Introduction of Executives
Directors
- Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
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徐 湛(Xu Zhan)Career history
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Aug 2007Manager, Business Management and Administration Department, Hisense KELON (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Company
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Jun 2012General Manager, Shunde Factory, Hisense KELON (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Company
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Aug 2015Assistant General Manager, Hisense (Shandong) Air Conditioning Company; Deputy Manager, Purchasing Management Department, Hisense Group Company
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Jan 2016Deputy General Manager, Hisense (Shandong) Air Conditioning Company; General Manager, Manufacturing Center; Deputy Manager, Purchasing Management Department, Hisense Group Company
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May 2018Deputy General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Telecommunications Company; Manager, Purchasing Management Department, Hisense Group Company
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Oct 2018General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Telecommunications Company; Vice President, Hisense Electronics Information Group; Deputy Manager, Management Promotion Department, Hisense Group Company
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Oct 2021Vice President, Hisense Refrigerator Company; General Manager, Manufacturing Center
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Nov 2022Executive Vice President (SCM & Quality and Japan Business Operations), Sanden
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Aug 2025Director & CEO, Sanden
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Oct 2025Representative Director & CEO, Sanden (present), Chairperson of Executive Nomination and Compensation Committee, Sanden (present)
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- Directors
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于 芝涛(Yu Zhitao)Career history
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Jul 1998Engineer, Research Center, Qingdao Hisense Communication Co., Ltd.
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May 2005Vice General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Mobile Technology Co., Ltd.
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Apr 2008Assistant General Manager, Vice General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Media Network Technology Co., Ltd.
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Jan 2014Assistant General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Electric Co., Ltd. (now renamed as Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., “Hisense Visual”)
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Apr 2015Executive Vice General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Communication Co., Ltd.
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Apr 2016Vice General Manager, Hisense Visual and General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Media Network Technology Co., Ltd.
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Mar 2017General Manager, Juhaokan Technology Co., Ltd.
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Jan 2019General Manager, Hisense Visual, General Manager, Juhaokan Technology Co., Ltd.
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Feb 2023Executive Vice President, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Chairman, Hisense Visual (present)
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Mar 2023Director, Sanden (present)
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Jul 2023President, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Oct 2024Chief Executive Officer, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
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- Directors
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張 賀(Zhang He)Career history
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Aug 2008Lead Evaluator, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
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Apr 2017General Manager, Finished Goods Quality Department, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
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Aug 2020General Manager, Manufacturing Center, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
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Jan 2021Vice President, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
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Nov 2023Chief Information Officer (CIO), General Manager, Smart Manufacturing Promotion Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Jan 2025Chief Information Officer (CIO), President of Manufacturing Center, General Manager of Digital Quality Center, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Sep 2025Chief Information Officer (CIO), General Manager of Digital Quality Center, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
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- Director
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孫 佳慧(Sun Jiahui)Career history
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Feb 2012Assistant Accountant, TMF GROUP
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Oct 2012Auditor, Tianzhi International Accounting Firm
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Sep 2014Auditor, Audit Department, Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
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Aug 2017Business Analysis Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
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July 2018Business Analysis Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Electronic Information Group
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Jan 2019Deputy General Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
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Jun 2020General Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department and Business Management Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Jan 2021Deputy General Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Jun 2021Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden* Scheduled to resign on March 30, 2026
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Nov 2024Financial Administration Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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May 2025Chief Financial Officer (CFO), General Manager of Finance Center, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
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- Director and Executive Vice President
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小林 英幸(Hideyuki Kobayashi)Career history
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Apr 1991Joined Sanden
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Sep 2012Plant Manager, Compressor Business Plant
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June 2013Deputy Division General Manager, Compressor Division
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Apr 2015General Manager, Product Strategy Department, Business Division, Sanden Automotive Components Corporation
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Jan 2016General Manager, Business Strategy Department, Corporate Planning Office
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June 2017Corporate Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
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June 2019Director & Executive Corporate Officer, Division General Manager of Management Strategy Division in charge of Business Development
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Apr 2020Director & Executive Corporate Officer in charge of Corporate Strategy and Corporate Communications/SDGs, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office
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Jun 2021Director & Executive Vice President (present)
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Nov 2021In charge of Administration/Legal Affairs/Strategic Management/Business Innovation, Sanden
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Mar 2022Member of Special Committee, Sanden
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Nov 2022In charge of Administration/Legal Affairs/Internal Corporate Communications, and General Manager of Business in Australia and Asia, Sanden
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Mar 2025In charge of Administration/Legal Affairs/Safety and Health/Environmental Management/Internal Corporate Communications, and General Manager of Business in Australia and Asia, Sanden (present)
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- Director (Outside)
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巨 東英(Ju Dongying)Career history
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Apr 1992Specific Researcher, Kyoto University
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Nov 1992Lecturer, Saitama Institute of Technology
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Dec 1996Associate Professor, Saitama Institute of Technology
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Apr 2002Professor, Saitama Institute of Technology
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Apr 2011Vice President, Saitama Institute of Technology
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Apr 2014Senior Researcher of High-tech Research center, Saitama Institute of Technology
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June 2017Representative Director, Japan China Science, Technology and Culture Center (present)
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Apr 2020Foreign member, The Engineering Academy of Japan (present)
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June 2021Outside Director, (present), Member of Executive Nomination and Compensation Committee, Sanden (present)
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Mar 2022Chairperson of Special Committee, Sanden (present)
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- Director (Outside)
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田 長青(Tian Changqing)Career history
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May 1990Associate Professor, Heating and Air Conditioning Engineering Laboratory, Zhengzhou Institute of Textile Technology
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May 1999Completed a Doctoral Program in Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Engineering at Tsinghua University.
