Officers

As of January 1, 2026

Board of Directors

Representative Director, Chairman of the Board

Shinji Shimomura

Apr. 1982
Joined the Company
Apr. 2014
Vice President of the Company
Apr. 2015
Senior Vice President
Apr. 2016
Representative Director, President and CEO of Sumitomo(S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2016
Director, Senior Vice President of the Company
Apr. 2018
Director, Executive Vice President
Apr. 2019
Representative Director, President and CEO
Jan. 2026
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Representative Director, President and CEO

Toshiro Watanabe

Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
Apr. 2020
Vice President
Apr. 2022
Senior Vice President
Jun. 2022
Director, Senior Vice President
Jan. 2024
Director, Executive Vice President and CFO
Jan. 2026
Representative Director, President and CEO
Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President

Tatsuro Araki

Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
Apr. 2013
President of SEISA Gear, Ltd.
Apr. 2018
Vice President of the Company
Apr. 2021
Senior Vice President
Mar. 2023
Director, Senior Vice President
Jan. 2024
Director, Executive Vice President
Jan. 2026
Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President
Director

Tetsuya Okamura

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1980
Joined the Company
Apr. 2008
Managing Director & CEO of Demag Ergotech GmbH
Jun. 2012
Senior Vice President of the Company
Apr. 2018
Executive Vice President
Jun. 2018
Director, Executive Vice President
Apr. 2020
Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President
Apr. 2021
Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Apr. 2022
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Jan. 2026
Director
Director

Eiji Kojima

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1984
Joined the Company
Apr. 2016
Senior Vice President
Jun. 2017
Director, Senior Vice President
Apr. 2021
Director, Executive Vice President
Apr. 2022
Representative Director, Executive Vice President
Jan. 2026
Director
Director

Kazuo Hiraoka

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1985
Joined the Company
Apr. 2015
Vice President
Apr. 2016
Senior Vice President
Jun. 2020
Director, Executive Vice President
Jan. 2026
Director
Director

Toshihiko Chijiiwa

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1984
Joined the Company
Apr. 2017
Vice President
Apr. 2020
Senior Vice President
Apr. 2022
Executive Vice President
Jun. 2022
Director, Executive Vice President
Jan. 2026
Director
Outside Director

Susumu Takahashi

Curriculum Vitae
Feb. 2004
Counselor of The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Aug. 2005
Director General for Economic Research, Cabinet Office
Aug. 2007
Vice Chairman of The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Jun. 2011
Chairman of The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Jun. 2014
Director of the Company
Apr. 2018
Chairman Emeritus of The Japan Research Institute, Limited (resigned in January 2023)
Outside Director

Akio Hamaji

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 2015
Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Apr. 2016
President of Mitsubishi Aluminum Company, Ltd.
Dec. 2019
Outside Director of Japan Best Rescue System Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2020
Outside Director of the Company
Outside Director

Sumie Morita

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1983
Joined Fujitsu Limited
Apr. 2014
Chief Research Officer, Manufacturing Technology Laboratory of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Nov. 2015
Chief Research Officer, Software Research Laboratory of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Senior Director, Common Software Technology Department, Fujitsu Limited
Jan. 2018
Chief Manager of Air Conditioning System Development Department, Fujitsu General Limited
Apr. 2019
Corporate Executive of Fujitsu General Limited (in charge of Air Conditioning System Development)
Apr. 2022
Professor, Department of Information and Computer Science, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University
Mar. 2023
Outside Director of the Company
June. 2024
Outside Director of Nihon Kohden Corporation
June. 2025
Outside Director of  BUNKA SHUTTER CO.,LTD.
Outside Director

Yaeko Hodaka

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1992
Registered as attorney-at-law, Joined Ishii Law Office
Jan. 2005
Joined Morrison & Foerster
Jan. 2011
Partner and attorney-at-law of Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Sep. 2020
Fellow, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan
Jun. 2021
Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company
Mar. 2023
Outside Auditor of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,
Apr. 2023
Partner and attorney-at-law of Isshiki & Partners
Mar.2024
Outside Director of the Company

