as of June 24, 2020
Mr. Takashi Nishijima properly supervises management as a Director. He has been responsible for the management of the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer since fiscal year 2013 and as Chairman since fiscal year 2019 after being engaged in product planning and development in the Company's industrial automation and control business and department operation and serving as President of a subsidiary in the test and measurement business, and has abundant experience and track records as a corporate manager. Because he is expected to continuously contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his experience in management and track records, he has been elected as Director.
Apr. 1981 | Joined Hokushin Electric Works Ltd. (the present Yokogawa Electric Corporation) |
Oct. 2008 | Vice President, Head of Control Products Business Center, IA Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2010 | President of Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation |
Jun. 2011 | Director of the Company, President of Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation |
Apr. 2012 | Director and Senior Vice President, Head of IA Platform Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2013 | President and Chief Operating Officer |
Apr. 2015 | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Apr. 2019 | Chairman (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 9 years
Outside Director of Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.
Mr. Hitoshi Nara properly supervises management as a Director. He has spearheaded the execution of business as President and Chief Executive Officer since fiscal year 2019 after being engaged in operations for the sales department of the Company's industrial automation and control business, serving as President of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and working on the launch of new business, and has abundant experience and track records as a corporate manager. Because he is expected to continuously contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his experience in management and track records, he has been elected as Director.
Apr. 1985 | Joined the Company |
Oct. 2001 | Deputy Managing Director of Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. |
Oct. 2003 | Managing Director of Yokogawa (Thailand) Ltd. |
Jan. 2007 | Head of Sales Div. I, Industrial Solutions Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2010 | Senior Vice President, Head of Industrial Solutions Business Headquarters |
Jun. 2011 | Director and Senior Vice President, Head of Industrial Solutions Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2012 | Director and Senior Vice President, Head of Industrial Solutions Service Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2013 | Director of the Company, President of Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation |
Apr. 2017 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Chief Executive for Japan and Korea, President of Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation |
Apr. 2018 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of Life Innovation Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer(present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 9 years
Mr. Junichi Anabuki properly supervises management as a Director. He possesses many years of operational experience in the Company's accounting & treasury and business management department, currently demonstrates his high ability and expertise in accounting & finance and corporate administration as Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters, and has abundant experience and track records. Because he is expected to continuously contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his experience and wide knowledge, he has been elected as Director.
Apr. 1986 | Joined Fukutoku Sogo Bank, Ltd. |
Mar. 1992 | Joined the Company |
Jan. 2005 | General Manager, Treasury Department |
Apr. 2011 | Vice President, Head of Accounting & Treasury Headquarters |
Jun. 2014 | Director and Vice President of the Company, Head of Accounting & Treasury Headquarters |
Apr. 2016 | Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, Head of Accounting & Treasury Headquarters |
Apr. 2018 | Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters |
Apr. 2019 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 6 years
Mr. Yu Dai properly supervises management as a Director. He engaged in administrative operations for construction projects and corporate management at several global companies in petroleum and chemical industries, then became the general manager of the Company's subsidiary in the ASEAN and Pacific region, currently leads the solution business, one of core businesses in the industrial automation and control business, and has abundant experience and track records. Because he is expected to contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his wide experience and knowledge, he has been elected as Director.
Aug. 1990 | Joined SINOPEC Yangzi Petrochemical Corporation |
Jan. 1994 | Deputy Project Director at Yangzi-BASF Styrenics Company Ltd. |
Jun. 1998 | Project Director of BASF/SINOPEC JV Integrated Petrochemical Site (IPS) Project at SINOPEC |
Apr. 2001 | GM of Base Chemicals Division at BASF-YPC Company Ltd. |
Jan. 2003 | Low Olefins Plant Manager at CNOOC and Shell Petrochemical Company Ltd. |
Nov. 2006 | GM of Base Chemicals for Asia Pacific / Middle East at Shell Chemicals |
Jan. 2009 | Project GM at Shell China |
Nov. 2012 | CEO of Jurong Aromatics Corporation Pte. Ltd. |
Oct. 2015 | Joined Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd. GM of China Sales Strategy Center |
Apr. 2016 | President of Yokogawa China Investment Co., Ltd. President of Yokogawa China Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2017 | Vice President of the Company, Chief Executive for ASEAN and Pacific, and President of Yokogawa China Investment Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2019 | Senior Vice President of the Company, Head of Digital Enterprise Business Headquarters |
Jun. 2019 | Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, Head of Digital Enterprise Business Headquarters (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 1 year
Mr. Noritaka Uji properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can realize greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manger, as well as his abundant experience and extensive expertise in technology development and IT/ICT fields.
