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Takashi Nishijima

President and Chief Executive Officer
Takashi Nishijima
Date of birth: Aug. 12, 1957
Mr. Takashi Nishijima properly supervises management as President and Chief Executive Officer. Furthermore, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Management Board, providing appropriate guidance for management, and is expected to contribute to all stakeholders. He has therefore 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 (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 7 years
Satoru Kurosu

Director and Executive Vice President
Satoru Kurosu
Date of birth: Dec. 25, 1960
Mr. Satoru Kurosu properly supervises management as a Director. He also adequately performs his duties as Head of Premium Solutions and Services Business Headquarters, which handles the advanced solutions business that constitutes the core of the Group’s businesses. Accordingly, he has been electedas Director because we consider him qualified to lead the building of the solutions business, and he is expected to contribute to all stakeholders.
Apr. 1983 | Joined the Company |
Apr. 2006 | Vice President, Head of Marketing Center, IA Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2007 | Senior Vice President, Head of IA Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2009 | Senior Vice President, Head of Global Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2010 | President of Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. |
Apr. 2011 | Senior Vice President, Head of IA Marketing Headquarters |
Jun. 2011 | Director and Senior Vice President, Head of IA Marketing Headquarters |
Apr. 2013 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, President of Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd. |
Apr. 2014 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of Solutions Service Business Headquarters, President of Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd. |
Apr. 2015 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of Solutions Service Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2017 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of Premium Solutions and Service Business Headquarters (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 7 years
Hitoshi Nara

Director and Executive Vice President
Hitoshi Nara
Date of birth: Jan. 23, 1963
Mr. Hitoshi Nara properly supervises management as a Director. He also adequately performs his duties as President of Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation and has led the development of a new business model within the Group. From fiscal year 2018, he has been leading the Life Innovation Business Headquarters, and is expected to contribute to all stakeholders. He has therefore 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 (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 7 years
Masatoshi Nakahara

Director and Executive Vice President
Masatoshi Nakahara
Date of birth: Dec. 14, 1958
Mr. Masatoshi Nakahara properly supervises management as a Director. He also adequately performs his duties as Head of IA Systems and Services Business Headquarters. He is expected to contribute to all stakeholders through improvement of corporate value by planning and executing the system products strategy. Accordingly, he has been elected as Director because we consider him qualified to help bring about sustainable improvement in our corporate value.
Apr. 1981 | Joined the Company |
Apr. 2007 | Vice President, Head of IA Systems Business Center, Industrial Automation Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2011 | President of Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. |
Apr. 2013 | Senior Vice President, Head of Industrial Automation Platform Business Headquarters |
Jun. 2014 | Director and Senior Vice President of the Company, Head of IA Platform Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2016 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of IA Platform Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2017 | Director and Executive Vice President of the Company, Head of IA Systems and Service Business Headquarters (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 4 years
Junichi Anabuki

Director and Senior Vice President
Junichi Anabuki
Date of birth: Mar. 18, 1963
Mr. Junichi Anabuki properly supervises management acting as a Director. He has also adequately performed his duties as Head of Accounting & Treasury Headquarters and contributed to sustainable improvement in our corporate value. Since fiscal year 2018, he has led the Administration Headquarters, which also has the accounting and treasury functions of the Company, and is expected to make contributions to all our stakeholders. He has therefore 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 (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a Director: 4 years
Mitsudo Urano

Outside Director
Mitsudo Urano
Date of birth: Mar. 20, 1948
Mr. Mitsudo Urano properly supervises management acting 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 management of the Company based on his wide knowledge and abundant experience as a manager, and through his expertise in corporate governance.
Apr. 1971 | Joined Nippon-Reizo Co., Ltd. (the present Nichirei Corporation) |
Jun. 1999 | Director of Nichirei Corporation |
Jun. 2001 | Representative Director and President of Nichirei Corporation |
Jun. 2007 | Representative Director and Chairman of Nichirei Corporation |
Jun. 2011 | Director of the Company (present) |
Jun. 2013 | Senior Advisor of Nichirei Corporation |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 7 years
Noritaka Uji

Outside Director
Noritaka Uji
Date of birth: Mar. 27, 1949
Mr. Noritaka Uji properly supervises management acting 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 management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager, as well as his abundant experience and 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 and Head of New Generation Information Services Sector of NTT DATA Corporation |
Sep. 2000 | Director and Head of Corporate Strategy Planning Department of NTT DATA Corporation |
Jun. 2003 | Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Systems Sector and Head of Enterprise Business Sector of NTT DATA Corporation |
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 |
Jun. 2014 | Director of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 4 years
Nobuo Seki

Outside Director
Nobuo Seki
Date of birth: Sep. 21, 1944
Mr. Nobuo Seki properly supervises management acting 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 management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager, as well as his abundant experience and extensive global business expertise in the engineering business centered on the energy industry.
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 |
Jun. 2015 | Director of the Company (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 3 years
Shiro Sugata

Outside Director
Shiro Sugata
Date of birth: Nov. 17, 1949
Mr. Shiro Sugata properly supervises management acting as an outside director. His election as an outside director is being requested so that he can contribute to greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manger, as well as his abundant experience and extensive global business expertise in the development and marketing of industrial instruments.
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 Advisor of USHIO INC. (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 2 years
Koichi Chujo

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Koichi Chujo
Date of birth: Sep. 16, 1954
Mr. Koichi Chujo is well-versed in the Group's business through his experiences of engaging in the test and measurement business, serving as the Head of Quality Assurance Headquarters and conducting internal audits at the Audit & Compliance Headquarters. 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. 1979 | Joined the Company |
Apr. 2000 | Head of Measuring Instruments Development Department, Test & Measurement Business Division |
Oct. 2005 | Head of Core Technology Development Center, Communication & Measurement Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2009 | Head of OE Test & Measurement Center, Communication & Measurement Business Headquarters |
Apr. 2010 | Vice President, Head of Quality Assurance Headquarters |
Apr. 2014 | Audit & Compliance Headquarters |
Apr. 2015 | Audit, Compliance & Quality Assurance Headquarters |
Jun. 2016 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (present) |
Number of years since appointment as a member of the audit & supervisory board: 2 years
Kouji Maemura

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Kouji Maemura
Date of birth: May21, 1956
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. His election as an Audit & Supervisory Board member is being requested 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: 1 year
Zenichi Shishido

Outside Member, Audit & Supervisory Board
Zenichi Shishido
Date of birth: Apr. 20, 1956
Mr. Zenichi Shishido was appointed as an outside member of the Audit & Supervisory Board so that he can contribute to the Company's audits as an expert in business law and corporate governance with his high insight based on experience in a wide range of research activities.
Apr. 1980 | Research Fellow of Faculty of Law, Tokyo University |
Apr. 1983 | Assistant Professor of Faculty of Law, Seikei University |
Apr. 1985 | Associate Professor of Faculty of Law, Seikei University |
Apr. 1994 | Professor of Faculty of Law, Seikei University |
Jul. 2001 | Registered as lawyer (Member of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association) |
Apr. 2004 | Professor of School of Law, Seikei University |
Apr. 2009 | Professor of Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University |
Jun. 2012 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present) |
Apr. 2018 | Professor in Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University (present) |
Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 6 years
Yasuko Takayama

Outside Member, Audit & Supervisory Board
Yasuko Takayama
Date of birth: Mar. 8, 1958
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.
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: 1 year
Makoto Ohsawa

Outside Member, Audit & Supervisory Board
Makoto Ohsawa
Date of birth:Feb. 20, 1959
New Candidate
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) |
Average number of years since appointment as a board members: 4.2 years