Board of Directors and Executives
Director
Chairperson and Senior Officer
- Apr. 1978
- Joined Meidensha
- Apr. 2008
- Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Corporate Policy Planning Group and the Corporate Policy Planning Division
- Apr. 2011
- Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Corporate Policy Planning Group and the Corporate Policy Planning Division
- Apr. 2012
- Senior Managing Executive Officer General Manager in charge of the Corporate Policy Planning Group
- June 2012
- Director (to present)
- Apr. 2015
- Representative Director and Executive Vice President
- June 2018
- Representative Director and President
- June 2022
- Representative Director & President & Executive Officer
- June 2023
- Representative Director
Chairperson and Senior Officer (to present)
Takeshi Miida has been involved in sales, managing overall sales, and corporate policy planning for many years, and has extensive experience and achievements, overseeing all aspects of management of Meiden Group and the Medium-term Management Plan 2024 since 2018, when he became Representative Director and President (Representative Director & President & Executive Officer since 2022).
Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to further enhance the corporate governance of the entire Meiden Group by leveraging the aforementioned experience and achievements, steering the direction of Meiden Group s management, and further revitalizing discussions of the Board of Directors.
President and Executive Officer
- Apr. 1987
- Joined Meidensha
- Apr. 2014
- General Manager in charge of the Corporate Policy Planning Group
- Apr. 2015
- Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Corporate Policy Planning Division
- Apr. 2018
- Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Accounting and Financing Group
- Apr. 2020
- Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Accounting and Financing Group
- Apr. 2022
- Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Accounting and Financing Group
- June 2023
- Representative Director
President and Executive Officer (to present)
Akio Inoue has been involved in the business group s planning management and corporate planning for many years, and has extensive experience and achievements, formulating and promoting the development of the previous Medium-term Management Plan, in addition to currently serving as Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of accounting and financing.
Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to promote Medium-term Management Plan 2024 and enhance the supervisory function of the Board of Directors through his involvement in management as an overseer of Medium-term Management Plan 2024, leveraging the aforementioned experience and achievements.
- Apr. 1985
- Joined Meidensha
- Apr. 2015
- Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Financing Division
- Apr. 2016
- Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Accounting and Financing Group
- Apr. 2018
- Managing Executive Officer
- Apr. 2020
- Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Internal Control Promotion Group
- Apr. 2021
- Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Internal Control Promotion Group and the HR and General Affairs Group
- June 2021
- Director (to present)
- Apr. 2022
- Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the HR Management Group (to present)
Masayuki Iwao is originally from the Accounting and Finance Business Unit, and he committed to enhancing the internal control and risk management systems under the previous Medium-term Management Plan. This fiscal year, he is in charge of overall human resources as well as overall corporate governance.
Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to promote Medium-term Management Plan 2024 and enhance the supervisory function of the Board of Directors through his involvement in management, leveraging the aforementioned experience and achievements.
- Apr. 1981
- Joined Meidensha
- Apr. 2015
- Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Plant Construction & Engineering Business Group
- Apr. 2017
- Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Production Engineering and Management Group
- Apr. 2018
- Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Production Engineering and Management Group
- June 2018
- Director
- Apr. 2020
- Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager in charge of the Plant Construction & Engineering Business Group
- Apr. 2021
- Senior Managing Executive Officer
- Apr. 2022
- Representative Director and Executive Vice President
- June 2022
- Representative Director
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
- Apr. 2024
- Director (to present)
Norio Takekawa committed to improving the production and quality control system under the previous Medium-term Management Plan. This fiscal year, he is in charge of managing promotion of DX and overall engineering and production.
Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to promote Medium-term Management Plan 2024 and enhance the supervisory function of the Board of Directors through his involvement in management, leveraging the aforementioned experience and achievements.
