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Independent Director,
Chairperson of the Audit Committee,
Member of the Nomination Committee,
Member of the Compensation Committee,
Member of the Healthcare Compliance CommitteeHiroaki Yoshihara
Biography
- Nov. 1978
Joined Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.
- Jul. 1996
National Managing Partner, the Pacific Rim Practice of KPMG LLP
- Oct. 1997
The Board Member of KPMG LLP
- Oct. 2003
Vice Chairman and Global Managing Partner of KPMG International (retired in April 2007)
- Jun. 2018
Director of the Company (present post)
Reason for the selection for Director
Mr. Yoshihara has long-term experience as an expert in finance and accounting as well as management experience gained as Global Managing Partner of an international accounting firm. He also has a track record of participating in the M&A of many companies from a professional standpoint. The Company’s Nomination Committee has judged that he will contribute to the enhancing the supervisory function of the Board of Directors of the Company and at the same time provide plenty of advice in regard to M&A, an important measure in the Company’s business strategy.
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Independent Director,
Chairperson of the Nomination Committee,
Member of the Compensation Committee,
Member of the Audit Committee,
Member of the Healthcare Compliance CommitteeYasuyuki Abe
Biography
- Apr. 1977
Joined Sumitomo Corporation
- Jun. 2002
Representative Director and President of Sumisho Electronics Co., Ltd. (present SCSK Corporation)
- Apr. 2005
Representative Director and President of Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (present SCSK Corporation)
- Jun. 2009
Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Financial & Logistics Business Unit of Sumitomo Corporation
- Apr. 2010
Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, New Industry Development & Cross-function Business Unit of Sumitomo Corporation
- Apr. 2011
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, New Industry Development & Cross-function Business Unit, General Manager, Financial Service Division of Sumitomo Corporation
- Apr. 2013
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Group of Sumitomo Corporation
- Jun. 2015
Advisor of Sumitomo Corporation (retired in June 2018)
- Jun. 2021
Director of the Company (present post)
Reason for the selection for Director
Mr. Abe was primarily engaged in the electric power, machinery, and information fields at Sumitomo Corporation, a general trading company. After stationed twice in the United States, he served as representative director and president of the company’s electronics and information related subsidiaries. Subsequently, as a representative director of Sumitomo Corporation, he was engaged in the company’s financial, logistics and new business development. The Company’s Nomination Committee has judged that he will contribute to the Board of Directors of the Company through his wide-ranging experience at the general trading company, his global mindset cultivated over the years of stay in the United States, his business experience nurtured as a representative director and president, and his experience as an independent director gained at other companies after leaving Sumitomo Corporation.
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Independent Director,
Member of the Nomination Committee,
Member of the Compensation Committee,
Member of the Audit CommitteeTakayo Hasegawa
Biography
- Apr. 1984
Joined SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. (present SWCC Corporation)
- Jun. 2005
Deputy Director of Technical Development Center and Manager of Superconducting Project of SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO.
- Apr. 2006
Director, Director of Technical Development Center of SWCC SHOWA CABLE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
- Apr. 2010
Managing Director, Director of Technical Development Center of SWCC SHOWA CABLE SYSTEMS CO., LTD., and Corporate Officer, General Manager of The Technology Planning Office of SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. (present SWCC Corporation)
- Jun. 2013
Director, General Manager of The Technology Planning Office of SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD.
- Jun. 2018
President and Director of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
- Apr. 2019
President and Representative Director, Group CEO of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
- Apr. 2020
President and Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Director, Group CEO of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
- Jun. 2022
Director of the Company (present post)
- Apr. 2024
Representative Director CEO of SWCC Corporation
- Apr. 2025
Chairperson of the Board, Representative Director of SWCC Corporation (present post)
Important positions of other companies concurrently held
Chairperson of the Board, Representative Director of SWCC Corporation
Reason for the selection for Director
Ms. Hasegawa was engaged for many years as a researcher in the R&D divisions of the SWCC Group, which was originally established in the electric wire and cable industry and expanded widely into the Energy / Infrastructure, Communications/Industrial Devices, and Electrical Equipment/Components businesses, promoting the technological development of the SWCC Group. Since taking office as the first female President and Representative Director from the R&D divisions in the SWCC Group in 2018, she has implemented rapid reform of governance by dividing the business of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. into segments, helping to ensure stable profitability. The Company’s Nomination Committee expects that she will contribute significantly to the Company’s management based on her experience as a manager backed by expertise as an engineer and with regard to initiatives for new business and transformation.
