com, or visit our media website at www.denso.com/global/en/news/media-center/