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Aug 2003Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering at Tsinghua University
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July 2005Associate Researcher, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Feb 2007Researcher, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (present)
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- Director (Outside)
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李 明(Li Ming)Career history
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Dec 2006Lecturer, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
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Sep 2009Associate Professor, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
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Aug 2010Visiting Researcher, University of Colorado
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Dec 2010Laboratory Director, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
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Sep 2012Department CPC Secretary and Deputy Dean, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
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Aug 2013Jiangsu Provincial Delegation of Township Leaders for Science and Technology, Deputy Head of Jiepai Town, Danyang City (seconded), Deputy Director of Yunyang Subdistrict (seconded), Head of the Human Resources Office, Xinbei District, Changzhou (seconded)
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Sep 2018Department Head, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
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Oct 2018Entrepreneurship and Innovation Talent at Jiangsu Chaoli Electric Manufacture Co., Ltd.
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Sep 2020Professor, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University (present)
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June 2023Independent Director, Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
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Jan 2025Vice President, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University (in charge of graduate school education, academic program development, and faculty recruitment) (present)
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Audit & Supervisory Board Members
- Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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金子 昭一(Shoichi Kaneko)Career history
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Apr 1988Joined Sanden Corporation
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Sep 2003General Manager, Sanden System Engineering Corporation
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Mar 2004Manager, IT Division, Sanden Corporation
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Apr 2008Deputy General Manager, Sanden International (Europe) Ltd.
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Dec 2013General Manager, Corporate Management and Audit Department, Management Support Division, Sanden Corporation
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Jun 2019General Manager, Audit Department, Corporate Management Division, Sanden Corporation
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Jun 2021Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
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- Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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李 佳(Li Jia)Career history
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July 2010In charge of Finance, Marketing Company, Hisense Kelon (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.
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Jun 2015In charge of Financial Management, Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited
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Jun 2016In charge of Financial Management, Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
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Feb. 2018Deputy Manager, Financial Management Division, Guangdong Hisense Refrigerator Marketing Co., Ltd.
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July 2019General Manager, Finance Department, China Region Marketing Division, General Manager, Finance Department
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Mar. 2021General Manager, Finance Department, Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
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Oct. 2022Deputy General Manager, Finance Department, Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.
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Apr. 2024Deputy General Manager, Internal Control Management Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (in charge of operation)
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Nov. 2024General Manager, Audit Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
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- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
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井村 正彦(Masahiko Imura)Career history
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Apr 1980Joined Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.
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Apr 2000General Manager, Business Corporation Department IV, Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Apr 2001Mito Branch Manager, Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
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Aug 2004General Manager, Nagoya Corporate Department I, Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Apr 2007Deputy Branch Manager and General Manager of Corporate Department I, Nagoya Branch, Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Apr 2008General Manager, Corporate Management Department, Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Apr 2009Director, Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd.
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Apr 2010Managing Director, Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd.
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Apr 2014Managing Director, Daiwa Office Services Co., Ltd
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Apr 2017Executive Board Member, Hikari Business Form Inc.
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Jun 2021Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
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Jul 2023Special Committee Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
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- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
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遠山 高英(Takahide Toyama)Career history
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Apr 1996Joined The Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd.
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Apr 1997Joined NIWS Co. HQ Ltd.
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Jun 2007Joined SBI Holdings, Inc.
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Jan 2008Joined BMW Japan Finance Corp.
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Mar 2009Transferred to BMW Japan Corp.
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May 2018Representative, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Accounting Office (present)
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Feb 2019Advisor, Knowledge Creation Technology Co., Ltd. (present)
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Jul 2019Registered as Certified Public Accountant
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Jun 2020Koto-ku Comprehensive External Auditor
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Feb 2022Part-time staff of SKIP Audit Corporation
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Jun 2023Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
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Jul 2023Special Committee Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
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Dec 2024Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Atamagile Co., Ltd. (present)
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Corporate Officer
- Executive Vice President
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王 志剛(Wang Zhigang)
- Executive Vice President
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徐 文文(Xu Wenwen)
- Corporate Officer
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劉 宏挙(Liu Hongju)
- Corporate Officer
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李 溯江(Li Sujiang)
- Corporate Officer
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Maria Wünsch Guaraldi(Maria Wünsch Guaraldi)
- Corporate Officer
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張 寧(Zhang Ning)
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*Yoshihiro Tachikawa stepped down from his position as Executive Officer effective May 20, 2026.