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Independent Director,
Chairperson of the Healthcare Compliance Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee,
Member of the Compensation Committee,
Member of the Audit Committee,Mika Nishimura
Biography
- Jun. 1985
Joined BAIN & COMPANY
- Aug. 1989
Joined LEK PARTNERSHIP
- Jan. 1992
Director, Global Marketing of GUIDANT CORPORATION
- Sep. 1999
Managing Partner of THE BLG GROUP
- Oct. 2002
Vice President International Sales, Operations and Marketing of EV3
- Jan. 2007
Managing Partner of THE BLG GROUP
- Jan. 2011
Operational Partner of GILDE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS (present post)
- Apr. 2011
Vice President, Commercial Development of AUXOGYN (present PROGYNY)
- Nov. 2015
Vice President, Commercialization of NVISION MEDICAL CORPORATION (present BOSTON SCIENTIFIC)
- Jun. 2022
Director of the Company (present post)
Important positions of other companies concurrently held
Operational Partner of GILDE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
NEC CorporationReason for the selection for Director
Ms. Nishimura has over 30 years of experience in the medical technology sector and was engaged in commercialization strategy on a global scale (50 markets in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Central and South America). Through leadership positions, including Director, Global Marketing, she has been involved in clinical and business strategies and has a proven track record in helping to launch franchises that contribute to stable revenue growth. In addition, her experience as a partner in a life science venture fund has given her a broad global perspective on the latest technologies and companies. Based on her past experience, the Company believes that she will contribute to strengthening the supervisory function, primarily in the life science business, and at the same time provide a great deal of advice on business strategy of the Company.
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Independent Director,
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee,
Member of the Nomination Committee,
Member of the Audit CommitteeMototsugu Sato
Biography
- Apr. 1979
Joined Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
- Apr. 2008
Executive Officer of Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
- Apr. 2011
Senior Executive Officer in charge of accounting of Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd
- Oct. 2013
Executive Officer in charge of Planning of Panasonic Corporation
- Jun. 2014
Director in charge of Planning of Panasonic Corporation
- Apr. 2015
Managing Director in charge of Planning of Panasonic Corporation
- Apr. 2016
Representative Director and Senior Managing Director in charge of Planning and Human Resources of Panasonic Corporation
- Jun. 2017
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Panasonic Corporation
- Apr. 2019
Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Director of Corporate Strategy Division of Panasonic Corporation
- Apr. 2022
Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Representative Director, Member of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.- Jun. 2023
Director of the Company (present post)
Reason for the selection for Director
Mr.Sato has extensive experience as a manager at Panasonic Holdings Corporation, a company that develops a wide variety of products globally, including home appliances, audio/visual equipment, automotive products, industrial equipment, and information and telecommunications equipment, primarily on diverse staff functions, including administrative divisions, and has contributed to the company’s business growth and corporate value enhancement. The Company’s Nomination Committee has judged that he will contribute significantly to the Company’s management with regard to important issues such as new business and supervision of the entire Group, based on his experience as a manager backed by his wide range of experience in the global manufacturing industry and extensive knowledge of business administration.
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Internal Director
Eiichiro Ikeda
Biography
- Apr. 1992
Joined the Company
- Feb. 2010
Co-CEO, Memory Disk Division of the Company
- Sep. 2010
Head of Optical Lens of the Company
- Jun. 2013
Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company
- Jun. 2015
Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer (COO), Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Company
- Mar. 2020
Executive Officer & Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Company
- Mar. 2022
Representative Executive Officer President & CEO of the Company
Chief Representative of Singapore Branch of the Company (present post)- Jun. 2022
Director, Representative Executive Officer President & CEO (present post)
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Internal Director
Ryo Hirooka
Biography
- Apr. 1996
Joined The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited (present Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)
- Sep. 2002
Joined the Company
- Aug. 2004
Financial Manager of HOYA HOLDINGS N.V. (Netherlands)
- Feb. 2007
Director of HOYA HOLDINGS N.V.
- Jul. 2007
Director of HOYA HOLDINGS N.V., and President of HOYA HOLDINGS (Asia) B.V.
- Jul. 2009
Deputy CFO of Netherlands Branch of the Company
- Jun. 2013
Executive Officer & CFO of the Company
- Jun. 2014
Representative Executive Officer & CFO
- Jun. 2022
Director, Representative Executive Officer & CFO (present post)
