as of April 1, 2024
For the reasons for elections as directors and auditors, please refer to the Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF: 1.1MB/52P)
About concurrent positions, please refer to Yokogawa Corporate Governance Report.
Yokogawa Corporate Governance Report (PDF:728KB/40P)
Hitoshi Nara
Mr. Hitoshi Nara properly supervises management as a Director. He has spearheaded the execution of business as President and Chief Executive Officer since FY2019 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: 12 years
Junichi Anabuki
Mr. Junichi Anabuki properly supervises management as a Director. He possesses many years of operational experience in the Company’s corporate administration & treasury department, demonstrates his high ability and expertise in management as Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters until FY2022, 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 |
Apr. 2023 | Director and Senior Executive Vice President, Assistant to the President in charge of special missions |
Apr. 2024 | Director (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 9 years
Yu Dai
Mr. Yu Dai properly supervises management as a Director. He experienced administrative operations for projects and corporate management at several global companies in petroleum and chemical industries, then became the Chief Executive of 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 |
Apr. 2021 | Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, Head of Digital Solutions Headquaters |
Apr. 2024 | Director (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 4 years
Shiro Sugata
Mr. Shiro Sugata properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can contribute to 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. (retired in April 2021) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 7 years
Concurrent Positions
Outside Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Akira Uchida
Mr. Akira Uchida properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can contribute to 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: 4 years
Concurrent Positions
Outside Director, J. FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd.
Auditor, Suga Weathering Technology Foundation
Kuniko Urano
Ms. Kuniko Urano properly supervises management as an Outside Director. She was appointed as an Outside Director so that she can contribute to greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervision of management of the Company based on her wide knowledge as a corporate manager and wide experience in divisions of production, personnel/education, public relations/CSR, etc., in major manufacturing companies.
Apr. 1979 | Joined Komatsu Ltd |
Apr. 2005 | General Manager of Logistics Planning Department, Production Division of Komatsu Ltd |
Apr. 2010 | General Manager of Corporate Communications Department of Komatsu Ltd |
Apr. 2011 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Communications Department of Komatsu Ltd |
Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department of Komatsu Ltd |
Apr. 2016 | Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department of Komatsu Ltd |
Jun. 2018 | Director and Senior Executive Officer of Komatsu Ltd |
Apr. 2021 | Director of Komatsu Ltd (retired in June 2021) |
Jun. 2021 | Director of the Company (present) |
Jul. 2021 | Senior Adviser of Komatsu Ltd (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 2 years
Concurrent Positions
Senior Adviser of Komatsu Ltd.
Outside Director of MORINAGA & CO., LTD.
Outside Director of NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Director of JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE
Takuya Hirano
Mr. Takuya Hirano properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can contribute to 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-ranging practical experience in the business divisions of a global IT firm.
Dec. 1995 | Joined Kanematsu USA |
Feb. 1998 | Joined Hyperion Solutions Corporation (the present Oracle Corporation) |
Feb. 2001 | President of Hyperion Solutions Japan |
Aug. 2005 | Senior Director, Business & Marketing Division of Microsoft Co., Ltd. (the present Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.) |
Feb. 2006 | General Manager, Enterprise Service of Microsoft Co., Ltd. |
Jul. 2007 | General Manager, Enterprise Business & Enterprise Service of Microsoft Co., Ltd. |
Mar. 2008 | General Manager, Enterprise Business of Microsoft Co., Ltd. |
Sep. 2011 | General Manager, Multi-country of Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe |
Jul. 2014 | Executive Vice President, Marketing & Operations of Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd., |
Mar. 2015 | Representative Officer, Executive Deputy President of Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. |
Jul. 2015 | President of Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (retired in August 2019) |
Sep. 2019 | Vice President, Global Service Partner Business of Microsoft Corporation (retired in September 2022) |
Jun. 2022 | Director of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 1 year
Concurrent Positions
Co-founder of Three Fields Advisors LLC
Founder of Crosspoint LLC
Chairman (Part-time Member) of Yayoi Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of Renesas Electronics Corporation
Director (Part-time Member) of JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Yujiro Goto
Mr. Yujiro Goto has a wealth of experience and expertise in leading production strategies in the field of production and production engineering at a major global manufacturing company for a long time, and as CEO, he has worked on corporate transformation, human resource reform, new business development, and M&A. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can contribute to greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising management of the Company based on his such experiences.