Apr. 1973 | Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (the present Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) |
Jun. 1999 | Director of NTT DATA Corporation Head of New Generation Information Services Sector |
Sep. 2000 | Director of NTT DATA Corporation Head of Corporate Strategy Planning Department |
Jun. 2003 | Executive Vice President of NTT DATA Corporation Head of Enterprise Systems Sector and Head of Enterprise Business Sector |
Jun. 2005 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President of NTT DATA Corporation |
Jun. 2007 | Senior Executive Vice President of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation |
Jun. 2012 | Advisor of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (retired in June 2017) |
Jun. 2014 | Director of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 6 years
Outside Director of DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Outside Director of Gallery Abarth Inc.
Honorary chairman of Japan Telework Association
Honorary chairman of Japan Institute of Information Technology
Mr. Nobuo Seki properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can achieve greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager, his abundant experience in the engineering business centered on the energy industry, and his extensive expertise in global business.
Apr. 1970 | Joined Chiyoda Chemical Engineering Company (the present Chiyoda Corporation) |
Apr. 1992 | Vice President & Project General Manager of Chiyoda International Corporation in USA |
Jun. 1997 | Director of Chiyoda Corporation |
Jun. 1998 | Managing Director of Chiyoda Corporation |
Aug. 2000 | Senior Managing Director of Chiyoda Corporation |
Apr. 2001 | President and CEO of Chiyoda Corporation |
Apr. 2007 | Chairman of Chiyoda Corporation |
Apr. 2009 | General Corporate Advisor of Chiyoda Corporation |
Jul. 2012 | Advisor of Chiyoda Corporation (retired in June 2013) |
Jun. 2015 | Director of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 5 years
Outside Director of KAMEDA SEIKA CO., LTD.
Mr. Shiro Sugata properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can achieve greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising the management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager, his abundant experience in the development and marketing of industrial instruments, and his extensive expertise in global business.
Apr. 1972 | Joined USHIO INC. |
Jan. 1993 | President of BLV LICHT-UND VAKUUMTECHNIK GmbH |
Jun. 2000 | Director and Corporate Senior Vice President of USHIO INC. |
Apr. 2001 | Director and General Manager of Lamp Division II of USHIO INC. |
Apr. 2003 | Director and Lamp Company President, COO of USHIO INC. |
Apr. 2004 | Director and Corporate Executive Vice President of USHIO INC. |
Jun. 2004 | Representative Director and Corporate Executive Vice President of USHIO INC. |
Mar. 2005 | President and CEO of USHIO INC. |
Oct. 2014 | Director and Corporate Advisor of USHIO INC. |
Jun. 2016 | Corporate Advisor of USHIO INC. Director of the Company (present) |
Jul. 2017 | Special Corporate Advisor of USHIO INC. (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 4 years
Special Corporate Advisor of USHIO INC.
Outside Director of JSR Corporation
Outside Director of YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Mr. Akira Uchida properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can achieve greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervision of management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager and wide experience in the corporate administration field centered on the Finance and Controller's Division.
Apr. 1975 | Joined Toray Industries, Inc. |
Jun. 1996 | Executive Vice President of Toray Industries (America), Inc. |
Jun. 2000 | Senior Manager of Corporate Planning 1st Department and Corporate Communications Department, Toray Industries, Inc. |
Jun. 2004 | Associate Director of Corporate Planning Department and Investor Relations Department, Toray Industries, Inc. |
Jun. 2005 | Vice President (Member of the Board), General Manager of Finance & Controller's Division, Toray Industries, Inc. President of Toray Holding (U.S.A.), Inc. |
Jun. 2009 | Senior Vice President (Member of the Board), General Manager of Finance & Controller's Division, Toray Industries, Inc. President of Toray Holding (U.S.A.), Inc. |
Jun. 2012 | Senior Vice President (Member of the Board), Chief Investor Relations Officer, Chief Social Responsibility Officer, General Supervisor for General Administration & Legal Division, Corporate Communications Department, Advertising Department, General Manager of Tokyo Head Office, Toray Industries, Inc. |
Jun. 2016 | Counselor, Toray Industries, Inc. (retired in March 2019) |
Jun. 2019 | Director of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 1 year
Outside Director of J. FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd.
Auditor of Suga Weathering Technology Foundation
Mr. Kouji Maemura is well-versed with respect to the Group's organization and business, and also has experience playing a leadership role in carrying out the Group's managerial reforms. He has been elected as an Audit & Supervisory Board member because we consider it appropriate to reflect his knowledge and experience in audits of the Company.
