SANYO DENKI GLOBAL

Officers(As of October, 2024)

Directors

Shigeo Yamamoto

Shigeo Yamamoto
Representative Director
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Career

Apr. 1983 Joined the Company
Jun. 1987 Director
Jun. 1991 Managing Director
Jun. 1994 President and Chief Executive Officer
Jun. 1999 Representative Director (current position)
President and Operating Officer
Jun. 2020 Chairman of the Board and Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

December 1, 1950

Nobumasa Kodama

Nobumasa Kodama
Representative Director
President and Chief Operating Officer

Career

Apr. 1978 Joined the Company
Apr. 2002 General Manager, Cooling Systems Division
Jun. 2002 Operating Officer
Jul. 2003 Executive Operating Officer
General Manager, Servo Systems Division
Jun. 2004 Director
May. 2006 General Manager, Power Systems Division
Apr. 2014 Senior Executive Operating Officer
Apr. 2018 Representative Director (current position)
Vice President and Operating Officer
Jun. 2020 President and Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

December 22, 1954

Chihiro Nakayama

Chihiro Nakayama
Director
Senior Executive Operating Officer
for Company
Officer for Breaking the Shell
and Finance

Career

Apr. 1988 Joined the Company
Apr. 2008 Department Manager, Production Department, Cooling Systems Division
Apr. 2010 Department Manager, Production Department, Power Systems Division
Apr. 2016 Operating Officer
General Manager, Cooling Systems Division
Jan. 2018 Deputy General Manager, Power Systems Division
Oct. 2018 Executive Operating Officer
Jun. 2019 Director (current position)
Apr. 2020 Senior Executive Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

September 4, 1965

Yoshimasa Matsumoto

Yoshimasa Matsumoto
Director
Senior Executive Operating Officer
for Sales
Officer for Group companies

Career

Apr. 1983 Joined the Company
Apr. 2000 Department Manager, International Sales Department
Apr. 2004 Operating Officer
Feb. 2009 General Manager, Sales Headquarters
Apr. 2009 Executive Operating Officer
Jun. 2011 Director (current position)
Nov. 2018 Executive Operating Officer
Apr. 2023 Senior Executive Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

January 12, 1960

Toru Suzuki

Toru Suzuki
Director

Career

Oct. 1992 Joined Meiwa & Co. (currently GYOSEI & CO.)
Mar. 1997 Established Certified Public Accountant business
Jul. 1997 Established Certified Tax Accountant business
Jul. 2000 Entered employment at Meiwa & Co. (currently GYOSEI & CO.)
Jun. 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
Jun. 2007 Director (current position)
Jul. 2009 Representative Employee, Meiwa & Co. (currently GYOSEI & CO.)

Date of birth

October 23, 1956

Shin Kurihara

Shin Kurihara
Director

Career

Apr. 1978 Joined Toyo Radiator Manufacturing Co., Ltd (currently T.RAD Co., Ltd.)
May 1985 Joined Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. (currently Valeo Japan)
May 2007 Operating Officer, Syscom Co., Ltd. (currently Comco Corporation)
Dec. 2010 Plant Manager, TI Automotive Japan
Aug. 2020 President and CEO, TI Automotive Japan (current position)
Jun. 2021 Director of the Company (current position)

Date of birth

July 18, 1954

Yudai Miyake

Yudai Miyake
Director

Career

Oct. 2006 Registered as an attorney (Tokyo Bar Association)
Oct. 2006 Joined Miyake Law Office (current position)
Jun. 2023 Director of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, IINO KAIUN KAISHA, LTD.(current position)

Date of birth

June 24, 1974

Shigeo Yamamoto

Shigeo Yamamoto
Representative Director
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Career

Apr. 1983 Joined the Company
Jun. 1987 Director
Jun. 1991 Managing Director
Jun. 1994 President and Chief Executive Officer
Jun. 1999 Representative Director (current position)
President and Operating Officer
Jun. 2020 Chairman of the Board and Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

December 1, 1950

Chihiro Nakayama

Chihiro Nakayama
Director
Senior Executive Operating Officer
for Company
Officer for Breaking the Shell
and Finance

Career

Apr. 1988 Joined the Company
Apr. 2008 Department Manager, Production Department, Cooling Systems Division
Apr. 2010 Department Manager, Production Department, Power Systems Division
Apr. 2016 Operating Officer
General Manager, Cooling Systems Division
Jan. 2018 Deputy General Manager, Power Systems Division
Oct. 2018 Executive Operating Officer
Jun. 2019 Director (current position)
Apr. 2020 Senior Executive Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

