Executives

Here, we introduce the Directors and Corporate Officers of ANEST IWATA. We aim to expand our business by forming a strong corporate organization through a Board composed of Directors who complement our business strategy.

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Representative Director

Shinichi Fukase

Representative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer

Directors

Kenichi Osawa

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer of Coating Division

Katsumi Takeda

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer of Sales Division

Eisuke Miyoshi

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer of Business Administration Division

Yoshitsugu Asai

Independent Director

Yuko Shirai

Independent Director

Makoto Shimamoto

Independent Director

Masato Suzuki

Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Kyosuke Oshima

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Kazumichi Matsuki

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Reiko Ohashi

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Shinichi Fukase

Representative Director

President and Chief Executive Officer

1988	Joined the Company
2008	President of ANEST IWATA CAMPBELL K.K.
2010	Executive Officer General Manager, Vacuum Equipment Department of the Company
2016	Executive Officer Factory Manager, Fukushima Factory, Air Energy Division
2019	Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer, Air Energy Division Factory Manager, Fukushima Factory
2019	Director
2020	Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Air Energy Division
2022	President, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer(current position)

Kenichi Osawa

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Chief Operating Officer of Coating Division

1990	Joined the Company
2010	President of ANEST IWATA (SHANGHAI) Corporation
2012	President of ANEST IWATA Shanghai Trading Corporation
2014	General Manager, Fluid Engineering Department of the Company
2015	Executive Officer
2018	General Manager, Coating Development
2019	Executive Vice President East Asian Regional General Manager
2020	Assistant Chief Operating Officer, Coating Division
2020	Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Coating Division (current position)
2020	Director (current position)

Katsumi Takeda

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer of Sales Division

1989	Joined the Company
2008	Executive Officer General Manager, Coating Equipment Division
2011	General Manager, Fluid Engineering Department of the Company
2014	General Manager, Coating System Marketing and R&D Department
2016	Executive Officer General Manager, Coating System Marketing and R&D Department, Coating Division
2020	Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Coating System Marketing and R&D Department, Coating Division
2021	Managing Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Domestic Sales Division General Manager, Partner Alliance Department
2022	Managing Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer of Sales Division (current position)
2022	Director (current position)

Eisuke Miyoshi

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer of Business Administration Division

1993	Joined the Company
2012	President of ANEST IWATA Coating Service Corporation
2014	President of ANEST IWATA Coating Solutions Corporation
2016	Executive Officer
2018	General Manager, Coating Marketing Department
2019	Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Business Administration Division General Manager, HR & General Adntinistration Department
2020	Chief Operating Officer, Business Administration Division General Manager, HR & General Adntinistration Department
2020	Chief Operating Officer, Business Administration Division General Manager, HR & General Adntinistration Department General Manager, Financial & Accounting Department
2021	Managing Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Business Administration Division General Manager, Financial & Accounting Department
2023	Managing Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer of Business Administration Division (current position)
2023	Director (current position)

Yoshitsugu Asai

Independent Director

1977	Joined BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
1989	Representative Director & President of BROTHER INDUSTRIES (AUST) PTY LTD.
2000	General Manager, General Planning Department of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
2004	Executive Officer, EVP* of I&D Company, and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. *EVP: Executive Vice President
2006	Executive Officer and General Manager of Human Resource Department of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
2011	Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Legal & General Affairs Department responsible for Corporate Communications (Public Relations) Department of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
2016	Managing Executive Officer responsible for Finance & Accounting Department, Law, Environment & General Affairs Department and CSR & Corporate Communication of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
2017	Outside Director of FUJIMI INCORPORATED (current position)
2020	Independent Director of the Company (current position)

Yuko Shirai

Independent Director

1986	Registered as an attorney-at-law (member of Tokyo Bar Association)
1991	Established Wing Law Office, Partner
2004	Director, Kanto Federation of Bar Associations
2005	Expert Committee Member and Conciliation Committee Member, Tokyo District Court
2009	Chair, Shinjuku Ward Board of Education
2010	Auditor, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2011	Auditor, Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
2012	Vice-President, Tokyo Bar Association
2013	Chair, Shinjuku Ward Board of Education
2015	Outside Director, Seika Corporation (current position)
2016	Audit Commissioner, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo (current position)
2021	Independent Director of the Company (current position)

Makoto Shimamoto

Independent Director

1983	Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2007	General Manager of Engine Designing Division, Product Development Section, MC1 Business Operatiorts of Yamaha Motor Co.,Ltd. 1MC: Motorcycle
2010	Senior General Manager of Cost Innovation Section, Procurement Center of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2012	Director and President of Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd.
2014	Senior General Manager of PF2 Model Development Section PF Model Unit of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. 2 PF: Platform
2014	Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2015	Chief General Manager of PF Model Unit and Senior General Manager of PF Model Development Section, PF Model Uuit of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2015	Senior Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2017	Chief General Manager of Technology Center and Chief General Manager of PF Model Unit of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2017	Senior Executive Officer and Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2018	Chief General Manager of Mobility Technology Center of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2020	Chief General Manager of Mobility Technology Center and Chief General Manager of Advanced Technology Center of Yantaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2021	Technical Advisor of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
2022	Advisor of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (current position)
2023	Independent Director of the Company (current position)

Masato Suzuki

Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

1987	Joined the Company
2007	General Manager, Logistics Division
2011	Corporate Officer of the Company
2014	Chief Operating Officer, Coating Equipment Division of the Company
2015	Director of the Company
2016	Executive Vice President of the Company
2017	Chairman of the Board of ANEST IWATA INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY (JIAXING)COMPANY LIMITED
2018	Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (standing) (current position)

Kyosuke Oshima

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

1982	Joined SUNX Limited (currently Panasonic Industrial Devices SUNX Co., Ltd.)
2000	Director of SUNX Limited
2007	Managing Director of SUNX Limited
2011	Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of SUNX Limited
2015	Independent Director of the Company
2016	Independent Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current position)

Kazumichi Matsuki

Independent Director

1976	Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
2007	Chairman of the Association of Corporate Legal Departments
2010	Visiting Professor of the University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Laws and Politics
2011	Executive officer of Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (currently Hokuetsu Corporation)
2013	Managing Director of Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd.
2016	Director of Dream Incubator Inc. Auditor of SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
2018	Independent Director of the Company (current position)
2019	Outside Director of the Board of Nissha Co., Ltd. (current position)
2020	Independent Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)
2023	Outside Director of the Board of TOYO CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.(current position)

Reiko Ohashi

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee

1991	Joined Century Audit Corporation (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
1995	Registered as a certified accountant
2009	Director of Ohashi Certified Accountant Office (current position)
2014	Representative employee of Yakumo Audit Corporation (current position)
2015	Auditor of Japan Sport Council (current position)
2020	Auditor of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (current position)
2021	Independent Director of the Company
2022	Independent Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)

Managing Executive Officers

Hitoshi Iwata

Chief Operating Officer of Air Energy Division

Corporate Officers

Gary Glass

CEO of ANEST IWATA Americas, Inc.
President of ANEST IWATA-Medea, Inc.
Coating Division

Masanori Daimaru

General Manager of Business Strategy Department, Air Energy Division
President of ANEST IWATA FEELER Corporation
President of Shanghai Screw Compressor Co., Ltd

Takuya Matsumoto

ANEST IWATA STRATEGIC CENTER S.r.l./ Managing Director

Hiroyuki Yanai

Factory Manager, Fukushima Factory, Air Energy Division

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