DENSO Corporation today announced its new management structure and management changes. The new structure will help DENSO advance in areas the automotive industry is quickly progressing in, such as electrification, automated driving, connected vehicles, car sharing and the Internet of Things (IoT). New Company Management Structure The following changes will be effective April 1, 2017: … Continued
DENSO Corporation today announced its new management structure and management changes. The new structure will help DENSO advance in areas the automotive industry is quickly progressing in, such as electrification, automated driving, connected vehicles, car sharing and the Internet of Things (IoT).
New Company Management Structure
The following changes will be effective April 1, 2017:
- DENSO will reduce its number of members on the Board of directors.
- Board of directors will include representatives, outside directors, and executives who is in charge of corporate planning.
- The new structure will streamline decision making and execution, create a separation between Management and Execution, and help engaging company-wide strategy discussions at Board of Directors meetings.
- In addition, DENSO will change the timing of senior executive directors and executive director promotions to April.
New Executive Position “Executive fellow”
DENSO will introduce a new executive position “Executive fellow“. This position will lead their specialized files with their highly advanced expertise, and provide new values to the society. This position is introduced based on DENSO’s policy that “Human resources having highly advanced expertise are sources of company’s competing power”
“As the industry rapidly changes, DENSO needs to transform our approach to work,” said president and CEO of DENSO Corporation Koji Arima. “This transformation starts with our executive team. We need a structure in place to improve our competitiveness, speed and expertise.”
Executive Changes
The following management changes will be effective April 1, 2017:
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi will be appointed to executive vice president and member of the Board. Currently he is the senior executive director and member of the Board.
Masahiko Miyaki will resign as executive vice president.
The following will be appointed as senior executive directors:
- Shingo Kuwamura, currently an executive director
- Yukihiro Kato, currently an executive director
- Yoshifumi Kato, currently an executive director
The following will be appointed as executive directors:
- Kazuaki Fujitani, currently head of Aftermarket Business Unit
- Tomoyuki Arakawa, currently General Manager, Aftermarket, Fleet & New Business Group Business Planning Dept.
- Kazuoki Matsugatani, currently Director, ADAS Business & Technology Development Div.
- Katsuhiko Sugito, currently Director, Machinery & Tools Div.
Satoshi Iwata will resign as senior executive director.
The following will resign as executive directors:
- Hideaki Matsuki
- Masato Nakagawa
The following will be appointed as executive fellows:
- Hiroyuki Murayama, currently Senior Technical Executive, Basis Electronic Technology Unit
- Masato Nakagawa, currently Executive Director, Engineering of Europe
- Hiroaki Ishikawa, currently head of Electric Components Business Unit
Responsibility of Member of the Board and Executive Directors as of April 1st, 2017
Members of the Board
| Title |
Name |
Responsibility |
| *Chairman |
Nobuaki Katoh |
|
| *Vice Chairman |
Koji Kobayashi |
Tokyo Office |
| *President & CEO |
Koji Arima |
|
| *Executive Vice President |
Haruya Maruyama |
Overall Management, Overall Sales and Marketing, Corporate Strategy |
| Yasushi Yamanaka |
Overall Management, Overall R&D, Future Creation Technology, NIPPON SOKEN, INC. |
| ○Hiroyuki Wakabayashi |
Overall Management, Overall Production, Safety & Environment, Quality Center, ADAS, DENSO ABASHIRI TEST CENTER CORP. |
| Member of the Board |
Masahiko Miyaki |
|
| Satoshi Iwata |
|
| George Olcott |
Outside board member |
| Takashi Nawa |
Outside board member |
| Member of the BoardSenior Executive Director |
Yoshikazu Makino |
Corporate Center, Audit Dept., Thermal Systems Business Group |
| Michio Adachi |
Powertrain Systems Business Group |
| Masahiko Ito |
DENSO SALES JAPAN CORPORATION, New Business, Fleet Air-Conditioning Business Unit |
| Title |
Name |
Responsibility |