September 4, 1965

Toru Suzuki

Toru Suzuki
Director

Career

Oct. 1992 Joined Meiwa & Co. (currently GYOSEI & CO.)
Mar. 1997 Established Certified Public Accountant business
Jul. 1997 Established Certified Tax Accountant business
Jul. 2000 Entered employment at Meiwa & Co. (currently GYOSEI & CO.)
Jun. 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
Jun. 2007 Director (current position)
Jul. 2009 Representative Employee, Meiwa & Co. (currently GYOSEI & CO.)

Date of birth

October 23, 1956

Yudai Miyake

Yudai Miyake
Director

Career

Oct. 2006 Registered as an attorney (Tokyo Bar Association)
Oct. 2006 Joined Miyake Law Office (current position)
Jun. 2023 Director of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, IINO KAIUN KAISHA, LTD.(current position)

Date of birth

June 24, 1974

Nobumasa Kodama

Nobumasa Kodama
Representative Director
President and Chief Operating Officer

Career

Apr. 1978 Joined the Company
Apr. 2002 General Manager, Cooling Systems Division
Jun. 2002 Operating Officer
Jul. 2003 Executive Operating Officer
General Manager, Servo Systems Division
Jun. 2004 Director
May. 2006 General Manager, Power Systems Division
Apr. 2014 Senior Executive Operating Officer
Apr. 2018 Representative Director (current position)
Vice President and Operating Officer
Jun. 2020 President and Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

December 22, 1954

Yoshimasa Matsumoto

Yoshimasa Matsumoto
Director
Senior Executive Operating Officer
for Sales
Officer for Group companies

Career

Apr. 1983 Joined the Company
Apr. 2000 Department Manager, International Sales Department
Apr. 2004 Operating Officer
Feb. 2009 General Manager, Sales Headquarters
Apr. 2009 Executive Operating Officer
Jun. 2011 Director (current position)
Nov. 2018 Executive Operating Officer
Apr. 2023 Senior Executive Operating Officer (current position)

Date of birth

January 12, 1960

Shin Kurihara

Shin Kurihara
Director

Career

Apr. 1978 Joined Toyo Radiator Manufacturing Co., Ltd (currently T.RAD Co., Ltd.)
May 1985 Joined Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. (currently Valeo Japan)
May 2007 Operating Officer, Syscom Co., Ltd. (currently Comco Corporation)
Dec. 2010 Plant Manager, TI Automotive Japan
Aug. 2020 President and CEO, TI Automotive Japan (current position)
Jun. 2021 Director of the Company (current position)

Date of birth

July 18, 1954

Audit & Supervisory Board

Masafumi Kobayashi

Akira Tsukada
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

May. 2001 Joined the Company
Apr. 2005 Department Manager of Finance Department
Apr. 2007 Operating Officer In charge of Finance, Department Manager of Finance Department 1
Apr. 2012 Consulting Officer
Jul. 2012 Consulting Officer, Department Manager of Public Relations Department 
Apr. 2021 Department Manager of Finance Department 1
Apr. 2024 Consulting Officer
Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) (current position)

Date of birth

December 21, 1957

Noriko Miyagi

Noriko Miyagi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

Apr. 1985 Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited)
Apr. 2012 Director, Sales Department 2, Hongo and Myogadani Area
Apr. 2013 Branch Office Executive Manager, Myogadani Branch
Oct. 2013 Director, Office for Promoting Diversity, Human Resource Services Department, Resona Holdings, Inc.
Apr. 2015 Department Manager, Human Resources Development, Resona Bank, Limited
Apr. 2016 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Saitama Resona Bank, Limited
Jun. 2019 Director and Auditor
Apr. 2021 Senior Managing Director, Resona Business Service Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
Apr. 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Japan Finance Corporation(current position)

Date of birth

June 28, 1962

Masafumi Kobayashi

Masafumi Kobayashi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

Apr. 1980 Joined NEC Corporation
Apr. 2004 Became Department Manager for Purchasing Department at NEC Saitama, Ltd.
Apr. 2008 Became Department Manager for Planning Division of Mobile Terminal Business Unit at NEC Corporation
Apr. 2010 Became Chief Manager for Solution Purchasing Division at NEC Corporation
June. 2011 Became Auditor at NEC Purchasing Service, Ltd. (presently NEC Management Partner, Ltd.)
Apr. 2014 Became Auditor at NEC Management Partner, Ltd.
Jun. 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) of the Company (current position)

