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Resolved 7 August 2026Incoming appointee
33 itemsScheduled Appointment DateScheduled appointment date
Okazawa Takahiro (岡澤 尊宏)
New positionRepresentative Director and President
Suyama Yoshikazu (巣山 芳計)
New positionDirector, Senior Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Kubota Norihisa (久保田 訓久)
New positionDirector, Senior Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Quality Officer (CQO)
Takano Yasunao (鷹野 保直)
New positionDirector, Executive Senior Officer and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Yanagisawa Koichi (栁澤 浩一)
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Advanced Development Department
Kobayashi Atsushi (小林 淳志)
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Power Electronics Business Division
Narusawa Tomohiro (鳴澤 知弘)
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Components Business Division
Kenneth Soh
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Intelligence Solutions Business Creation Division
Tsuchiya Toshihiko (土屋 利彦)
New positionExecutive Officer, General Manager of Second Factory and General Manager of Semiconductor Circuit Test Systems Department
Shimizu Hisashi (清水 久志)
New positionExecutive Officer, Head of Production Division
Furihata Yoshinori (降旗 佳範)
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Quality Assurance Department
Mandai Tsutomu (萬代 努)
New positionExecutive Officer, General Manager of Global Sales Division, Head of Europe and the Americas, and General Manager of Domestic Sales Department
Sakai Keiji (酒井 啓至)
New positionExecutive Officer, Head of China Operations, Global Sales Division, President of 日置（上海）測量技術有限公司, General Manager of R&D Department, General Manager of ATE Department and General Manager of Corporate Planning Office
Yamabe Masayuki (山辺 昌幸)
New positionExecutive Officer; Head of General Affairs Headquarters
Obara Takehisa (小原 武久)
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, General Affairs Division
Terashima Takayuki (寺島 隆幸)
New positionFellow
Yoda Hajime (依田 元)
New positionFellow
Watanabe Manabu (渡辺 学)
New positionPresident of HIOKI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Sunohara Masashi (春原 雅志)
New positionGeneral Manager of Application Design Department
Nishijima Katsutoshi (西島 克俊)
New positionGeneral Manager of Power Electronics Product Development Department, Power Electronics Business Division
Kobayashi Hiroki (小林 宏企)
New positionGeneral Manager of Power Electronics Marketing Department, Power Electronics Business Division
Nagai Hideyuki (長井 秀行)
New positionGeneral Manager of Components Product Development Department, Components Business Division
Izumi Kosuke (泉 洸介)
New positionGeneral Manager of Components Marketing Department, Components Business Division
Saito Ryuta (齋藤 竜太)
New positionGeneral Manager of Maintenance Development Department
Oda Koji (小田 幸治)
New positionGeneral Manager of Supply Chain Management Department, Production Division
Anna Yong
New positionGeneral Manager of Marketing Communications Department, Global Sales Division
Takada Masahiko (高田 正彦)
New positionLegal Affairs Department General Manager, General Affairs Division
Funahara Ippei (舩原 一平)
New positionGeneral Manager of Global DX Promotion Department, and Leader of Systems Group and Network Group
Nakayama Naoki (中山 直樹)
New positionGeneral Manager, Compliance Office
Iizuka Tomohiko (飯塚 智彦)
New positionPresident of HIOKI EUROPE GmbH
Kobayashi Hideto (小林 秀人)
New positionChairman and President of 台湾日置電機股份有限公司
Wang Zhaocheng (王 兆琛)
New positionPresident of HIOKI ELECTRIC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
Anil Philip
New positionPresident of HIOKI MEA FZCO
Previous positionAs stated in the former positions shown in each table.
Because the names and counts do not correspond, they are shown as reported without linking the counts to individual names.Reason for change
To execute the growth strategy aimed at achieving Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Management Plan, strengthen coordination from understanding markets and customers through product planning, development and design, and market launch, and accelerate decision-making.
