From left to right: Nobuyuki Oneda, Masa Matsushita, Akihiro Kuroda, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Takeharu Nagata, and Hisao Sakuta
Members of the Board
Akihiro Kuroda
Representative Director of the Board, President and CEO
April 1972 | Joined KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
December 1977 | Director of the Board, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
August 1989 | Representative Director of the Board, President, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
March 2011 | Representative Director of the Board, President and CEO, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended all 13 sessions
Yasuhiro Kuroda
Representative Director of the Board, Executive Vice President
April 1975 | Joined KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
June 1991 | Director of the Board, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
March 2010 | Representative Director of the Board, Vice President, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
March 2011 | Representative Director of the Board, Executive Vice President, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended all 13 sessions
Masa Matsushita
Director of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer
April 1989 | Registered attorney (Tokyo Bar Association) |
March 2003 | Vice President and Director of the Board, General Electric Japan, Ltd. |
September 2005 | Director of the Board, Executive Vice President, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. |
July 2010 | Director of the Board and Executive Vice President, Siemens Japan K.K. |
March 2011 | Director of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended all 13 sessions
Takeharu Nagata
Independent Director of the Board
April 1967 | Joined Sumitomo Bank, Limited |
June 2002 | Deputy President, Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
June 2005 | Outside Statutory Auditor, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (to present) |
June 2010 | Chairman, Keihanshin Building Co., Ltd. (to present) |
March 2011 | Independent Director of the Board, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Reasons for Election
To substantially increase the transparency of the Company's management by drawing on Mr. Nagata's experience, knowledge, and professionalism that he has gained through many years in the management of a leading financial institution. We believe Mr. Nagata can provide high-level management judgments from his neutral and fair perspective. - Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended all 13 sessions
Nobuyuki Oneda
Independent Director of the Board
April 1969 | Joined Sony Corporation |
June 2005 | Deputy President, Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
June 2005 | Director of the Board, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Corporation |
March 2011 | Independent Director of the Board, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present), Outside Statutory Auditor, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (to present) |
- Reasons for Election
We look to Mr. Oneda to assist the Company in raising the level of corporate governance and transparency, based on his years of experience and knowledge gained in the management of a leading corporation. - Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended 12 of the 13 sessions
Hisao Sakuta
Independent Director of the Board
April 1968 | Joined OMRON Corporation |
June 2003 | Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of the Board, OMRON Corporation |
June 2011 | Chairman of the Board of Directors, OMRON Corporation (to present) |
March 2012 | Independent Director of the Board, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Reasons for Election
We look to Mr. Sakuta to provide appropriate advice for strategic decision making as the Company expands its operations globally, based on his broad experience and knowledge gained in the management of a leading company with overseas operations. - Attended 10 of the 11 Board of Directors' Meetings that were held after his appointment on March 29, 2012
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
From left to right: Hiroshi Mizuno, Nobuyuki Miyagaki, Yoichi Kotani, and Tomomi Yatsu
Yoichi Kotani
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
April 1972 | Joined KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
June 2001 | Director of the Board, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
March 2009 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended all 13 sessions - Audit & Supervisory Board Meetings Attended
Attended all 14 sessions
Nobuyuki Miyagaki
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
April 1978 | Joined KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
April 2011 | General Manager, Process Reform Division, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
March 2012 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Directors' Meetings Attended
Attended all 13 sessions - Audit & Supervisory Board Meetings Attended
Attended all 14 sessions
Tomomi Yatsu
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
September 1990 | Registered certified public accountant |
November 2001 | Registered attorney (Tokyo Bar Association) |
April 2007 | Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP (to present) |
June 2009 | Outside Statutory Auditor, CALBEE, Inc. (to present) |
March 2012 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Reasons for Election
Ms. Yatsu was selected to provide the Company with her professional knowledge, which she has gained from many years as a registered certified public accountant and her experience as outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member for leading corporations. - Attended all 11 of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board meetings that were held after her appointment on March 29, 2012.
Hiroshi Mizuno
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
April 1969 | Entered Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (currently, Panasonic Corporation) |
April 2003 | Became vice president of Panasonic Automotive Systems and, concurrently, representative director and president of Panasonic Car Electronics |
June 2011 | Became outside auditor of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (currently holds this position) |
March 2013 | Became Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (to present) |
- Reasons for Election
Mr. Mizuno was selected to be outside auditor of KOKUYO Corporation to enable KOKUYO to draw on the extensive knowledge and experience as well as the broad perspective he has gained in senior management and the position of external auditor in other industrial corporations.
Corporate Officers
From left to right: Yasuhiro Kuroda, Masa Matsushita, Motohiro Hojo, Takuya Morikawa, Hidekuni Kuroda, and Akihiro Kuroda
- Akihiro Kuroda
- President and CEO
- Yasuhiro Kuroda
- Executive Vice President
- Masa Matsushita
- Senior Corporate Officer
- Takuya Morikawa
- Senior Corporate Officer Representative Director and President,
KOKUYO S&T Co., Ltd.
- Hidekuni Kuroda
- Senior Corporate Officer Representative Director and President,
KOKUYO Furniture Co., Ltd.
- Motohiro Hojo
- Corporate Officer
General Manager of Group Strategy, KOKUYO Co., Ltd.