Apr. 28, 2016 News Releases

KARIYA (Japan) ―DENSO Corporation today announced management changes, which were approved at today's board of directors meeting. Changes will take place after the 93th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 21, 2016.

1.Changes of Members of the Board

(1)New Member:

Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Senior Executive Director, Member of the Board, (from Senior Executive Director)

(2)Resignation:

Akio Tajima

2. Changes of Senior Executive Directors

(1)New Member:

Shoji Tsuzuki (from Executive Director)

(2)Resignation:

Akio Tajima

3. Changes of Executive Directors

(1)New Memebers:

Terutaka Kageyama (from Senior Director, Toyota Sales Div.)
Yasushi Mukai (from Vice President, DENSO(CHINA) INVESTMENT CO.,LTD.)
Katsuhiko Takeuchi (from Head of Business Unit, Diesel Injection Business Unit)

(2)Resignation:

Masanari Murakami

DENSO's New Organization

New management

(1) 13 Board of Directors
(2) 5 Audit and Supervisory Board Members
(3) 11 Senior Executive Directors  (5 Members of the Board)
(4) 29 Executive Directors

Board of Directors

Title Name
Chairman Nobuaki Katoh
Vice Chairman Koji Kobayashi
President & CEO Koji Arima
Executive Vice President Masahiko Miyaki
Haruya Maruyama
Yasushi Yamanaka
Member of the Board George Olcott *2
Takashi Nawa *2
Yoshikazu Makino
Michio Adachi
○Hiroyuki Wakabayashi
Satoshi Iwata
Masahiko Ito

*1 Representative, *2 Outside

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Title Name
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Masato Iwase
Atsuhiko Shimmura
Moritaka Yoshida
Tsutomu Saito
Toshimichi Kondo

*2 Outside

Senior Executive Directors

Title Name
Senior Executive Director Yoshikazu Makino *3
Michio Adachi *3
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi *3
Satoshi Iwata *3
Masahiko Ito *3
Toshiyuki Kato
Sadahiro Usui
Katsuhisa Shimokawa
Yukihiko Murakami
Hiroyuki Ina
○Shoji Tsuzuki

*3 Member of the Board

Executive Directors

Title Name
Executive Director Shingo Kuwamura
Yukihiro Kato
Yoshifumi Kato
Yukihiro Shinohara
Kazumasa Kimura
Bunichi Kondo
Masanori Tsuruta
Yasuhiro Iida
Kenichiro Ito
Hideaki Matsuki
Shinsuke Yamaguchi
Yoshitaka Kajita
Jiro Ebihara
Jack Helmboldt
Yuji Ishizuka
Yasuhiko Yamazaki
Hisaaki Sato
Hajime Kumabe
Yasushi Matsui
Hirotsugu Takeuchi
Masato Nakagawa
Keiko Shimokata
Yutaka Yamanouchi
Hisashi Iida
Marco Di Rao Marotta
Shinnosuke Hayashi
○Terutaka Kageyama
○Yasushi Mukai
○Katsuhiko Takeuchi

○ Newly-appointed

New Responsibility

Board of Directors        

Title Name Responsibility
Chairman Nobuaki Katoh
Vice Chairman Koji Kobayashi
President & CEO Koji Arima
Executive Vice President Masahiko Miyaki

Support of President & CEO, Overall Production, Safety & Environment, Quality Center

Haruya Maruyama

Support of President & CEO, Overall Sales and Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Sales and Marketing Group

Yasushi Yamanaka

Support of President & CEO, Overall R&D, Future Creation Technology

Member of the Board George Olcott

Outside board member

Takashi Nawa Outside board member
Yoshikazu Makino

Corporate Center, Thermal Systems Business Group, Audit Department

Michio Adachi Powertrain Control Systems Business Group
○Hiroyuki Wakabayashi

ADAS Technology Strategy, ADAS Business and Technology Development Div., Information & Safety Systems Business Group

Satoshi Iwata

Information & Safety Systems Business Group (Deputy), Tokyo Office

Masahiko Ito

Aftermarket, Fleet & New Business Group, New Business Promotion Department

Senior Executive Directors        

Title Name Responsibility
Senior Executive Director Toshiyuki Kato Toyota Sales Division, Osaka Sales Division
Sadahiro Usui

Head of Europe,DENSO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE B.V.

Katsuhisa Shimokawa Production Innovation Center
Yukihiko Murakami DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
Hiroyuki Ina

Electronic Systems Business Group

○Shoji Tsuzuki

Purchasing Group

Executive Directors        

Title Name Responsibility
Executive Director Shingo Kuwamura ASMO CO., LTD.
Yukihiro Kato Information and Communications Technology Business Unit
Yoshifumi Kato Engineering Research & Development Center
Yukihiro Shinohara Powertrain Control Systems Business Group (Deputy)
Kazumasa Kimura

Global Sales & Business Development Division,Global Business Planning Division,Chubu Sales Division, Hiroshima Sales Division

Bunichi Kondo Tokyo Sales Division
Masanori Tsuruta Electronics Device Business Unit
Yasuhiro Iida Thermal Systems Business Group (Deputy)
Kenichiro Ito

Head of North America,DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.

Hideaki Matsuki DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA PTE.,LTD.
Shinsuke Yamaguchi DENSO (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
Yoshitaka Kajita

Head of Asia-Oceania,DENSO INTERNATIONAL ASIA CO., LTD.

Jiro Ebihara DENSO MANUFACTURING HUNGARY LTD.
Jack Helmboldt

DENSO MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE, INC.

Yuji Ishizuka

Sales and Marketing of Europe, DENSO AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Yasuhiko Yamazaki

Innovative Production & Factory Promotion Division, Production Engineering Research Division, Materials Eng. R&D Division, Machinery & Tools Division, Prototype Mfg. Division, Parts Engineering Division, Parts Manufacturing Division

Hisaaki Sato Sales and Marketing of North, Central & South America
Hajime Kumabe Driving Assist & Safety Business Unit, Electric Control Components Division
Yasushi Matsui Corporate Planning Division, Finance & Accounting Division, Business Innovation Department
Hirotsugu Takeuchi Air-conditioning Business Unit, Thermal Systems R&D Function Unit
Masato Nakagawa Engineering of Europe
Keiko Shimokata Health Care Promotion Division, DP Diversity & Inclusion Promotion Department
Yutaka Yamanouchi

Information Strategy Planning Division, Facility Division, Strategic Production Planning Division,Production Control Division, Logistics Planning Division

Hisashi Iida

Engine Control Components Business Unit, System Control Components Business Unit

Marco Di Rao Marotta

Thermal Systems Business of Europe, DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.p.A.

Sinnosuke Hayashi Electronics Business Unit
○Terutaka Kageyama

Toyota Sales Engineering

○Yasushi Mukai

Corporate Communications Division, Legal Division,General Admin. Division, Human Resources Division,Plant General Administration

○Katsuhiko Takeuchi

Diesel Injection Business Unit,Gasoline Injection Business Unit

Changes are underlined, ○ Newly-appointed

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