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Notice on New Management Structure and Introduction of Corporate Officer System
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will revise its Management structure, effective from April 1, 2020.
Toshiba Group has completed recovery of its financial base under the “Toshiba Next Plan” and is shifting its focus to a new growth phase and its transformation to become one of the world’s leading cyber-physical systems (CPS) technology companies.
Toshiba Group will execute the Toshiba Next Plan with a new Management structure that further clarifies responsibilities for business execution and the supervisory function, in order to ensure speedy decision-making and support future growth.
Currently the Chairman and CEO and the President and COO shares responsibilities about business execution. Mr. Nobuaki Kurumatani, currently Chairman and CEO, will become President and CEO and take on authority and responsibility for business execution and ensuring speedy decision-making. Mr. Satoshi Tsunakawa, currently President and COO, will become Chairman, and in that capacity responsible for promoting Toshiba Group’s external activities and presence. He will also monitor and supervise business execution as a Director.
In addition, the Company will introduce a Corporate Officer system (“Shikkouyakuin-seido”) that will provide key personnel who lead the development of Toshiba Group with responsibilities, authority and compensation commensurate with their achievements, and enhance their presence in external sales activities. Please note “Corporate Officer” (“Shikkouyakuin”) is different from “Executive Officer” (“Shikkouyaku”). “Executive Officer” is a legally defined post set out in the Companies Act of Japan and “Corporate Officer” shares management responsibilities under supervision of “Executive Officer.”
Executive Officers as of April 1, 2020
Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer
Nobuaki Kurumatani
Representative Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President
Masayasu Toyohara
Representative Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President
Masayoshi Hirata
Naoya Sakurai
Mamoru Hatazawa
Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President
Hironobu Nishikori
Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President
Hiroshi Fukuchi
Takayuki Konno
Hiroyuki Sato
Masaharu Kamo
Executive Officer, Corporate Vice President
Keiichi Yumita
Tsutomu Kamijo
Taro Shimada
Hideaki Ishii
New Executive Officer, as of April 1, 2020
Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President
Hiroyuki Sato
April 1984 |
Joined Toshiba Corporation |
Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President
Masaharu Kamo
April 1992 |
Joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. Japan |
Executive Officer, Corporate Vice President
Hideaki Ishii
April 1982 |
Joined Toshiba Corporation |
Executive Officers to be retired on March 31, 2020
Representative Executive Officer, President and COO
Satoshi Tsunakawa To become Chairman on April 1, 2020
Representative Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President
Shinichiro Akiba
Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President
Shiro Saito
Executive Officer, Corporate Vice President
Ayumi Wada To become Corporate Officer, Corporate Vice President
Corporate Officers as of April 1, 2020
Corporate Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President
Noriaki Hashimoto
Corporate Officer, Corporate Vice President
Hitoshi Otsuka
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Shun Egusa
Ayumi Wada