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

Eisuke Miyoshi

Rep resentative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer（CEO）

Directors

Kenichi Osawa

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO and
General Manager of Development & Engineering Div.

Hitoshi Iwata

Director, Managing Executive Officer, CSO and General Manager of Business Strategy Div.

Makoto Shimamoto

Independent Director

Takahiro Kanayama

Independent Director

Katsumi Takeda

Director
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)

Reiko Ohashi

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Yuko Shirai

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Kazuhisa Fujita

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Hitoshi Iwata

Director, Managing Executive Officer, CSO and General Manager of Business Strategy Div.

1991	Joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
1995	Left Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
1998	Joined the Company
2010	Representative Director of ANEST IWATA CAMPBELL K.K.
2017	General Manager, HR & General Administration Department, Business Administration Division
2019	President of ANEST IWATA Air Engineering, Inc.
2020	General Manager, Vacuum Equipment Department of the Company, President of ANEST IWATA Air Engineering, Inc.
2021	Corporate Officer of the Company
2022	Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Air Energy Division
2024	Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Business Administration Division
2025	Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Business Administration Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
2025	Director (current position)
2026	Managing Executive Officer, CSO and General Manager of Business Strategy Div. (current position)

Kenichi Osawa

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO and

General Manager of Development & Engineering Div.

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)
2025	Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Sales Division
2026	Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO and General Manager of Development & Engineering Div.(current position)

Eisuke Miyoshi

Representative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer(CEO)

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
2023	Director
2024	Managing Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer of Sales Division
2025	Representative Director President and Chief Executive Officer
2026	Representative Director President and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) (current position)

Takahiro Kanayama

Independent Director

1986	Joined Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2015	General Manager of Human Resources Department of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2017	Executive Officer, General Manager of Besshi-Niihama District Division of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2020	Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2021	Director, Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2023	Resigned as Director Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2024	Advisor of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (current position)
2025	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)
2026	Outside Director of UACJ Corporation (current position)

Katsumi Takeda

Director
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)

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
2022	Director (current position)
2024	Managing Executive Officer (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
2021	Independent Director of the Company
2022	Independent Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)
2025	Outside Director, Net Resource Management, Inc. (current position)

Yuko Shirai

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee

1986	Registered as an attorney-at-law (member of Tokyo Bar Association) (current position)
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
2016	Audit Commissioner, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
2021	Independent Director of the Company
2022	Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee), Seika Corporation
2024	Independent Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)

Kazuhisa Fujita

Independent Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee

1985	Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
1992	Worked for Clifford Chance (U.K.)
2010	General Manager, Legal Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation
2014	Chairman, Arbitration Committee, ICC Japan
2016	Senior Vice President, General Manager, Internal Audit Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation
2017	Director, The Institute of Internal Auditors-Japan
2022	Senior Advisor, Risk Management Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (current position)
2024	Adjunct Professor, Hosei University Law School (current position)
2025	Advisor, Kawakin Holdings Co., Ltd. (current position)
2026	Independent Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)

Managing Executive Officers

Masanori Daimaru

Chief Financial Officer(CFO), General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.

Corporate Officers

Gary Glass

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

Takuya Matsumoto

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

Hiroyuki Yanai

Production manager, Air Energy Division

Satoru Iwata

President & COO of ANEST IWATA Americas, Inc.
ANEST IWATA SPARMAX Co., Ltd. / Chairman

Ryosuke Kawano

Chief Operating Officer of Air Energy Division
Development Manager, Air Energy Division

Hiroyuki Hozumi

Chief Production Officer(CPO), General Manager of Production Strategy Div.
Development Manager, Air Energy Division

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