Apr. 1980 | Joined Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.(the present NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO.,LTD.) |
Apr. 2011 | Deputy Director of Production Div., and General Manager of production & technology Dept. of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
Apr. 2012 | Plant Manager of Kawasaki Plant of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2012 | Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Kawasaki Plant of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2015 | Member of the Board, Managing Executive officer in charge of production and technology departments of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
Apr. 2017 | President and Representative Member of the Board of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2022 | Member of the Board, Chairman of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2023 | Advisor of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. (present) Director of the Company (present) |
Concurrent Positions
Advisor of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Director, Member of Policy Coordinating Committee of Japan Chemical Industry Association
Vice Chairman of Kansai Chemical Industry Association
Hajime Watanabe
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, Standing Member (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a member of the audit & supervisory board: 3 years
Kenji Hasegawa
Mr. Kenji Hasegawa is well-versed in the organization and business of the Group, mainly in the Control Business which is our main business. He has experience in a wide range of operations in the Control System Division, including engineering, sales, and business planning. Since 2019, he has served as the head of the Control Product Division. 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. 1985 | Joined the Company |
Apr. 2004 | Head of Planning Department, ETS Development Div., Solution Headquarters |
Oct. 2005 | Head of Marketing Department, ETS Development Div., Solution Headquarters |
Apr. 2008 | Vice President, Head of Information Engineering Div., and Head of Business Planning Department of Yokogawa Solutions Co. (the present Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation) |
Apr. 2009 | Head of Planning Group, Marketing Div., IA Headquarters of the Company, |
Jul. 2010 | Head of Marketing planning Dept., Business Planning Div., IA-MK Headquarters |
Apr. 2014 | Head of Business promotion Center, IA Platform Headquarters |
Apr. 2017 | Head of Product Sales Center, IA Product & Service Headquarters |
Apr. 2019 | Vice President, Head of IA Product & Service Headquarters |
Apr. 2021 | Vice President, Head of Yokogawa Products Headquarters |
Apr. 2023 | Audit & QHSE Headquarters |
Jun. 2023 | Audit & Supervisory Board, Standing Member (present) |
Yasuko Takayama
Ms. Yasuko Takayama worked for a major company in the consumer market where she gained extensive practical experience, including responsibility for CSR, and acting as a full-time audit and supervisory board member. She also has a wealth of experience as an outside executive at various companies. Accordingly, she was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member because she is expected to execute effective auditing that reflects such experience.
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 (retired in June 2017) |
Jun. 2017 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 6 years
Concurrent Positions
Outside Director, The Chiba Bank, Ltd.
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
Makoto Ohsawa
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, 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. He was appointed as an outside Audit & Supervisory Board member because he is expected to execute high-quality auditing that reflects such experience.
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: 5 years
Concurrent Positions
Chief Executive Officer, FEMO Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President of Long Stay Network Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, Bank of Toyama
Director of Mega Solar Association
Director of Japan Business School Education Development Organization
Masaru Ono
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 |
Jun. 2007 | Managing Director, Securitization Forum of Japan (present President) |
Apr. 2009 | Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo (present) |
Jun. 2020 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present) |
Jan. 2021 | Of Counsel of Nishimura & Asahi (resigned in December 2023) |
Jan. 2024 | Representative Partner, Ono & Partner (present) Advisor of Nishimura & Asahi (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 3 years
Concurrent Positions
Representative Partner of Ono & Partners
Advisor of Nishimura & Asahi
External Auditor of PRESTIGE International Inc.
Independent Auditor of &Capital Inc.
President of Securitization Forum of Japan
Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo
Average number of years since appointment as a board members: 5.09 years