- June 2001
- Director of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- June 2003
- Executive Officer
- June 2004
- Managing Director
- June 2007
- Senior Managing Director in charge of the Electrical Cable, Materials, and Energy Business Headquarters and the Production Technology Headquarters
- June 2008
- Senior Managing Director in charge of the Electrical Cable, Materials, and Energy Business Headquarters
- May 2010
- Senior Managing Director
- June 2010
- Executive Vice President
- June 2013
- Outside Director of Meidensha (to present)
Hiroyuki Takenaka uses his extensive management experience spanning many years and broad knowledge to tirelessly work to enhance Meiden Group s corporate governance. At present, he is serving as head of the voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee, contributing to improved transparency of management.
Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to fill roles of offering guidance and advice on further enhancement of the supervisory function of the Board of Directors and appropriate risk-taking, by continuing to leverage the aforementioned experience and knowledge at meetings of the Board of Directors.
- Apr. 2008
- Executive Officer of Nippon Oil Corporation
- June 2012
- Senior Vice President of JX Holdings, Inc. (current ENEOS Holdings, Inc.)
- June 2014
- Outside Director of TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
- June 2015
- Director and Senior Vice President of JX Holdings, Inc.
Outside Director of INPEX CORPORATION
Outside Director of Maruwn Corporation
- Apr. 2020
- Director, Senior Vice President, and Chief Digital Officer of ENEOS Holdings, Inc.
- June 2020
- Director, Executive Vice President, and Chief Digital Officer of ENEOS Holdings, Inc.
Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Assistant to President of ENEOS Corporation
- June 2021
- Advisor of ENEOS Holdings, Inc.
- June 2022
- Outside Director of Meidensha (to present)
Mr. Hiroji Adachi has management experience spanning many years and broad knowledge, as well as a broad view and insight gained through initiatives for promotion of DX. Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to fill roles of offering guidance and advice on further enhancement of the supervisory function of the Board of Directors and appropriate risk-taking, by leveraging the aforementioned experience, knowledge, etc. at meetings of the Board of Directors.
- Apr. 2006
- Executive General Manager, Distribution/Service Solutions Operations Unit of Enterprise Solutions Business Unit, of NEC Corporation
- Apr. 2008
- Associate Senior Vice President
- Apr. 2010
- Senior Vice President
- June 2010
- Member of the Board
- Apr. 2016
- Senior Executive Vice President
- Apr. 2018
- Senior Officer
- June 2020
- Outside Director of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (to present)
Outside Director of Alfresa Holdings Corporation (to present)
- June 2023
- Outside Director of Meidensha (to present)
Manabu Kinoshita has management experience spanning many years and broad knowledge, as well as a broad view and insight gained through marketing and digital business transformation, etc. Meidensha requests his election because he can be expected to fill roles of offering guidance and advice on further enhancement of the supervisory function of the Board of Directors and appropriate DX and business transformation, by leveraging the aforementioned experience, knowledge, etc. at meetings of the Board of Directors.
- Apr. 1982
- Joined Meidensha
- Apr. 2014
- Executive officer in charge of the Water and Environment Division and Sales Division
- Apr. 2016
- Managing executive officer in charge of the Water and Environment Division
- Apr. 2017
- Managing executive officer
- Apr. 2020
- Managing executive officer in charge of the Sales Planning and Coordination Group
- Apr. 2021
- Senior trustee
- June 2021
- Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee member) (to present)
Michihiko Kato mainly has sales experience in the social infrastructure business. He has worked hard to enhance sales capabilities in his role overseeing all sales under the previous medium-term management plan. He not only has sales experience; he also has supervision experience in the Construction Business Unit. He possesses extensive experience and knowledge.
He has been selected as he is expected to further enhance audit and supervisory functions by showcasing the aforementioned extensive experience in Meidensha’s audits and at meetings of the Board of Directors.
- Apr. 1986
- Joined the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
- Oct. 1990
- Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
- Mar. 1994
- Registered as a certified public accountant
- July 2006
- Partner of Tohmatsu Audit Corporation
- July 2016
- Managing director of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Nov. 2018
- Representative director of Tohmatsu Challenged Co., Ltd.
