Board Members

Skills Matrix
Name Position Basic business function The Company's strategy
Business management Sales Technology Sustainability Accounting Legal affairs Human resources Global business Planning / New business
1 Tatsushi Ogawa President
2 Yoshihiro Kaku Senior Managing Director
3 Masahito Yamamoto Managing Director
4 Hideyuki Ishii Director
5 Koji Kato Director
6 Kako Kurasawa Outside Director
7 Tomohiko Nakamura Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
8 Minoru Hirata Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
9 Asaka Kanda Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
10 Shoji Kiuchi Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
* The symbol "" indicates experience for three or more years, and "〇" for two or more years.
* Human resources include experience in the nomination and remuneration committees of other.
 
President

Tatsushi Ogawa

Career summary

April 1988
Joined the Company
October 2010
Deputy Manager of No. 1 Design Group, Research and Development Division
October 2012
General Manager of No. 1 Design Group, Design Development Department, Research and Development Division
October 2013
General Manager of Research and Development Department
April 2015
Executive Officer, General Manager of Design Development Department, Research and Development Division and General Manager of Design Quality Evaluation Group
April 2017
Executive Officer of Research and Development Division, General Manager of Design Development Department and General Manager of Design Quality Evaluation Group
October 2019
Senior Executive Officer of Research and Development Division, General Manager of Design Development Department and General Manager of Design Quality Evaluation Group
June 2020
Director, Senior Executive Officer of Research and Development Division
June 2021
Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer of Manufacturing Division
June 2023
President (present position)
 
Senior Managing Director

Yoshihiro Kaku

Career summary

April 1985
Joined the Company
April 2011
General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
April 2012
Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
June 2013
Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
October 2013
Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of International Sales Department, Sales Division
June 2015
Resigned as Director due to the Company's transition to a company with Audit and Supervisory Committee; Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of International Sales Department, Sales Division
April 2017
Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Management, Sales Division
April 2018
Managing Executive Officer in charge of Office Equipment Segment and General Manager of Sales Management, Sales Division
October 2018
Senior Executive Officer in charge of Office Equipment Segment and General Manager of Sales Management, Sales Division
April 2021
Senior Executive Officer in charge of Office Equipment Segment, General Manager of Administration Group and General Manager of Sales Management, Sales Division
June 2021
Director, Senior Executive Officer in charge of Office Equipment Segment, General Manager of Administration Group and General Manager of Sales Management, Sales Division
October 2021
Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in charge of Investor Relations and Public Relations, ESG Promotion, Internal Audit, Human Resources, IT Systems
April 2022
Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in charge of Investor Relations and Public Relations, ESG Promotion, Internal Audit, Human Resources, IT Systems
October 2022
Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in charge of Investor Relations and Public Relations, ESG Promotion, Human Resources, IT Systems
June 2023
Senior Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in charge of Investor Relations and Public Relations, ESG Promotion, Human Resources, IT Systems
April 2024
Senior Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer of Corporate Operations Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department(present position)
 
Managing Director

Masahito Yamamoto

Career Summary

April 1987
Joined the Company
April 2007
Representative Director and President of MAX USA CORP. (attached to the International Sales Department, Sales Division of the Company)
May 2014
Deputy General Manager of RB Business Planning Department, Sales Division
October 2015
General Manager of IP Division, International Sales Department and General Manager of RB Business Planning Department, Sales Division
April 2017
Executive Officer, General Manager of International Sales Department, Sales Division, General Manager of IP Division and in charge of RB Business Planning Department
April 2018
Executive Officer, General Manager of International Sales Department, Sales Division, General Manager of IP Division and in charge of RB Business Planning Department and Industrial Equipment Segment
October 2018
Senior Executive Officer in charge of Industrial Equipment Segment, Sales Division, General Manager of International Sales Department, General Manager of IP Division and in charge of RB Business Planning Department
June 2020
Director, Senior Executive Officer of Sales Division
April 2021
Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer of Sales Division
April 2023
Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer of Sales Division in charge of Industrial Equipment Segment
April 2024
Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer of Sales Division(present position)
 
Director

Hideyuki Ishii

Career Summary

April 1989
Joined the Company
April 2014
Representative Director and President of MAX (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (attached to the Manufacturing Division of the Company)
October 2019
Executive Officer, Representative Director and President of MAX (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (attached to the Manufacturing Division of the Company)
April 2020
Executive Officer and General Manager of Manufacturing and Logistics System Department, Manufacturing Division
October 2020
Executive Officer and General Manager of Manufacturing Department, Manufacturing Division
June 2023
Director, Executive Officer of Manufacturing Department, Manufacturing Division (present position)
 
Director

Koji Kato

Career Summary

October 2004
Joined the Company
October 2013
Deputy Manager of No. 6 Design Group, Design Development Department, Research and Development Division
April 2015
Deputy Manager of No. 3 Design Group, Design Development Department, Research and Development Division
October 2017
General Manager of No. 3 Design Group, Design Development Department, Research and Development Division
April 2021
Executive Officer and General Manager of Design Development Department, Research and Development Division
June 2021
Executive Officer of Research and Development Division and General Manager of Design Development Department
April 2022
Executive Officer of Research and Development Division and General Manager of Residential Environment OP Design Department
June 2023
Director, Executive Officer of Research and Development Division and General Manager of Residential Environment OP Design Department
October 2023
Director, Executive Officer of Research and Development Division(present position)
 
