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DENSO Announces Senior Management Changes
Contact: Yu Matsuda, Hiroko Yata
DENSO CORPORATION
Phone: 81-566-25-5594
Fax: 81-566-25-4509
yuu_matsuda@denso.co.jp
hiroka_yata@denso.co.jp
DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today’s shareholders meeting and board of directors meeting. These changes are effective today.
KARIYA (Japan) –DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today’s shareholders meeting and board of directors meeting. These changes are effective today.
1. New management
(1) 13 Board of Directors
(2) 5 Audit and Supervisory Board Members
(3) 11 Senior Executive Directors (5 Members of the Board)
(4) 28 Executive Directors
2. Retirements
(1) Board of Directors
Akio Shikamura (Newly appointed as President of DAISHINSEIKI CO., LTD.)
Shinji Shirasaki (Newly appointed as Advisor)
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi (Newly appointed as Senior Executive Director)
Shoichiro Toyoda
(2) Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Fujio Cho
(3)Senior Executive Directors
Shinji Shirasaki (Newly appointed as Advisor)
Manfredo Nicolelli (Newly appointed as Chairman of DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.p.A.)
(4) Executive Directors
Tatsuya Toyoda (Newly appointed as Executive Vice President of DENSO SALES JAPAN CORPORATION )
DENSO Corporation, 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 140,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, totaled US$35.9 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.
1. Board of Directors
| Chairman | + Nobuaki Katoh | |
| Vice Chairman | + Koji Kobayashi | |
| President & CEO | • Koji Arima | |
| Executive Vice President | Masahiko Miyaki | Support of President & CEO, Quality Safety & Environment Center |
| Haruya Maruyama | Support of President & CEO, Overall Sales & Marketing, Sales and Marketing Group | |
| • Yasushi Yamanaka | Support of President & CEO, Overall R&D, Engineering Research & Development Center | |
| Member of the Board *Outside board member |
Akio Tajima | |
| Yoshikazu Makino | ||
| Michio Adachi | ||
| Satoshi Iwata | ||
| Masahiko Ito | ||
| George Olcott* | ||
| Takashi Nawa* |
2. Audit and Supervisory Board Member
| Audit and Supervisory Board Member | Masato Iwase |
| Atsuhiko Shimmura | |
| OMoritaka Yoshida | |
| Tsutomu Saito | |
| Toshimichi Kondo |
3. Senior Executive Director
| 3. Senior Executive Director *Member of the Board |
Akio Tajima* | Corporate Center, Purchasing Group, Audit Department |
| Yoshikazu Makino* | Thermal Systems Business Group | |
| Michio Adachi* | Powertrain Control Systems Business Group | |
| Hiroyuki Wakabayashi | Information & Safety Systems Business Group | |
| Satoshi Iwata* | Information & Safety Systems Business Group (Deputy), Tokyo Office | |
| Masahiko Ito* | Aftermarket, Fleet & New Business Group, New Business Promotion Department | |
| Toshiyuki Kato | Sales & Marketing Group (Deputy), Tokyo Sales Division | |
| • Sadahiro Usul | DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. | |
| • Katsuhisa Shimokawa | Production Innovation Center | |
| • Yukihiko Murakami | DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. | |
| • Hiroyuki Ina | Electronic Systems Business Group |
4. Executive Director
| Executive Director | Shingo Kuwamura | Thermal Systems Business (North America) |
| Yukihiro Kato | Information and Communications Technology Business Unit | |
| Shoji Tsuzuki | Corporate Communications Division, General Admin. Division, Human Resources Division, Plant General Administration | |
| Yoshifumi Kato | Technology Planning Division, Engineering Development Promotion Division, Intellectual Property Division, Design Division, Corporate R&D Division 1,2,3, Research Laboratories | |
| Masanari Murakami | TIANJIN DENSO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | |
| Yukihiro Shinohara | Engine Electrical Systems Business Unit, EHV Components Business Unit, Powertrain Systems Development Division | |
| Kazumasa Kimura | DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. (Sales and Marketing of North, Central & South America) |
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| Bunichi Kondo | Toyota Sales Division, Osaka Sales Division | |
| Masanori Tsuruta | Electronic Device Business Unit | |
| Yasuhiro Iida | DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO., LTD., DENSO (THAILAND) CO., LTD. | |
| Kenichiro Ito | Corporate Planning Division, Finance and Accounting Division, Business Innovation Department | |
| Hideaki Matsuki | DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO., LTD. (Deputy) | |
| Shinsuke Yamaguchi | Information Strategy Planning Division, Facility Division, Strategic Production Planning Division, Production Control Division, Logistics Planning Division | |
| Yoshitaka Kajita | DENSO INTERNATIONAL INDIA PVT., LTD. DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO., LTD. (Sales and Marketing of Europe) |
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| Jiro Ebihara | DENSO MANUFACTURING HUNGARY, LTD. | |
| Jack Helmboldt | DENSO MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE, INC. | |
| Yuji Ishizuka | DENSO AUTOMOTIVE DEUTCHLAND Gmbh (Sales and Marketing of Europe) | |
| Yasuhiko Yamazaki | Innovative Production & Factory Promotion Division, Production Engineering Research Division, Materials Eng. R&D Division, Machinery & Tools Division, Parts Engineering Division, Prototype Mfg. Division | |
| Hisaaki Sato | Global Sales & Business Development Division, Global Business Planning Division, Chubu Sales Division, Hiroshima Sales Division | |
| Hajime Kumabe | Driving Assist & Safety Business Unit, Electric Control Components Division | |
| Yasushi Matsui | Purchasing Planning Division, Purchasing Division 1,2,3, Materials, Equipment & Facilities Purchasing Division | |
| Hirotsugu Takeuchi | Thermal Systems R&D Function Unit, Thermal Systems Engineering Function Unit, Thermal Systems Quality Assurance Division | |
| • Masato Nakagawa | DENSO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE B.V. | |
| • Keiko Shimokata | Health Care Promotion Division, DP Diversity & Inclusion Promotion Department | |
| • Yutaka Yamanouchi | PT. DENSO INDONESIA | |
| • Hisashi Iida | Engne Control Components Business Unit, System Control Components Business Unit | |
| • Marco Di Rao Marotta | Thermal Systems Business (Europe) | |
| • Sinnosuke Hayashi | Electronics Business Unit |
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