About Fuji Electric
Biography
Director
| Representative Director Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer Michihiro Kitazawa |
Born on Feb. 10, 1952 | |
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| Apr. 1974 | Joined the Company | |
| Apr. 1998 | President and Director, U.S. FUJI ELECTRIC INC. | |
| Jun. 2001 | President and Representative Director, Fuji Electric Imaging Device Co., Ltd. | |
| Oct. 2003 | Director, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2004 | Managing Director, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2006 | Senior Managing Director, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2008 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Jun. 2008 | Executive Vice President and Representative Director, of the Company | |
| Apr. 2010 | President and Representative Director, of the Company | |
| Apr. 2011 | President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company | |
| Apr. 2022 | Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer（up to the present) | |
| Representative Director Director and President Chief Operating Officer Shiro Kondo |
Born on Oct. 4, 1960 | |
| Apr. 1984 | Joined the Company | |
| Apr. 2005 | General Manager, Information and Communications Controls Department, Fuji Electric Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2007 | General Manager, Information and Communications Controls Development Center, Fuji Electric Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Jul. 2007 | Director, Fuji Electric Advanced Technology Co.,Ltd. | |
| Jul. 2008 | General Manager, Technology Strategy Office,Technology and Business Strategy Headquarters of the Company | |
| Sep. 2010 | Deputy General Manager (Director), Fuji Electric Holdings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2012 | General Manager (Chairman), Fuji Electric (China) Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager, Instrumentation and Control Systems Division, Industrial Infrastructure Business Group of the Company | |
| Jul. 2014 | General Manager, Industrial Plant Division, Industrial Infrastructure Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2015 | General Manager, Industrial and Instrumentation Equipment Division, Industrial Infrastructure Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2016 | Deputy Corporate General Manager, Corporate R& Headquarters of the Company | |
| Apr. 2017 | Executive Officer of the Company Corporate General Manager, Corporate R&D Headquarters of the Company |
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| Apr. 2020 | Managing Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Jun. 2021 | Director of the Company | |
| Apr. 2022 | Representative Director, Director and President, Chief Operating Officer, President Executive Officer of the Company (up to the present) |
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| Outside Director Toshihito Tamba |
Born on Mar. 13, 1950 | |
| Apr. 1972 | Joined Itochu Corporation | |
| Jun. 2001 | Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Forest Products & General Merchandise Division, Itochu Corporation | |
| Jun. 2003 | Managing Representative Director, President, Chemicals, Forest Products & General Merchandise Company, Itochu Corporation | |
| Apr. 2005 | Senior Managing Representative Director, Chief Corporate Planning Officer, Itochu Corporation | |
| Apr. 2008 | Representative Executive Vice President, Executive Advisory Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Overseas Operations, Itochu Corporation | |
| Apr. 2010 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Advisory Officer, Itochu Corporation | |
| Jun. 2011 | Advisor, Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (now Tokyo Century Corporation) | |
| Jun. 2011 | Chairman & Co-CEO, Representative Director, Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation | |
| Jun. 2016 | Outside Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Apr. 2020 | Director，Tokyo Century Corporation | |
| Jun. 2022 | Exective Adviser, Tokyo Century Corporation | |
| Outside Director Yukari Tominaga |
Born on Apr. 19, 1958 | |
| Apr. 1981 | Joined Hitachi Computer, Consultant Ltd. (now Hitachi Solutions, Ltd) | |
| Oct. 2010 | General Manager, Application Systems Department, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Department No. 1, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2011 | Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Retail Solutions Business Division, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2012 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Retail Solutions Business Division, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Financial Systems Business Division, Financial Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Officer, Financial Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2015 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Officer, Social Innovation Promotion Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. Deputy Chief Officer, Sales Operations of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. |
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| Oct. 2015 | Vice President and Executive Officer, In charge of Social Innovation System Business of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Oct. 2016 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Officer, Quality Assurance Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2019 | Assistant to the President, Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2020 | Fellow of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2020 | External Director, MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (up to the present) | |
| Jun. 2021 | Outside Director, Yashima & Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2021 | Senior Advisor, SB Technology Corp. | |
| Jun. 2022 | Outside Director, SB Technology Corp. Outside Director of the Company (up to the present) |
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| Outside Director Yukihiro Tachifuji |
Born on Oct. 12, 1960 | |
| Apr. 1985 | Joined Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited | |
| Apr. 1999 | Manager, New Products Development Section of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Bielefeld GmbH | |
| Jun. 2013 | Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited Head, Takasago Mill of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited Deputy General Manager, Paper Division of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited Deputy General Manager, Imaging Division of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited Deputy General Manager, Speciality Materials Division of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited |
