Introduction of Executives

Directors

Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
徐 湛(Xu Zhan)
Career history 
  • Aug 2007
    Manager, Business Management and Administration Department, Hisense KELON (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Company
  • Jun 2012
    General Manager, Shunde Factory, Hisense KELON (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Company
  • Aug 2015
    Assistant General Manager, Hisense (Shandong) Air Conditioning Company; Deputy Manager, Purchasing Management Department, Hisense Group Company
  • Jan 2016
    Deputy General Manager, Hisense (Shandong) Air Conditioning Company; General Manager, Manufacturing Center; Deputy Manager, Purchasing Management Department, Hisense Group Company
  • May 2018
    Deputy General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Telecommunications Company; Manager, Purchasing Management Department, Hisense Group Company
  • Oct 2018
    General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Telecommunications Company; Vice President, Hisense Electronics Information Group; Deputy Manager, Management Promotion Department, Hisense Group Company
  • Oct 2021
    Vice President, Hisense Refrigerator Company; General Manager, Manufacturing Center
  • Nov 2022
    Executive Vice President (SCM & Quality and Japan Business Operations), Sanden
  • Aug 2025
    Director & CEO, Sanden
  • Oct 2025
    Representative Director & CEO, Sanden (present), Chairperson of Executive Nomination and Compensation Committee, Sanden (present)
Directors
于 芝涛(Yu Zhitao)
Career history 
  • Jul 1998
    Engineer, Research Center, Qingdao Hisense Communication Co., Ltd.
  • May 2005
    Vice General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Mobile Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Apr 2008
    Assistant General Manager, Vice General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Media Network Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Jan 2014
    Assistant General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Electric Co., Ltd. (now renamed as Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., “Hisense Visual”)
  • Apr 2015
    Executive Vice General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Communication Co., Ltd.
  • Apr 2016
    Vice General Manager, Hisense Visual and General Manager, Qingdao Hisense Media Network Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Mar 2017
    General Manager, Juhaokan Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Jan 2019
    General Manager, Hisense Visual, General Manager, Juhaokan Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Feb 2023
    Executive Vice President, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Chairman, Hisense Visual (present)
  • Mar 2023
    Director, Sanden (present)
  • Jul 2023
    President, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Oct 2024
    Chief Executive Officer, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
Directors
張 賀(Zhang He)
Career history 
  • Aug 2008
    Lead Evaluator, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Apr 2017
    General Manager, Finished Goods Quality Department, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Aug 2020
    General Manager, Manufacturing Center, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Jan 2021
    Vice President, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Qingdao Hisense Hitachi Air-conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Nov 2023
    Chief Information Officer (CIO), General Manager, Smart Manufacturing Promotion Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Jan 2025
    Chief Information Officer (CIO), President of Manufacturing Center, General Manager of Digital Quality Center, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Sep 2025
    Chief Information Officer (CIO), General Manager of Digital Quality Center, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
Director
孫 佳慧(Sun Jiahui)
Career history 
  • Feb 2012
    Assistant Accountant, TMF GROUP
  • Oct 2012
    Auditor, Tianzhi International Accounting Firm
  • Sep 2014
    Auditor, Audit Department, Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
  • Aug 2017
    Business Analysis Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
  • July 2018
    Business Analysis Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Electronic Information Group
  • Jan 2019
    Deputy General Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Jun 2020
    General Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department and Business Management Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Jan 2021
    Deputy General Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Jun 2021
    Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden* Scheduled to resign on March 30, 2026
  • Nov 2024
    Financial Administration Manager, Management and Finance Administration Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • May 2025
    Chief Financial Officer (CFO), General Manager of Finance Center, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
Director and Executive Vice President
小林 英幸(Hideyuki Kobayashi)
Career history 
  • Apr 1991
    Joined Sanden
  • Sep 2012
    Plant Manager, Compressor Business Plant
  • June 2013
    Deputy Division General Manager, Compressor Division
  • Apr 2015
    General Manager, Product Strategy Department, Business Division, Sanden Automotive Components Corporation
  • Jan 2016
    General Manager, Business Strategy Department, Corporate Planning Office
  • June 2017
    Corporate Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
  • June 2019
    Director & Executive Corporate Officer, Division General Manager of Management Strategy Division in charge of Business Development
  • Apr 2020
    Director & Executive Corporate Officer in charge of Corporate Strategy and Corporate Communications/SDGs, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office
  • Jun 2021
    Director & Executive Vice President (present)
  • Nov 2021
    In charge of Administration/Legal Affairs/Strategic Management/Business Innovation, Sanden
  • Mar 2022
    Member of Special Committee, Sanden
  • Nov 2022
    In charge of Administration/Legal Affairs/Internal Corporate Communications, and General Manager of Business in Australia and Asia, Sanden
  • Mar 2025
    In charge of Administration/Legal Affairs/Safety and Health/Environmental Management/Internal Corporate Communications, and General Manager of Business in Australia and Asia, Sanden (present)
Director (Outside)
巨 東英(Ju Dongying)