| Senior Executive Director |
Toshiyuki Kato |
Toyota Sales Div., Osaka Sales Div. |
| Sadahiro Usui |
Head of Europe, DENSO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE B.V. |
| Katsuhisa Shimokawa |
Production Innovation Center |
| Yukihiko Murakami |
Sales and Marketing Group |
| Hiroyuki Ina |
Electronic Systems Business Group, Tokyo Office |
| Shoji Tsuzuki |
Purchasing Group, Information Systems Div., EDT Promotion Div. |
| ○Shingo Kuwamura |
ASMO CO., LTD. |
| ○Yukihiro Kato |
Information & Safety Systems Business Group |
| ○Yoshifumi Kato |
Engineering Research & Development Center, Digital Innovation |
| Title |
Name |
Responsibility |
| Executive Director |
○Kazuaki Fujitani |
Aftermarket Unit, Connected Service Business Promotion Div., Customer Service Div. Chubu Sales Div., Hiroshima Sales Div. |
| Yukihiro Shinohara |
Electrification Systems Business Group |
| Kazumasa Kimura |
Head of China, DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO.LTD. |
| Bunichi Kondo |
Tokyo Sales Division |
| Masanori Tsuruta |
Semiconductor Device Business Unit |
| Yasuhiro Iida |
Thermal Systems Business Group (Deputy) |
| Kenichiro Ito |
Head of North America, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. |
| Shinsuke Yamaguchi |
DENSO (THAILAND) CO., LTD. |
| Yoshitaka Kajita |
Head of Asia-Oceania, DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO., LTD. |
| Jiro Ebihara |
Electric Components Business Unit |
| Jack Helmboldt |
DENSO MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE, INC. |
| Yuji Ishizuka |
Sales and Marketing of Europe, DENSO AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
| Yasuhiko Yamazaki |
Production Eng. Research Div., Innovative Production & Factory Promotion Div., Materials Eng. R&D Div., Measurement & Instrumentation Eng. Div., Prototype Mfg. Div., |
| Hisaaki Sato |
Sales and Marketing of North, Central & South America |
| Hajime Kumabe |
Advanced Safety Business Unit, Electronic Control Components Div. |
| Yasushi Matsui |
Corporate Planning Div., Finance & Accounting Div., Global Strategy Dept., Cost Management Dept. |
| Hirotsugu Takeuchi |
ICT Business Unit, Thermal Systems R&D Function Unit |
| Keiko Shimokata |
Health Care Promotion Div., Diversity & Inclusion Promotion, DENSO BLOSSOM Co. LTD |
| Yutaka Yamanouchi |
Strategic Production Planning Div., Production Control Div., Logistics Planning Div., Facility Div., DENSO E&TS TRAINING CENTER CORP. |
| Hisashi Iida |
ADAS Business & Technology Development Div., Corporate R&D Div.1,2 |
| Marco Di Rao Marotta |
Thermal Systems Business of Europe, DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.p.A. |
| Sinnosuke Hayashi |
Basis Electronic Technology Unit, Electronics Business Unit, DENSO CREATE INC. |
| Terutaka Kageyama |
Sales Engineering |
| Yasushi Mukai |
Human Resources Div., Corporate Communications Div., Legal Div., General Admin. Div., Plant General Administration |
| Katsuhiko Takeuchi |
Diesel Systems Business Unit, Gasoline Systems Business Unit, Engine Components Business Unit |
| ○Tomoyuki Arakawa |
New Business Promotion Div. |
| ○Kazuoki Matsugatani |
Engineering of Europe |
| ○Katsuhiko Sugito |
Machinery & Tools Div., Parts Eng. Div., Parts Mfg. Div., FA Business Unit |
Changes of Members of the Board and Audit & Supervisory Board Member
DENSO decided the following changes of members of the board and the members on its audit & supervisory board. This changes will be effective after the 94th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, 2017.:
The following will resign as from members of the Board:
- Masahiko Miyaki
- Michio Adachi
- Satoshi Iwata
- Masahiko Ito
Noriyuki Matsushima will be appointed as member of the Audit & Supervisory Board.
Tsutomu Saito will resign as member of the Audit & Supervisory Board.
DENSO’s New Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board as of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, 2017
| Title |
Name |
| *Chairman |
Nobuaki Katoh |
| *Vice Chairman |
Koji Kobayashi |
| *President & CEO |
Koji Arima |
| *Executive Vice President |
Haruya Maruyama |
| Yasushi Yamanaka |
| Hiroyuki Wakabayashi |
| Member of the Board |
Yoshikazu Makino |
| George Olcott** |
| Takashi Nawa** |
| Title |
Name |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Masato Iwase |
| Atsuhiko Shimmura |
| Moritaka Yoshida** |
| Tsutomu Saito** |
| ○ Noriyuki Matsushima** |