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| Jan. 2016 | Senior Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited | |
| Jan. 2018 | Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited | |
| Jun. 2019 | President & CEO, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited | |
| Apr. 2022 | Director and Advisor, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited | |
| Jun. 2022 | Advisor, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited | |
| Jun. 2023 | Outside Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Mar. 2025 | Outside Director, artience Co., Ltd (up to the present) | |
| Outside Director Tomonari Yashiro |
Born on Jul. 2, 1957 | |
| Apr. 1985 | Researcher, Building Research Institute, Ministry of Construction | |
| Apr. 1991 | Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Musashi Institute of Technology | |
| Oct. 1994 | Visiting Research Fellow, University of Reading(UK) | |
| Apr. 1998 | Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo | |
| Oct. 1999 | Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo | |
| Apr. 2001 | Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo | |
| Apr. 2009 | Director General, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo | |
| Apr. 2013 | Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo | |
| Dec. 2018 | Chairman, Design-Led X Pedagogical Research Initiative, The University of Tokyo | |
| Mar. 2023 | Retired The University of Tokyo | |
| Apr. 2023 | Professor, Kochi University of Technology Specially-appointed Professor, Tokyo City University |
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| Jun. 2023 | Outside Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Jun. 2024 | President of Tokyo City University (up to the present) | |
| Director Junichi Arai |
Born on Oct. 12, 1957 | |
| Apr. 1982 | Joined the Company | |
| Jul. 1989 | Seconded to U.S. FUJI ELECTRIC INC. | |
| Feb. 2002 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Business Division, Electronics Company Business Group of the Company | |
| Oct. 2003 | Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Management Planning Headquarters, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2007 | Deputy General Manager, Business Planning Division, Semiconductor Business Group, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2008 | General Manager, Business Planning Division, Semiconductor Business Group, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Jul. 2008 | General Manager, Business Strategy Office, Technology and Business Strategy Group in charge of Business Planning of the Company | |
| Jun. 2009 | Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Jul. 2009 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Office of the Company | |
| Apr. 2010 | Assistant to President, METAWATER Co., Ltd. | |
| Jul. 2010 | Director, METAWATER Co., Ltd. General Manager, Administration Division, METAWATER Co., Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2012 | Operating Officer of the Company General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Corporate Management Planning Headquarters of the Company |
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| Apr. 2013 | Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Apr. 2016 | Managing Executive Officer of the Company Corporate General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Headquarters of the Company |
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| Jun. 2016 | Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Apr. 2020 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Director Toru Hosen |
Born on Jun. 25, 1960 | |
| Apr. 1983 | Joined the Company | |
| Oct. 2003 | Deputy General Manager, Matsumoto Office, Fuji Hitachi Power Semiconductor Co., Ltd. | |
| Feb. 2006 | General Manager, Product Technology Center, Information and Power Supply Business Division, Semiconductor Devices Headquarters, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Sep. 2007 | Deputy General Manager, Information and Power Supply Business Division, Semiconductor Devices Headquarters, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2008 | Senior Manager, Product Planning Department, Sales Coordination Division, Semiconductor Development and Sales Headquarters, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Jul. 2008 | Senior Manager, Discrete and IC Department, Semiconductors Business Coordination Division, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Jan. 2009 | Deputy General Manager, Business Strategy Coordination Division, Semiconductor Devices Headquarters, Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| Oct. 2009 | Deputy General Manager, Semiconductor Coordination Division, Semiconductor Devices Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager, Power Semiconductor Business Division, Electronic Devices Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager, Business Coordination Division, Electronic Devices Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2017 | Executive Officer of the Company Deputy Corporate General Manager, Electronic Devices Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2018 | Corporate General Manager, Electronic Devices Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2019 | Managing Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Apr. 2021 | Corporate General Manager, Semiconductors Business Group of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Apr. 2022 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Jun. 2022 | Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Director Hiroshi Tetsutani |
Born on Nov. 18, 1963 | |
| Apr. 1986 | Joined the Company | |
| Jul. 2008 | Senior Manager, Drive Equipment Technology Department, Drive Coordination Division, Drive Business Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2009 | General Manager, Complex Product Solution Coordination Division, Drive Business Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. Apr. 2010 General Manager, Conveyance System Coordination Division, Transportation Solution Business Division, Environment Solution Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager, Drive Planning Coordination Division, Drive Business Division, Power Electronics Business Group | |
| Oct. 2013 | General Manager, Drive Business Division, Power Electronics Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2017 | Deputy Corporate General Manager, Power Electronics Systems Business Group of the Company General Manager, Factory Automation Business Division, Power Electronics Systems Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer of the Company Corporate General Manager, Power Electronics System Industry Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Sep. 2021 | Corporate General Manager, Power Electronics Industry Business Group of the Company | |