Apr. 1980 | Joined the Company |
Oct. 1999 | Head of Business Process Innovation Department |
Apr. 2003 | Head of Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Management Administration Headquarters |
Apr. 2006 | Director and Executive Vice President of Kokusai Chart Corporation, Head of FC Division |
Oct. 2007 | Director of Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation, Head of Management Administration Division |
Jan. 2009 | Business Process Innovation Headquarters of the Company |
Apr. 2010 | Head of HR Administration Department, Human Resources Headquarters |
Apr. 2011 | Vice President, Head of Corporate Marketing Headquarters |
Apr. 2015 | Vice President, Head of Human Resources Headquarters |
Apr. 2017 | Corporate Administration Headquarters |
Jun. 2017 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a member of the audit & supervisory board: 3 years
Mr. Hajime Watanabe is well-versed in the Group's business through his many years of experience in the management of the accounting and treasury department and overseas subsidiaries, and the operation of the business divisions. Most recently, he has been serving as head of the Company's Audit & Compliance and Quality Assurance Headquarters. He has been elected as an Audit & Supervisory Board member because he is expected to execute effective auditing that reflects such knowledge and experience.
Apr. 1987 | Joined the Company |
Oct. 2001 | Section Chief Manager of Affiliated Company Management Department, Marketing Center |
Apr. 2004 | General Manager of Affiliated Company Management Office, Accounting & Treasury Center |
Apr. 2005 | Director, Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) |
Apr. 2009 | YEI Headquarters Office, Global Business Headquarters of the Company |
Apr. 2013 | General Manager of Overseas Business Management Department, Accounting & Treasury Headquarters |
Apr. 2014 | Vice President, Head of Audit and Compliance Headquarters |
Apr. 2015 | Vice President, Head of Audit, Compliance and Quality Assurance Headquarters |
Apr. 2016 | Vice President, Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters |
Apr. 2018 | Vice President, Head of Audit, Compliance and Quality Assurance Headquarters |
Apr. 2020 | Audit, Compliance and Quality Assurance Headquarters |
Jun. 2020 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (present) |
Ms. Yasuko Takayama has been working for a major company in the consumer market where she has gained extensive practical experience that includes handling corporate social responsibility, as well as experience acting as a full-time audit and supervisory board member, and also has a wealth of experience acting as an outside executive at various companies. Accordingly, she was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board member because we consider it appropriate to reflect such experience in audits of the Company.
Apr. 1980 | Joined Shiseido Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2005 | General Manager, Website Planning Group, Consumer Information Center |
Apr. 2006 | General Manager, Consumer Information Center |
Oct. 2008 | General Manager, Consumer Relations Department |
Apr. 2009 | General Manager, Social Affairs and Consumer Relations Department |
Apr. 2010 | General Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Department |
Jun. 2011 | Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Jun. 2015 | Advisor |
Jun. 2017 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 3 years
Outside Director of The Chiba Bank, Ltd.
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Mitsubishi Corporation
Outside Director of Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
Mr. Makoto Ohsawa has wide knowledge based on his perspective as an experienced corporate manager and his extensive range of business activities in the economic circles. Accordingly, he was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board member to reflect such experience in audits of the Company and to further strengthen corporate governance.
Apr. 1981 | Joined Bank of Japan |
May 1990 | Seconded Asian Department, International Monetary Fund |
May 1997 | Deputy Chief, London Representative Office, Bank of Japan |
June 1999 | Director, Financial Markets Department |
June 2003 | General Manager, Naha Branch (Okinawa) |
Sep. 2006 | Joined PwC (Advisory) |
Sep. 2008 | Partner in charge of Business Recovery, Financial, Healthcare and Hospitality Industries and Family Businesses |
Feb. 2012 | Chief Executive Officer, FEMO Co., Ltd. (present) |
Jun. 2018 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 2 years
Chief Executive Officer of FEMO Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of ZENHOREN CO., LTD.
Outside Director of Bank of Toyama
Mr. Masaru Ono is a lawyer with wide knowledge of the corporate legal affairs and finance fields. Accordingly, he was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member because he is expected to execute effective auditing that reflects such extensive knowledge from his extensive range of business activities in economic and educational circles.
Apr. 1978 | Registered Tokyo Bar Association |
Jun. 1983 | Certified New York State Bar |
Feb. 1984 | Joined Nishimura Sanada Law Firm (present Nishimura & Asahi) |
Jul. 1985 | Partner at Nishimura & Asahi (present) |
Jun. 2007 | Managing Director, Securitization Forum of Japan (present) |
Apr. 2009 | Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo (present) |
Jun. 2020 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present) |
Partner at Nishimura & Asahi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd.
Outside Director of Daido Life Insurance Company
Average number of years since appointment as a board members: 4.5 years