Date of birth

January 21, 1957

Masafumi Kobayashi

Takafumi Yamada
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

Apr. 1980 Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited.)
Oct. 2007 Joined MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD
Oct. 2007 General Manager responsible for Management Assistant of General Affairs Department of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jan. 2008 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Molding Co., Ltd. (currently NIIGATA MOLDING CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2008 General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2010 Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Administration Headquarters of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Part-time) (current position)

Date of birth

January 11, 1957

Masafumi Kobayashi

Akira Tsukada
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

May. 2001 Joined the Company
Apr. 2005 Department Manager of Finance Department
Apr. 2007 Operating Officer In charge of Finance, Department Manager of Finance Department 1
Apr. 2012 Consulting Officer
Jul. 2012 Consulting Officer, Department Manager of Public Relations Department 
Apr. 2021 Department Manager of Finance Department 1
Apr. 2024 Consulting Officer
Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) (current position)

Date of birth

December 21, 1957

Masafumi Kobayashi

Masafumi Kobayashi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

Apr. 1980 Joined NEC Corporation
Apr. 2004 Became Department Manager for Purchasing Department at NEC Saitama, Ltd.
Apr. 2008 Became Department Manager for Planning Division of Mobile Terminal Business Unit at NEC Corporation
Apr. 2010 Became Chief Manager for Solution Purchasing Division at NEC Corporation
June. 2011 Became Auditor at NEC Purchasing Service, Ltd. (presently NEC Management Partner, Ltd.)
Apr. 2014 Became Auditor at NEC Management Partner, Ltd.
Jun. 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) of the Company (current position)

Date of birth

January 21, 1957

Noriko Miyagi

Noriko Miyagi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

Apr. 1985 Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited)
Apr. 2012 Director, Sales Department 2, Hongo and Myogadani Area
Apr. 2013 Branch Office Executive Manager, Myogadani Branch
Oct. 2013 Director, Office for Promoting Diversity, Human Resource Services Department, Resona Holdings, Inc.
Apr. 2015 Department Manager, Human Resources Development, Resona Bank, Limited
Apr. 2016 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Saitama Resona Bank, Limited
Jun. 2019 Director and Auditor
Apr. 2021 Senior Managing Director, Resona Business Service Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
Apr. 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Japan Finance Corporation(current position)

Date of birth

June 28, 1962

Masafumi Kobayashi

Takafumi Yamada
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Career

Apr. 1980 Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited.)
Oct. 2007 Joined MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD
Oct. 2007 General Manager responsible for Management Assistant of General Affairs Department of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jan. 2008 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Molding Co., Ltd. (currently NIIGATA MOLDING CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2008 General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2010 Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Administration Headquarters of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of MAEZAWA KASEI INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Part-time) (current position)

Date of birth

January 11, 1957

Operating Officers

Shigeo Yamamoto

Shigeo Yamamoto
Representative Director
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Nobumasa Kodama

Nobumasa Kodama
Representative Director
President and Chief Operating Officer

Chihiro Nakayama

Chihiro Nakayama
Director
Senior Executive Operating Officer
for Company
Officer for Breaking the Shell
and Finance

Yoshimasa Matsumoto

Yoshimasa Matsumoto
Director
Senior Executive Operating Officer
for Sales
Officer for Group companies

Tatsuya Hirata

Tatsuya Hirata
Executive Operating Officer
General Manager
Sales Headquarters

Koichi Uchibori

Koichi Uchibori
Executive Operating Officer
for Quality Control
Company President
San Ace Company

Masaki Iwayama

Masaki Iwayama
Executive Operating Officer
for Business Administration
Officer for Medium-Term Strategy Official
Department Manager

Satoru Onodera

Satoru Onodera
Operating Officer
for Technical Development
Company President
Electronics Company

Jiro Sakamoto

Jiro Sakamoto
Operating Officer
Deputy General Manager
Sales Headquarters
Officer for New Markets Development

Ichiro Yamamoto

Ichiro Yamamoto
Operating Officer
President and Chief Operating Officer
at SANYO KOGYO CO., LTD

Yoshinori Kobayashi

Yoshinori Kobayashi
Operating Officer
for Production Engineering
Company President
Motion Company