- June 2019
- Deloitte Tohmatsu Group D&I committee advisor
- Oct. 2019
- Chair of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Audit and Discipline Investigation Committee
- June 2020
- Outside director of Lifenet Insurance Company
- June 2020
- Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of Meidensha (to present)
- July 2020
- Principal of Keiko Hayashi Accounting Office (to present)
- Feb. 2021
- Outside auditor of Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2021
- Supervising officer of Nippon Building Fund Inc. (to present)
- June 2021
- Outside director (Audit & Supervisory Committee member) of Lifenet Insurance Company (to present)
- Apr. 2023
- Professor, Graduate School of Accountancy, Waseda University (to present)
Keiko Hayashi has a high-level of expertise and extensive experience as an accountant spanning many years. She has gained wide-ranging views and knowledge through organizational diversity promotion initiatives. She has been selected as she is expected to further enhance audit and supervisory functions by reflecting the aforementioned expertise, experience, views, and knowledge in Meidensha’s audits and meetings of the Board of Directors.
- Apr. 2009
- Executive officer and general manager of the Chubu Headquarters of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2011
- Managing executive officer and general manager of the Tokyo Corporate Headquarters of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2014
- Senior managing executive officer and general manager in charge of the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Division of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2015
- Director, senior managing executive officer, and general manager in charge loss support of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2018
- Director and executive vice president of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Director and executive officer of MS & AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
- Apr. 2020
- Director of MS & AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
Representative director and president of Mitsui Sumitomo Agency Service Co., Ltd.
- June 2021
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board member of Mitsui Sumitomo Aioi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- June 2022
- Outside director (Audit & Supervisory Committee member) of Meidensha (to present)
Takashi Kuroda has extensive management experience and broad insight spanning many years, and has gained wide-ranging views and knowledge through marketing. He has been selected as he is expected to further enhance audit and supervisory functions by reflecting the aforementioned experience and knowledge in Meidensha’s audits and meetings of the Board of Directors.
- June 2009
- Executive officer and general manager of the integrated risk division of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)
- Apr. 2011
- Executive Managing Officer of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2015
- Senior managing executive officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
- Apr. 2017
- Director and president of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2018
- Director and chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2020
- Audit & Supervisory Board member of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Guarantee Co., Ltd.
- June 2022
- Outside director (Audit & Supervisory Committee member) of Meidensha (to present)
- Dec. 2022
- Outside director of Mynavi Corporation (to present)
Reason for Selection and Expected Role
Hideki Hiraki has extensive management experience and broad insight spanning many years, and has gained wide-ranging views and knowledge through CSR and ESG. He has been selected as he is expected to further enhance audit and supervisory functions by reflecting the aforementioned experience and knowledge in Meidensha’s audits and meetings of the Board of Directors.
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer
Executive Officer
Chairperson and Senior Officer | Takeshi Miida |
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President and Executive Officer | Akio Inoue |
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer | Masahiko Suzuki |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Masayuki Iwao Tatsuki Mochizuki Satoshi Momenya Koji Niikura |
Managing Executive Officer | Hiroshi Toke Hideki Miyazawa Akio Ikemori Katsuyuki Watanabe Hiroshi Takahata Hitoshi Miyake Munekazu Shiratori Shinichiro Kon |
Executive Officer | Noritaka Matsushita Hisahiro Murashima Takeo Suzuki Kuniteru Yamaoka Seiji Kato Katsumi Shimamura Takehisa Koganezawa Ko Yamamoto Masami Ogawa Hirokazu Fukudome Kunihiko Takayama Noriyoshi Suzuki Akira Hayashi Yuko Kojima |
See the Notice of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders posted in the website’s shareholder and investor information section for brief career histories of our officers and the posts they hold concurrently.
See the page below for information about the composition and meeting schedule of the Board of Directors, the Board member appointment process, executive compensation and related areas.