| Jun. 2022 | Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Oct. 2023 | Corporate General Manager, Industry Business Group (up to the present) | |
| Director Masashi Kawano |
Born on Sep. 14, 1961 | |
| Apr. 1986 | Joined the Company | |
| Apr. 2009 | Senior Manager, Development Department I, Power Electronics Development Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2010 | General Manager, Power Electronics Technology Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. Senior Manager, Development Department I, Power Electronics Technology Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2011 | General Manager, Power Electronics Technology Development Center, Product Technology Laboratory, Corporate R&D Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager, Kobe Factory, Production Division, Power Electronics Business Group of the Company | |
| Jul. 2015 | General Manager, Power Supply Division, Power Electronics Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2017 | Deputy Corporate General Manager, Production & Procurement Group of the Company General Manager, Monotsukuri Strategy Center, Production & Procurement Group of the Company |
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| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer of the Company Corporate General Manager, Production & Procurement Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2020 | Corporate General Manager, Power Electronics System Energy Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Sep. 2021 | Corporate General Manager, Power Electronics Energy Business Group of the Company | |
| Oct. 2023 | Corporate General Manager, Energy Business Group of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Jun. 2024 | Director of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Apr. 2025 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company (up to the present) | |
Auditors
| Standing Auditor Junichi Matsumoto |
Born on Mar. 26, 1960 | |
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| Apr. 1982 | Joined the Company | |
| Apr. 2002 | General Manager, Corporate Finance Department, Corporate & Group Finance Office of the Company | |
| Jul. 2009 | Executive Officer of the Company General Manager, Corporate Finance Office of the Company |
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| Jun. 2010 | Director of the Company | |
| Apr. 2011 | Executive Officer of the Company | |
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager, Corporate Finance Office, Corporate Management Planning Headquarters of the Company | |
| Jun. 2012 | Retired from office of Director of the Company | |
| Jun. 2013 | Director of the Company | |
| Jun. 2017 | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Standing Auditor Jun Ohashi |
Born on Aug. 14, 1961 | |
| Apr. 1985 | Joined the Company | |
| Apr. 2005 | Senior Manager, General Affairs Department, Saitama Factory, Manufacturing Headquarters, Fuji Electric Retail Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Jul. 2007 | Senior Manager, Accounting Department, Corporate Administration Division, FFC Limited | |
| Jun. 2008 | Finance & Accounting Department, Corporate Management Planning Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2010 | Senior Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters, Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2011 | Senior Manager, Administration Dept., Corporate Planning Office of the Company | |
| Apr. 2012 | Senior Manager, Planning Dept., Corporate Planning Office, Corporate Management Planning Headquarters of the Company | |
| Apr. 2013 | Senior Manager, Business Planning Department, Industrial Infrastructure Business Group of the Company | |
| Apr. 2017 | General Manager, Internal Audit Office of the Company | |
| Apr. 2024 | Senior Chief Expert of General Manager, Internal Audit Office of the Company | |
| Jun. 2024 | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Outside Auditor Hirohiko Takaoka |
Born on Aug. 10, 1952 | |
| Apr. 1976 | Joined The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2008 | Corporate Officer, General Manager of Sports Business Div., The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2011 | Managing Corporate Officer, in charge of Sports Business Div., The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President, Acty Corporation |
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| Apr. 2012 | President, Chairman of the Board, Yokohama Tire Japan CO., LTD. | |
| Mar. 2015 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Retired in March 2019) | |
| Aug. 2020 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Outside Auditor Yuko Katsuta |
Born on Feb. 18, 1966 | |
| Apr. 1997 | Registered as an attorney-at-law (Tokyo Bar Association) | |
| Apr. 1997 | Associate, Araki Law Office | |
| Feb. 1999 | Suzuye Patent Law Offices (currently SUZUYE & SUZUYE) | |
| Feb. 2002 | Partner, SUZUYE & SUZUYE | |
| Jan. 2004 | Counsel, Legal & Intellectual Property Department, IBM Japan, Ltd. | |
| Jan. 2013 | Chief Privacy Officer, IBM Japan, Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2016 | Partner, Natori Law Office (currently ITN Partners) (up to the present) | |
| Aug. 2020 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (up to the present) | |
| Outside Auditor Noriyuki Uematsu |
Born on Jun. 24, 1960 | |
| Mar. 1985 | Joined Tohmatsu, Awoki & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) | |
| Oct. 1988 | Registered as a certified public accountant | |
| Jun. 1997 | Joined Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd. (now ABeam Consulting Ltd.) | |
| Jun. 1999 | Partner in charge of Manufacturing Group and Kyushu Division, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd. | |
| Aug. 2003 | Joined DENTSU INC. | |
| Jul. 2008 | Managing Director, Uematsu & Co. (up to the present) | |
| Jul. 2011 | Representative Director, SU Consultant Co. Ltd. (up to the present) | |
| Jan. 2015 | Outside Corporate Auditor, Kamakura Shinsho, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2016 | Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Kamakura Shinsho, Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2016 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Astellas Pharma Inc. | |
| Jun. 2018 | Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Astellas Pharma Inc. | |
| Mar. 2022 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Cybozu, Inc. (up to the present) | |
| Jun. 2024 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (up to the present) | |
