News Release
March 13, 2024
Akebono Brake Personnel Changes
TOKYO - Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced the following personnel changes to take effect on April 1, 2024.
Personnel changes at the level of General Manager and above are as follows:
Personnel changes at the level of Executive Officer effective April 1, 2024
Name | New responsibilities | Former responsibilities | Continuing responsibilities |
Masaaki Ando | COO*¹ | CMO | Member of the Board |
Head of the Automotive Sales Division | Executive Officer | ||
In charge, Aftermarket Division | Chairman, Akebono Corporation (Guangzhou) | ||
In charge, Infrastructure & Mobility Systems (AIMS) Division | Chairman, Akebono Corporation (Suzhou) | ||
Responsible for China Operations | |||
Keiichi Oka | CRO*² | CPO | Executive Officer |
Responsible for North American Operations | Head of the Manufacturing Division | In charge, North American Restructuring | |
President & CEO, Akebono Brake Corporation | Head of the Purchasing Division | ||
Chairman, Akebono Brake Mexico S.A. de C.V. | |||
Seiji Nishimura | CTO | Executive Officer | |
Head of the Research & Development Division | CQO | ||
Katsuhisa Yuda | Responsible for Asian Operations | Responsible for North American Operations | Executive Officer |
President, Akebono Cooperation (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. | President & CEO, Akebono Brake Corporation | ||
Chairman, Akebono Brake Mexico S.A. de C.V. | |||
Kiyoshi Tanaka | Executive Advisor*³ | Executive Officer | |
In charge, Special Assignment | |||
Sachio Koike | Executive Advisor*⁴ | Executive Officer | |
Head of the Aftermarket Division | |||
Responsible for Asian Operations | |||
President, Akebono Cooperation (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. | |||
*1 COO (Chief Operating Officer) | |||
*2 CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) | |||
*3 Kiyoshi Tanaka will retire as Executive Officer effective March 31, 2024. He will take up the position of Executive Advisor. | |||
*4 Sachio Koike will retire as Executive Officer effective March 31, 2024. He will take up the position of Executive Advisor. |
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Personnel changes at the level of General Manager effective April 1, 2024
Name | New responsibilities | Former responsibilities | Continuing responsibilities |
Shigeki Yatsuka | Head of the Automotive Sales Division | Deputy Responsible for European Operations | Executive leader |
Deputy Responsible for China Operations | President, Akebono Brake Slovakia s.r.o. | ||
Tomonori Morisawa | Head of the Aftermarket Division | Vice Head of the Aftermarket Division | |
Hirobumi Niibori | Head of the Research & Development Division | Vice Head of the Research & Development Division | |
General Manager, Research & Development Planning | |||
Department, Research & Development Division | |||
Akihiro Nakata | Head of the Manufacturing Division | Vice Head of the Manufacturing Division | |
Kentaro Kosugi | Head of the Purchasing Division | Vice Head of the Purchasing Division | Executive leader |
Tadashi Hiramatsu | Senior Manager, Administration Division | General Manager, Internal Control Office | |
General Manager, Internal Control Office, | |||
Administration Division | |||
Ryota Yoshida | General Manager, Quality Audit Department, Quality | General Manager, Quality Promotion Department, Quality | |
Assurance Division | Assurance Division | ||
Shinobu Hashimoto | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, | Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning | |
Corporate Planning & Controlling Division | & Controlling Division | ||
Taichi Kawamura | General Manager, Infrastructure & Mobility Sales | Senior Manager, Infrastructure & Mobility Systems (AIMS) | Senior Manager, Controlling Department, Corporate |
Department No.1, Infrastructure & Mobility Systems | Division | Planning & Controlling Division | |
(AIMS) Division | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, | ||
Infrastructure & Mobility Systems (AIMS) Division | |||
Yoichi Kawashima | General Manager, Friction Material Application | Section Manager, Friction Material Application Engineering | |
Engineering Department, Research & Development | Section, Friction Material Application Engineering Department, | ||
Division | Research & Development Division | ||
Naoya Hashizume | General Manager, Foundation Brake Application | Section Manager, Foundation Brake Application Engineering | |
Engineering Department, Research & Development | Section, Foundation Brake Application Engineering | ||
Division | Department, Research & Development Division | ||
Shigetomo Suzuki | Acting General Manager, Research & Development | Section Manager, Research & Development Planning Section, | |
Planning Department, Research & Development | Research & Development Planning Department, Research & | ||
Division | Development Division | ||
Nan LV | Responsible for China Operations | Deputy Responsible for China Operations | |
President, Akebono Corporation (Guangzhou) | |||
President, Akebono Corporation (Suzhou) | |||
Takaaki Sasaki | President, Akebono Brake Slovakia s.r.o. | General Manager, Foundation Brake Application Engineering | |
Department, Research & Development Division | |||
Yoshiaki Ogama | President, Akebono 123 Co., Ltd | Assistant to the President, Akebono 123 Co., Ltd | |
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