Details of organizational changes
The Power Electronics Business Division, Components Business Division, Intelligence Solutions Business Creation Division, Maintenance Development Department and Compliance Office will be established. Product development and marketing departments will be established within the Power Electronics Business Division and Components Business Division. The Application Software Development Section will be reorganized as the Application Design Department. The Test Systems Department will be renamed the Semiconductor Circuit Test Systems Department, the Measurement Laboratory will be renamed the Advanced Development Department, and the Intellectual Property and Legal Department will be renamed the Legal Department.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 7 August 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Scheduled appointment date |
| Name of appointee | Okazawa Takahiro (岡澤 尊宏), Suyama Yoshikazu (巣山 芳計), Kubota Norihisa (久保田 訓久), Takano Yasunao (鷹野 保直), Yanagisawa Koichi (栁澤 浩一), Kobayashi Atsushi (小林 淳志), Narusawa Tomohiro (鳴澤 知弘), Kenneth Soh, Tsuchiya Toshihiko (土屋 利彦), Shimizu Hisashi (清水 久志), Furihata Yoshinori (降旗 佳範), Mandai Tsutomu (萬代 努), Sakai Keiji (酒井 啓至), Yamabe Masayuki (山辺 昌幸), Obara Takehisa (小原 武久), Terashima Takayuki (寺島 隆幸), Yoda Hajime (依田 元), Watanabe Manabu (渡辺 学), Sunohara Masashi (春原 雅志), Nishijima Katsutoshi (西島 克俊), Kobayashi Hiroki (小林 宏企), Nagai Hideyuki (長井 秀行), Izumi Kosuke (泉 洸介), Saito Ryuta (齋藤 竜太), Oda Koji (小田 幸治), Anna Yong, Takada Masahiko (高田 正彦), Funahara Ippei (舩原 一平), Nakayama Naoki (中山 直樹), Iizuka Tomohiko (飯塚 智彦), Kobayashi Hideto (小林 秀人), Wang Zhaocheng (王 兆琛), Anil Philip |
| Appointee's new position | Representative Director and President, Director, Senior Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Director, Senior Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Quality Officer (CQO), Director, Executive Senior Officer and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Executive Officer and General Manager of Advanced Development Department, Executive Officer and General Manager of Power Electronics Business Division, Executive Officer and General Manager of Components Business Division, Executive Officer and General Manager of Intelligence Solutions Business Creation Division, Executive Officer, General Manager of Second Factory and General Manager of Semiconductor Circuit Test Systems Department, Executive Officer, Head of Production Division, Executive Officer and General Manager of Quality Assurance Department, Executive Officer, General Manager of Global Sales Division, Head of Europe and the Americas, and General Manager of Domestic Sales Department, Executive Officer, Head of China Operations, Global Sales Division, President of 日置（上海）測量技術有限公司, General Manager of R&D Department, General Manager of ATE Department and General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, Executive Officer; Head of General Affairs Headquarters, Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, General Affairs Division, Fellow, Fellow, President of HIOKI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, General Manager of Application Design Department, General Manager of Power Electronics Product Development Department, Power Electronics Business Division, General Manager of Power Electronics Marketing Department, Power Electronics Business Division, General Manager of Components Product Development Department, Components Business Division, General Manager of Components Marketing Department, Components Business Division, General Manager of Maintenance Development Department, General Manager of Supply Chain Management Department, Production Division, General Manager of Marketing Communications Department, Global Sales Division, Legal Affairs Department General Manager, General Affairs Division, General Manager of Global DX Promotion Department, and Leader of Systems Group and Network Group, General Manager, Compliance Office, President of HIOKI EUROPE GmbH, Chairman and President of 台湾日置電機股份有限公司, President of HIOKI ELECTRIC (THAILAND) CO., LTD., President of HIOKI MEA FZCO |
| Appointee's previous position | As stated in the former positions shown in each table. |
| Reason for change | To execute the growth strategy aimed at achieving Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Management Plan, strengthen coordination from understanding markets and customers through product planning, development and design, and market launch, and accelerate decision-making. |
| Details of organizational changes | The Power Electronics Business Division, Components Business Division, Intelligence Solutions Business Creation Division, Maintenance Development Department and Compliance Office will be established. Product development and marketing departments will be established within the Power Electronics Business Division and Components Business Division. The Application Software Development Section will be reorganized as the Application Design Department. The Test Systems Department will be renamed the Semiconductor Circuit Test Systems Department, the Measurement Laboratory will be renamed the Advanced Development Department, and the Intellectual Property and Legal Department will be renamed the Legal Department. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To strengthen coordination from understanding markets and customers through product planning, development and design, and market launch, and to accelerate decision-making in pursuit of Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Management Plan. The changes will also strengthen product competitiveness in the maintenance market, the creation of new customer value and businesses, and compliance and risk management functions.
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