DENSO Announces Senior Management Changes
KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today’s shareholders meeting and board of directors meeting. These changes are effective today.
New Directors appointed to the Board:
Michio Adachi, Senior Executive Director (from Executive Director)
New Executive Directors:
Kenichiro Kamai (from Senior Exective Director of Nippon Soken.Inc)
Bunichi Kondo (from Director of Tokyo Sales Division)
Masanori Tsuruta (from Director of Electronics Engineering Division 1)
Yasuhiro Iida (from President of DENSO Thailand)
Kenichiro Ito (from Director of Corporate Planning Division)
Board of Director, Corporate Auditor and Executive Director retirements:
Yasushi Nei (from Executive Director)
Akihiro Yukawa (from Executive Director)
Hiroyuki Murayama (from Executive Director)
Hitoshi Tasaka (from Executive Director)
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture,Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled US$38.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
DENSO’s New Organization
Effective June 20, 2012
Board of Directors and Executive Directors
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Chairman |
Koichi Fukaya |
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President & CEO |
Nobuaki Katoh |
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Executive Vice Presidents |
Hiromi Tokuda
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(Support of President & CEO), Overall R&D, Europe Region |
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Koji Kobayashi |
(Support of President & CEO),China Region |
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Sojiro Tsuchiya |
(Support of President & CEO), Overall Production, Production Promotion Center, Asia & Oceania Region |
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Senior Executive Directors, |
Kazuo Hironaka |
Corporate Center |
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Hikaru Sugi |
Engineering Research & Development Center,North America Region, President of DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. |
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Shinji Shirasaki |
Electronic Systems Business Group |
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Masahiko Miyaki |
Powertrain Control Systems Business Group |
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Akio Shikamura |
Thermal Systems Business Group |
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Haruya Maruyama |
Sales and Marketing Group |
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Akio Tajima |
Purchasing Group, Corporate Center |
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Michio Adachi |
Powertrain Control Systems Business Group |
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Executive Director, |
Shoichiro Toyoda |
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Executive Directors |
Shigehiro Nishimura |
President of DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO.,LTD. |
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Manfredo Nicolelli |
Thermal Systems Business (Europe) |
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Yoshikazu Makino |
President of DENSO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE B.V. |
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Yasushi Yamanaka |
Engineering Research & Development Center |
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Hiroyuki Wakabayashi |
Information & Safety Systems Business Group |
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Noboru Yamada |
President of DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO.LTD |
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Satoshi Iwata |
Information & Safety Systems Business Group,Tokyo Office |
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Masahiko Ito |
Aftermarket Business Unit, Climate, Cooling and Heating Business Unit, New Business Promotion Department |
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Yoshihiro Saka |
President of DENSO MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE, INC. |
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Toshiyuki Kato |
Toyota Sales Division,OsakaSales Division |
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Kenichiro Kamai |
Corporate R&D Division 1, Corporate R&D Division 2 |
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Sadahiro Usui |
Engine Electrical Systems Business Unit |
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Koji Arima |
Quality Control Division, Safety & Environment Promotion Division, Production Engineering Division, Production Engineering R&D Division, Materials Engineering R&D Division, Prototype Mfg. Division |
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Katsuhisa Shimokawa |
Thermal Systems Business Unit |
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Tatsuya Toyoda |
Aftermarket Business Unit |
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Yukihiko Murakami |
Aftermarket Business Unit, Global Business Planning Division, Service Division |
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Hiroyuki Ina |
Information and Communications Technology Business Unit |
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Shingo Kuwamura |
Information Strategy Planning Division, Machinery & Tools Division, Parts Engineering Division, Facility Division, Strategic Production Planning Division, Production Control Division, Logistics Planning Division |
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Yukihiro Kato |
Electronics Device Business Unit |
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Kazuaki Fujitani |
Global Sales & Business Development Division, Chubu Sales Division,HiroshimaSales Division |
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Shoji Tsuzuki |
Human Resources Division, Corporate Communications Division, Health Care Promotion Division |
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Yoshifumi Kato |
Driving Assist & Safety Business Unit, Electric Control Components Division |
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Masanari Murakami |
President of TIANJIN DENSO ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. |
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Yukihiro Shinohara
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Diesel Injection Business Unit, Gasoline Injection Business Unit |
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Kazumasa Kimura |
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. (Overall Sales and Marketing of North, Central & South America) |
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Bunichi Kondo |
Tokyo Sales Division |
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Masanori Tsuruta |
Electronics Business Unit |
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Yasuhiro Iida |
President of DENSO (THAILAND) CO. LTD. |
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Kenichiro Ito |
Corporate Planning Division, Finance & Accounting Division, Business Innovation Department |
Corporate Auditors
Toshio Watanabe
Masato Iwase
Fujio Cho
Tsutomu Saito
Toshimichi Kondo