Corporate Auditors

Standing Corporate Auditor

Hideo Suzuki

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1982
Joined the Company
Jun. 2014
Senior Vice President
Apr. 2018
Executive Vice President
Jun. 2018
Director, Executive Vice President
Apr. 2019
Director, Executive Vice President and CFO
Apr. 2022
Director
Jun. 2022
Auditor
Standing Corporate Auditor

Shoji Uchida

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1981
Joined the Company
Apr. 2013
Director and General Manager of ASEAN Business Headquarter of Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2013
Director and General Manager of ASEAN Business Headquarter of Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
President Director, PT. Sumitomo S.H.I. Construction Machinery Indonesia
Apr. 2018
Managing Director of Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Sales Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2021
Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.,
Mar. 2023
Auditor
Outside Corporate Auditor

Masaichi Nakamura

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1987
Registered as Certified Public Accountant
Jul. 2014
Representative Partner and Vice President of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Sep. 2016
Established Masaichi Nakamura CPA Office
Jun. 2017
Outside Auditor of the Company
Outside Corporate Auditor

Mio Minaki

Curriculum Vitae
Oct.2003
Prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
Apr.2004
Prosecutor of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office
Apr.2005
Prosecutor of the Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office
Apr.2014
Litigation Department Attorney of Ministry of Justice Fukuoka Legal Affairs Bureau
Apr.2016
Prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
Apr.2019
Partner and attorney-at law of Minaki and Kitazawa Law Office
Mar.2024
Outside Auditor at the company
Outside Corporate Auditor

Hajime Watanabe

Curriculum Vitae
Apr.1987
Joined Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Apr.2014
Vice President, Head of Audit and Compliance Headquarters of Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Apr.2016
Vice President, Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters of Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Apr.2018
Vice President, Head of Audit, Compliance and Quality Assurance Headquarters of Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Jun.2020
Standing Corporate Auditor of Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Jun.2024
Executive Advisor of Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Mar.2025
Outside Auditor at the company

Executive Officers

President and CEO Toshiro Watanabe
Senior Executive Vice President
Tatsuro Araki
General Manager, Export Administration Department and General Manager, Energy & Lifeline Segment
Executive Vice President
Taiji Tsuchiya
General Manager, Semiconductor Business Development Department
Executive Vice President
Shaun Dean
Managing Director, Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V.
Executive Vice President
Haruhiko Tsuzuki
General Manager, Ehime Works and General Manager, Logistics & Construction Segment, In charge of Production Engineering Department
Executive Vice President
Masaki Arai
General Manager, Corporate Global Strategy Group, In charge of Human Resources Group, Purchasing Division
Senior Vice President
Morihiro Kondo
General Manager, Kansai Office and Chairman, Sumitomo Heavy Industries (China), Ltd., In charge of Internal Control Group, Legal Department, Internal Audit Department, Corporate Economic Security Department, and General Administration Group
Senior Vice President
Mitsukuni Tsukihara
General Manager, Material Solutions SBU, Industrial Machinery Segment, Representative Director, President and CEO, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Material Solutions Co., Ltd.
Senior Vice President
Melvin Porter
General Manager, Link-Belt Cranes SBU, Logistics & Construction Segment, President and CEO,LBCE Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President
Hiroyuki Tominaga
General Manager, Industrial Machinery Segment
Senior Vice President
Chie Okamoto
General Manager, Mechatronics Segment and Advanced Technologies SBU
Vice President
Takanori Nagai
General Manager, Process Plant SBU, Energy & Lifeline Segment, Representative Director, President and CEO, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Yoichi Kato
General Manager, Energy & Environment SBU, Energy & Lifeline Segment
Vice President
Isamu Mitsuhashi
General Manager, Construction Equipment SBU, Logistics & Construction Segment, Representative Director, President and CEO, Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Representative Director, President and CEO, Sumitomo Construction Machinery Sales Co., Ltd.
Vice President and CIO
Kazuhiro Harada
General Manager, Corporate ICT Group
Vice President
Akihisa Miwa
General Manager, Drive Technologies SBU, Mechatronics Segment
Vice President
Akira Yamamoto
General Manager, Corporate Technology Management Group, In charge of Corporate Quality Group
Vice President
Arata Ishimaru
General Manager, Corporate Finance, Accounting & Administration Group
  1. *SBU:Strategic Business Unit