Officers

As of January 1, 2024

Board of Directors

Representative Director, Chairman of the Board

Tetsuya Okamura

Apr. 1980
Joined the Company
Apr. 2008
Demag Ergotech GmbH Mamaging Director & CEO
Jun. 2012
Senior Vice President
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
Representative Director, President and CEO

Shinji Shimomura

Apr. 1982
Joined the Company
Apr. 2014
Vice President
Apr. 2015
Senior Vice President
Apr. 2016
Representative Director, President and CEO of Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2016
Director, Senior Vice President
Apr. 2018
Director, Executive Vice President
Apr. 2019
Representative Director, President and CEO
Representative Director, Executive Vice President

Eiji Kojima

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
Director, Executive Vice President

Kazuo Hiraoka

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

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
Executive Vice President and CFO

Toshiro Watanabe

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
Apr. 2020
Vice President
Apr. 2022
Senior Vice President
Jun. 2022
Director, Senior Vice President
Jan. 2024
Executive Vice President and CFO
Executive Vice President

Tatsuro Araki

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
Apr. 2013
President of SEISA Gear, Ltd.
Apr. 2018
Vice President
Apr. 2021
Senior Vice President
Mar. 2023
Director and Senior Vice President
Jan. 2024
Executive Vice President
External 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
External Director

Hideo Kojima

Curriculum Vitae
Mar. 1980
Registered as Certified Public Accountant
May. 1995
Representative Partner, Ota-Showa Auditors Office
May. 2000
Vice Chairman, Century Ota-Showa & Co.
May. 2004
General Manager of International Division, Tokyo Office, Shin Nihon & Co.
May. 2006
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Shin Nihon & Co.
Sep. 2010
Senior Adviser, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Jun. 2011
Auditor of the Company
Established Hideo Kojima CPA Office
Jun. 2015
Director of the Company
External Director

Akio Hamaji

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

Yaeko Hodaka

Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1992
Registered as attorney-at-law
Apr. 1992
Joined Ishii Law Office
Jan. 2005
Joined Morrison & Foerster
Jan. 2011
Partner, Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Sep. 2020
Fellow, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan
Jun. 2021
Auditor of the Company

Executive Officers

President and CEO Shinji Shimomura
Executive Vice President
Toshiharu Tanaka
General Manager, Globalization Dept.; General Manager of Corporate Economic Security Department
Executive Vice President
Kazuo Hiraoka
General Manager, Industrial Machinery Segment
Executive Vice President
Tatsuya Endo
GeneralManager, Logistics & Construction Segment; General Manager of Ehime Works
Executive Vice President
Taiji Tsuchiya
General Manager, Mechatronics Segment
Executive Vice President
Eiji Kojima
Assisting the President & CEO in all aspects of operations; General Manager, Energy & Lifeline Segment; General Manager of Export Administration Department
Executive Vice President
Toshihiko Chijiiwa
General Manager of Corporate Technology Management Group
Executive Vice President
Tatsuro Araki
General Manager, Power Transmission & Controls Group
Executive Vice President and CFO
Toshiro Watanabe
Senior Vice President
Hiroo Morita
In charge of Internal Control Group, Corporate Legal Dept., Internal Audit Dept., General Administration Group, Defense Systems Group
Reqional General Manager of Kansai Office; Chairman of the Board of Sumitomo Heavy Industries (China), Ltd.; Representative Direstor,
Senior Vice President
Morihiro Kondo
General Manager, New Business Exploration Dept.
Senior Vice President
Shaun Dean
General Manager of EMEIA HQ, Power Transmission & Controls Group; CEO of Lafert S.p.A.; CEO of Invertek Drives Ltd. ; Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V. Managing Director; Assisting CEO in SHI European basedbusiness.
Senior Vice President
Shigeru Tajima
General Manager of Process Machinery Center; Representative Director & President of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd.
Senior Vice President
Kazutoshi Shiraishi
General Manager of Human Resources Group
Senior Vice President
Mitsukuni Tsukihara
Representative Director, President & CEO of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ion Technology Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Takanori Nagai
Representative Director, President & CEO of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Haruhiko Tsuzuki
Representative Director, President & CEO of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Material Handling Systems Co.,Ltd.
Vice President
Melvin Porter
LBCE Holdings,Inc. President & CEO
Vice President
Yoichi Kato
General Manager, Energy & Environment Group
Vice President
Isamu Mitsuhashi
Representative Director, President & CEO of Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd.; Representative Director, President & CEO of Sumitomo Construction Machinery Sales Co.,Ltd.
Vice President
Hiroyuki Tominaga
General Manager of Industrial Equipment Division
Vice President
Masaki Arai
General Manager of Corporate Planning Group