DENSO Corp. has announced changes to its executive management structure and personnel. As the auto industry continues to evolve more rapidly than ever, DENSO says these changes will help the company achieve its long-term vision to create and inspire new value for the future of mobility. The new executive structure and management updates will help DENSO operate more efficiently and accelerate its decision-making process.
Specifically, DENSO reduced the number of members on its board of directors and delegated authority to execute and reorganize its structure so the company can increase operational efficiency and better leverage employees’ strengths. DENSO also plans to reshuffle its executive management structure and personnel.
“Amid this shift in our industry, DENSO must work together to streamline our internal structure while speeding up our management and execution process in order to bring a better future to as many people as possible,” said President and CEO Koji Arima.
Changes to the Executive Management Structure
DENSO’s board of directors decided to change its executive management structure, effective April 1, 2019. For more rapid managerial decision-making and increased operational efficiency, DENSO reduced the executive management team from 55 to 28, which will now consist of the following titles:
- Chairman
- President and CEO
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Board
- Senior Executive Director
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member
The title of Senior Executive Director will be renamed to “Executive Officer,” and these executives will manage their respective sections as well as address the business issues faced by DENSO. The title of Executive Director will be renamed to “Senior Officer,” and those in the post are required to serve as frontline managers to make decisions quickly on site while exercising their authority over their areas of responsibility.
Changes to Executive Management
To ensure the right people are currently in the appropriate positions, DENSO’s board reshuffled its executive management, effective March 1, 2019, and April 1, 2019.
Kazumasa Kimura will resign as executive director as of March 1. He will be appointed managing executive officer of Toyota Tsusho Corp.
The following management changes will be effective April 1, 2019:
- Sadahiro Usui will be appointed as executive vice president.
- Haruya Maruyama will resign as executive vice president.
The following will be appointed as executive officers:
- Tomokazu Takahashi, currently a senior executive director, member of the board of JTEKT Corporation
- Yasuhiro Iida, currently an executive director
- Kenichiro Ito, currently an executive director
- Yasuhiko Yamazaki, currently an executive director
- Yasushi Matsui, currently an executive director
- Hirotsugu Takeuchi, currently an executive director
Yukihiro Kato will resign as senior executive director.
Executive Management as of April 1:
- President & CEO Koji Arima
- Executive Vice President Yasushi Yamanaka
- Executive Vice President Hiroyuki Wakabayashi
- Member of the Board, Executive Officer Shoji Tsuzuki
- Member of the Board Haruya Maruyama
- Member of the Board George Olcott
- Member of the Board Takashi Nawa
- Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Kato
- Executive Vice President Sadahiro Usui
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member Atsuhiko Shimmura
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member Motomi Niwa
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member Moritaka Yoshida
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member Toshimichi Kondo
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member Noriyuki Matsushima
- Executive Officer Hiroyuki Ina
- Executive Officer Masahiko Ito
- Executive Officer Katsuhisa Shimokawa
- Executive Officer Shoji Tsuzuki
- Executive Officer Shingo Kuwamura
- Executive Officer Yoshifumi Kato
- Executive Officer Kazuaki Fujitani
- Executive Officer Yukihiro Shinohara
- Executive Officer Yoshitaka Kajita
- Executive Officer Tomokazu Takahashi
- Executive Officer Yasuhiro Iida
- Executive Officer Kenichiro Ito
- Executive Officer Yasuhiko Yamazaki
- Executive Officer Yasushi Matsui
- Executive Officer Hirotsugu Takeuch