Outside Director

Kako Kurasawa

(Trustee of Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development)

Career summary

April 1986
Joined Komatsu Ltd.
April 2009
General Manager of CSR Division, Komatsu Ltd.
April 2019
Trustee of Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (present position)
April 2021
Deputy General Manager of Sustainability Promotion Division and General Manager of CSR Division, Komatsu Ltd.
September 2022
Principal of Sustainability Division, CEO Office, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
June 2023
Outside Director(present position)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company

・Trustee of Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development
  • *Designated as an "independent officer" in accordance with the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
 
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Tomohiko Nakamura

Career summary

April 1984
Joined the Company
April 2017
Deputy Manager of Marketing Group, Industrial Equipment Sales Department, Sales Division and Deputy Manager of Product Planning Group
October 2019
General Manager of Marketing Group, Industrial Equipment Sales Department, Sales Division
October 2021
General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
June 2022
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (present position)
 
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Minoru Hirata

(Certified public accountant, Outside Corporate Auditor of KANTO ISUZU MOTOR Co., Ltd., Auditor of The Takasaki Shinkin Bank)

Career summary

September 1977
Joined Motoshima CPA Joint Auditing Office
March 1982
Registered as certified public accountant
July 1991
Employee of Asahi Shinwa Accounting Company (currently, KPMG AZSA LLC)
June 2002
Senior Partner of Asahi Accounting Company (currently, KPMG AZSA LLC)
August 2011
Established CPA Hirata Minoru Accounting Office (present position)
June 2012
Outside Corporate Auditor of KAWAMURA CYCLE Co., Ltd.
June 2012
Outside Corporate Auditor of KANTO ISUZU MOTOR Co., Ltd. (present position)
April 2015
Retired as Outside Corporate Auditor of KAWAMURA CYCLE Co., Ltd.
June 2015
Outside Director of the Company
June 2016
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (present position)
June 2017
Outside Auditor of Saitama Prefectural Credit Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
June 2021
Auditor of The Takasaki Shinkin Bank (present position)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company

・Certified public accountant of CPA Hirata Minoru Accounting Office
・Outside Corporate Auditor of KANTO ISUZU MOTOR Co., Ltd.
・Auditor of The Takasaki Shinkin Bank
  • *Designated as an "independent officer" in accordance with the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
 
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Asaka Kanda

(Attorney-at-law, Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of WIN-Partners Co., Ltd., Outside Director of NIHON KAGAKU SANGYO CO., LTD.)

Career summary

April 1993
Registered as attorney-at-law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
Attorney-at-law of Ginza Higashi Law Office
April 1999
Partner of Lexwell Partners
May 2002
Partner of Nishi Shimbashi General Law Office
June 2008
Outside Corporate Auditor of WIN INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD.
December 2009
Partner of Waseda University Legal Clinic
April 2010
Deputy Chairman of Daini Tokyo Bar Association
June 2011
Substitute Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company
April 2014
Outside Corporate Auditor of WIN-Partners Co., Ltd.
March 2015
Vice President of Japan Federation of Bar Associations
June 2015
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of WIN-Partners Co., Ltd. (present position)
June 2016
Substitute Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company
June 2018
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (present position)
April 2019
Executive Governor of Japan Federation of Bar Associations
April 2021
Chairman of Daini Tokyo Bar Assoziation
Deputy Chairman of Japan Federation of Bar Associations
June 2023
Outside Director of NIHON KAGAKU SANGYO CO., LTD. (present position)
September 2023
Director of Tokyo Frontier Fund Legal Office (present position)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company

・Director of Tokyo Frontier Fund Legal Office
・Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of WIN-Partners Co., Ltd.
・Outside Director of NIHON KAGAKU SANGYO CO., LTD.
  • *Designated as an "independent officer" in accordance with the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
 
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Shoji Kiuchi

(Attorney-at-law)

Career summary

April 1983
Joined Kodaira City Hall
June 1985
Left Kodaira City Hall
April 1995
Registered as attorney-at-law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
Partner of Murayama Law Office
April 2001
Member of the Fixed Asset Evaluation Council, Kodaira City
July 2004
Established Tsunokamizaka Law Office (present position)
April 2006
Domestic Affairs Conciliation Commissioner, Tokyo Family Court (present position)
April 2012
Member of Information Disclosure Review Committee, Kodaira City
April 2013
Deputy Chairman of Daini Tokyo Bar Association
May 2013
Legal Advisor, Kodaira City (present position)
April 2016
Member of the Administrative Complaint Review Committee, Kodaira City (present position)
June 2018
Substitute Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company
April 2019
Executive Governor of Japan Federation of Bar Associations
June 2020
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (present position)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company

・Attorney-at-law of Tsunokamizaka Law Office
  • *Designated as an "independent officer" in accordance with the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange