Board Members' Career Summary
(As of June 28, 2023)
Directors
Atsushi Kaneda
Representative Director
August 23, 1961
Career Summary
Mar. 1985 | Joined Hongo Seisakusho |
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Dec. 2005 | Operating Officer of HONGO CO., LTD. |
Apr. 2006 | Operating Officer and Factory Operating Officer of the Koriyama Factory of the Company |
Apr. 2007 | General Manager of the Corporate Management Planning Operations of the Company |
Jun. 2007 | Senior Operating Officer of the Company |
Jun. 2008 | Managing Director of the Company |
Apr. 2010 | Chief Operating Officer of the Production Operations of the Company |
Apr. 2011 | Chief Operating Officer of the Development & Engineering Operations of the Company |
Jun. 2011 | Representative Director and President, and Chief Operating Officer of the Development & Engineering Operations of the Company |
Apr. 2012 | Representative Director and President of the Company |
Jun. 2016 | Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Mr. Atsushi Kaneda possesses considerable insight related to the global operation of business based on his abundant experience at having engaged in operations such as production, development, overseas business, and corporate planning. Since being appointed as Representative Director of the Company, he has demonstrated potent leadership skills that capitalize on this experience and knowledge. He has led the charge in pursuing business strategy that gives rise to expansion of the Company Group’s operations and enhances its corporate value, including establishment of the Bungotakada Plant and new locations overseas.
Therefore, he can sufficiently fulfill the role of deciding on important matters and supervising the execution of business within the Company Group.
Kiyofumi Ota
Director
September 23, 1960
Career Summary
Apr. 1983 | Joined the Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (current Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) |
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Apr. 2008 | General Manager of the Dalian Branch of Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd. (current Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd.) |
Sep. 2010 | Joined the Company Executive Vice President of GH Auto Parts Industries Inc. |
Apr. 2011 | President of QH Auto Parts Industries Inc. and Executive Vice President of GH Auto Parts Industries Inc. |
Jun. 2011 | Operating Officer of the Company |
Jan. 2013 | Assistant to Chief Operating Officer of the Administration Operations |
Apr. 2013 | Deputy Operating Officer of the Administration Operations of the Company |
Jun. 2013 | Director of the Company |
Apr. 2014 | Chief Operating Officer of the Administration Operations of the Company (current position) |
Jun. 2014 | Managing Director of the Company |
Apr. 2016 | Compliance Officer (current position) and Responsible for Environmental Activities of the Company (current position) |
Jun. 2016 | Director and Senior Managing Officer of the Company (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Mr. Kiyofumi Ota has pursued duties related to China for many years during his time serving in financial institutions. Having engaged in the management of Chinese subsidiaries after joining the Company, he now supervises accounting and finance, HR and labor, and compliance and the governance of the Company Group as the supervisor of the administration division, and he therefore possesses abundant experience and considerable insight related to the global operation of business.
He has fulfilled the role of deciding on important matters and supervising the execution of business within the Company Group.
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Director
February 25, 1960
Career Summary
Mar. 1978 | Joined Hirata Press Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
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Oct. 2006 | General Manager of the Production Division of the Maebashi Factory of the Company |
Apr. 2011 | Factory Operating Officer of the Kameyama Factory of the Company |
Jun. 2012 | Operating Officer of the Company |
Apr. 2014 | General Manager of the Production Planning Group of the Company (current position) |
Jun. 2014 | Director of the Company |
Aug. 2014 | Factory Operating Officer of the Koriyama Factory of the Company |
Jun. 2016 | Senior Operating Officer of the Company |
Apr. 2019 | Managing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of the Production Operations (current position), and Risk Management Officer of the Company (current position) |
Mar. 2021 | Factory Operating Officer of the Kameyama Factory of the Company |
Jun. 2021 | Director and Managing Officer of the Company (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Mr. Hiroyuki Watanabe has engaged in management of the Company’s overseas subsidiary and business operations in production bases in Japan in the past. He presently supervises various initiatives for strengthening the Company Group’s business foundation and risk management system as the supervisor of production divisions. He therefore possesses abundant experience and considerable insight related to the manufacturing and marketing of automobile parts, the primary business of the Company Group.
Therefore, he can sufficiently fulfill the role of deciding on important matters and supervising the execution of business within the Company Group.
Keiichiro Maruyama
Outside Director
November 27, 1963
Career Summary
Apr. 1998 | Registered as lawyer (TOKYO BAR ASSOCIATION) |
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Apr. 1998 | Joined Nagawa-Okamura Law Firm |
Jan. 2001 | Deputy Managing Partner of Nagawa-Okamura Law Firm (current position) |
May. 2009 | Director of Tokyo College of Music |
Jun. 2014 | Outside Director of the Company (current position) |
Jun. 2016 | Outside Corporate Auditor of TODA CORPORATION (current position) |
Apr. 2021 | Chairman of the Board of Tokyo College of Music (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 11/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Mr. Keiichiro Maruyama possesses abundant experience and considerable insight cultivated as a lawyer and is active in making proposals and recommendations to the management of the Company Group in the Board of Directors meetings of the Company.
He has supervised the execution of business of the Company Group from a professional viewpoint and independent and fair standpoint.
Kunihiro Todokoro
Outside Director
May 29, 1954
Career Summary
Apr. 1977 | Joined Saitama Bank, Ltd. (current Saitama Resona Bank, Limited) |
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Jun. 2009 | Representative Director and Vice President of Saitama Resona Bank, Limited |
Jun. 2013 | Representative Director and President of J AND S INSURANCE SERVICE Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2015 | Representative Director and President of FUJI WAREHOUSE&TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2016 | Outside Director of the Company (current position) |
Jun. 2019 | Chair of SAITAMA KEIZAI DOYUKAI (current position) |
Jun. 2020 | Representative Director and Chairperson of FUJI WAREHOUSE&TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD. |
Apr. 2021 | Representative Director, Chairperson and President of FUJI WAREHOUSE&TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2023 | Director, Chairperson of FUJI WAREHOUSE&TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD. (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Mr. Kunihiro Todokoro possesses abundant experience and considerable insight from engaging in the management of financial institutions and multiple businesses and is active in making proposals and recommendations to the management of the Company Group in the Board of Directors meetings of the Company.
He has supervised the execution of business of the Company Group from a professional viewpoint and independent and fair standpoint.
Sawako Yamamoto
Outside Director
June 5, 1960
Career Summary
Apr. 1983 | Joined Secretariat of Fair Trade Commission (current General Secretariat of Fair Trade Commission) |
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Jun. 2008 | Division Manager, Personnel Division, Secretariat, General Secretariat of Fair Trade Commission |
Sep. 2012 | Deputy Director General, Investigation Bureau, General Secretariat of Fair Trade Commission |
Jul. 2014 | Senior Deputy Secretary General, Secretariat, General Secretariat of Fair Trade Commission |
Jun. 2016 | Director General, Investigation Bureau, General Secretariat of Fair Trade Commission |
Jun. 2021 | Director of the Company (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Ms. Sawako Yamamoto possesses abundant experience and considerable insight cultivated by successively holding important positions at the Fair Trade Commission and is active in making proposals and recommendations to the management of the Company Group in the Board of Directors meetings of the Company.
She has supervised the execution of business of the Company Group from a professional viewpoint and independent and fair standpoint.
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Kazuo Yamashita
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
August 22, 1963
Career Summary
Mar. 1984 | Joined Hirata Press Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
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Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Accounting Division of the Company |
Jun. 2015 | Operating Officer of the Company |
Jun. 2022 | Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 10/10 (June. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Attendance at the Audit & Supervisory Board meetings | 10/10 (June. 2022 - March. 2023) |
Mr. Kazuo Yamashita has been engaged in operations related to consolidated financial statements and the like for many years as the supervisor of the Accounting Division. He possesses abundant experience regarding the management of the Company Group, including supervising the Company Group’s accounting and financial affairs and internal controls, and considerable insight related to finance and accounting.
He has fulfilled the role of supervising management and the execution of business within the Company Group.
Hiroyuki Kawai
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
November 19, 1961
Career Summary
Oct. 1992 | Joined Inoue Saito Eiwa Audit Corporation (current KPMG AZSA LLC) |
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Apr. 1996 | Registered as a certified public accountant |
May. 2008 | Partner of KPMG AZSA (current KPMG AZSA LLC) |
Jul. 2014 | Joined ASAHI Tax Corporation |
Sep. 2014 | Registered as a certified public tax accountant |
Jun. 2015 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position) |
Jan. 2019 | Director of KAWAI CPA OFFICE (current position) |
Nov. 2020 | Outside Director of OOTOYA Holdings Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2021 | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of OOTOYA Holdings Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Jun. 2021 | Outside Director of KAPPA•CREATE CO., LTD. |
Jun. 2022 | Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of KAPPA•CREATE CO., LTD. (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Attendance at the Audit & Supervisory Board meetings | 13/13 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
Mr. Hiroyuki Kawai possesses abundant experience and considerable insight as an expert in finances and accounting, cultivated as certified public accountant and certified public tax accountant. He is active in making statements to the management of the Company Group from a professional viewpoint in the Board of Directors meetings and the Audit & Supervisory Board meetings of the Company.
He has supervised the execution of business of the Company Group from independent and fair standpoint.
Hiroki Murakami
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
December 30, 1974
Career Summary
Oct. 2004 | Registered as lawyer (Gunma Bar Association) |
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Oct. 2004 | Joined Kogure Law Firm |
Jan. 2009 | Director of MURAKAMI HIROKI LAW OFFICE (current position) |
Oct. 2010 | Member of Gunma Official Documents Disclosure Judging Committee (current position) |
Apr. 2012 | Deputy Chairman of Gunma Bar Association (1 Term) |
Jun. 2018 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position) |
Activity Status
Attendance at the Board of Directors meetings | 12/12 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
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Attendance at the Audit & Supervisory Board meetings | 13/13 (April. 2022 - March. 2023) |
Mr. Hiroki Murakami possesses abundant experience and considerable insight cultivated as a lawyer. He is active in making statements to the management of the Company Group from a professional viewpoint in the Board of Directors meetings and the Audit & Supervisory Board meetings of the Company.
He has supervised the execution of business of the Company Group from independent and fair standpoint.