Career history 
  • Apr 1992
    Specific Researcher, Kyoto University
  • Nov 1992
    Lecturer, Saitama Institute of Technology
  • Dec 1996
    Associate Professor, Saitama Institute of Technology
  • Apr 2002
    Professor, Saitama Institute of Technology
  • Apr 2011
    Vice President, Saitama Institute of Technology
  • Apr 2014
    Senior Researcher of High-tech Research center, Saitama Institute of Technology
  • June 2017
    Representative Director, Japan China Science, Technology and Culture Center (present)
  • Apr 2020
    Foreign member, The Engineering Academy of Japan (present)
  • June 2021
    Outside Director, (present), Member of Executive Nomination and Compensation Committee, Sanden (present)
  • Mar 2022
    Chairperson of Special Committee, Sanden (present)
Director (Outside)
田 長青(Tian Changqing)
Career history 
  • May 1990
    Associate Professor, Heating and Air Conditioning Engineering Laboratory, Zhengzhou Institute of Textile Technology
  • May 1999
    Completed a Doctoral Program in Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Engineering at Tsinghua University.
  • Aug 2003
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering at Tsinghua University
  • July 2005
    Associate Researcher, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Feb 2007
    Researcher, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (present)
Director (Outside)
李 明(Li Ming)
Career history 
  • Dec 2006
    Lecturer, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
  • Sep 2009
    Associate Professor, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
  • Aug 2010
    Visiting Researcher, University of Colorado
  • Dec 2010
    Laboratory Director, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
  • Sep 2012
    Department CPC Secretary and Deputy Dean, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
  • Aug 2013
    Jiangsu 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)
  • Sep 2018
    Department Head, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University
  • Oct 2018
    Entrepreneurship and Innovation Talent at Jiangsu Chaoli Electric Manufacture Co., Ltd.
  • Sep 2020
    Professor, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University (present)
  • June 2023
    Independent Director, Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Jan 2025
    Vice President, College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University (in charge of graduate school education, academic program development, and faculty recruitment) (present)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
金子 昭一(Shoichi Kaneko)
Career history 
  • Apr 1988
    Joined Sanden Corporation
  • Sep 2003
    General Manager, Sanden System Engineering Corporation
  • Mar 2004
    Manager, IT Division, Sanden Corporation
  • Apr 2008
    Deputy General Manager, Sanden International (Europe) Ltd.
  • Dec 2013
    General Manager, Corporate Management and Audit Department, Management Support Division, Sanden Corporation
  • Jun 2019
    General Manager, Audit Department, Corporate Management Division, Sanden Corporation
  • Jun 2021
    Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
李 佳(Li Jia)
Career history 
  • July 2010
    In charge of Finance, Marketing Company, Hisense Kelon (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.
  • Jun 2015
    In charge of Financial Management, Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited
  • Jun 2016
    In charge of Financial Management, Hisense Group Co., Ltd.
  • Feb. 2018
    Deputy Manager, Financial Management Division, Guangdong Hisense Refrigerator Marketing Co., Ltd.
  • July 2019
    General Manager, Finance Department, China Region Marketing Division, General Manager, Finance Department
  • Mar. 2021
    General Manager, Finance Department, Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Oct. 2022
    Deputy General Manager, Finance Department, Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 2024
    Deputy General Manager, Internal Control Management Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (in charge of operation)
  • Nov. 2024
    General Manager, Audit Department, Hisense Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
井村 正彦(Masahiko Imura)
Career history 
  • Apr 1980
    Joined Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Apr 2000
    General Manager, Business Corporation Department IV, Daiwa Securities SMBC
  • Apr 2001
    Mito Branch Manager, Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
  • Aug 2004
    General Manager, Nagoya Corporate Department I, Daiwa Securities SMBC
  • Apr 2007
    Deputy Branch Manager and General Manager of Corporate Department I, Nagoya Branch, Daiwa Securities SMBC
  • Apr 2008
    General Manager, Corporate Management Department, Daiwa Securities SMBC
  • Apr 2009
    Director, Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd.
  • Apr 2010
    Managing Director, Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd.
  • Apr 2014
    Managing Director, Daiwa Office Services Co., Ltd
  • Apr 2017
    Executive Board Member, Hikari Business Form Inc.
  • Jun 2021
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
  • Jul 2023
    Special Committee Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
遠山 高英(Takahide Toyama)
Career history 
  • Apr 1996
    Joined The Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd.
  • Apr 1997
    Joined NIWS Co. HQ Ltd.
  • Jun 2007
    Joined SBI Holdings, Inc.
  • Jan 2008
    Joined BMW Japan Finance Corp.
  • Mar 2009
    Transferred to BMW Japan Corp.
  • May 2018
    Representative, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Accounting Office (present)
  • Feb 2019
    Advisor, Knowledge Creation Technology Co., Ltd. (present)
  • Jul 2019
    Registered as Certified Public Accountant
  • Jun 2020
    Koto-ku Comprehensive External Auditor
  • Feb 2022
    Part-time staff of SKIP Audit Corporation
  • Jun 2023
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
  • Jul 2023
    Special Committee Member, Sanden Corporation (present)
  • Dec 2024
    Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Atamagile Co., Ltd. (present)

Corporate Officer

Executive Vice President
王 志剛(Wang Zhigang)
Executive Vice President
徐 文文(Xu Wenwen)
Corporate Officer
劉 宏挙(Liu Hongju)
Corporate Officer
李 溯江(Li Sujiang)
Corporate Officer
Maria Wünsch Guaraldi(Maria Wünsch Guaraldi)
Corporate Officer
張 寧(Zhang Ning)
*Yoshihiro Tachikawa stepped down from his position as Executive Officer effective May 20, 2026.
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