News Release

Personnel Changes

NewsJan 20, 2023

YASKAWA Electric Corporation announces the following personnel changes.

As of March 1,2023

（Associate Director）

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Sales Dept. 5

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Department Manager,

Kyushu & Chugoku Region Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Masao Hashinomoto

Department Manager,

Robot Controller Development Dept.

Robotics Div.

Department Manager,

Engineering Dept.

Robotics Div.

Shinji Murai

（Department Manager）

【Corporate Branding Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Human Resources Dept.

Department Manager,

Human Resources Dept.

Human Resources & Labor & Welfare Div.

Satoru Shibata

Department Manager,

Labor & Welfare Dept.

Department Manager,

Labor & Welfare Dept.

Human Resources & Labor & Welfare Div.

Yuta Takamatsu

【Corporate Planning & Finance Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

DX Enhancement Dept.

Corporate Planning Dept.

Corporate Planning & Finance Div.

Kango Terashima

【General Affairs & Risk Management Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy General Manager

Yahata-nishi Plant General Affairs Dept.

Section Manager

Business Planning Dept.

Robotics Div.

Hiroshi Dan

【Production Management & Operations Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Environmental Promotion Dept.

Production Management & Operations Div.

Katsushige Nishimura

Department Manager,

Manufacturing Technology Dept.

Technology Cooperation Dept.

Corporate Technology Div.

Hiroyuki Maezawa

【Procurement Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy General Manager,

Deputy Factory Manager,

Motion Control Plant

Motion Control Div.

Takehisa Fukano

Department Manager,

Global Procurement Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Procurement Dept.

Production Management & Operations Div.

Hirofumi Hitaka

【Quality & Service Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

TQM Promotion Dept.

Deputy General Manager,

Human Resources & Labor & Welfare Div.

Noriyuki Midorikawa

Deputy Department Manager,

TQM Promotion Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

ＴＱＭ Promotion Dept.

Human Resources & Labor & Welfare Div.

Takayuki Akaboshi

Department Manager,

Service Planning Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Service Planning Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Yuji Shiraki

Deputy Department Manager,

Service Planning Dept.

Section Manager,

Service Operation Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Koichi Tanaka

Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Michiharu Yura

Deputy Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Section Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Junji Tawara

【Global Marketing Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Business Promotion Dept.

YASKAWA MECHATREC CORPORATION

Hiroyuki Nagatsu

【Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Sales Dept. 1

Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Sales Dept 1.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Seigo Yamada

Department Manager,

Sales Dept. 2

Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Sales Dept 2.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Takashi Kato

Department Manager,

Sales Dept. 3

YASKAWA ELECTRIC (CHINA) CO., LTD.

Shiro Namba

Department Manager,

Sales Dept. 4

Department Manager,

Central Japan Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Hideaki Yoshimatsu

Department Manager,

Agriculture Business Development Sales Dept.

Department Manager,

Innovation Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Takashi Sanada

Department Manager,

Food Industry Sales Dept.

Department Manager,

Food & Agri Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Hiroyasu Hirota

【Motion Control Div.】

[New Position]	[Current Position]	[Name]
Department Manager, Solution Strategy Dept.	Department Manager, Solution Technology Dept. Motion Control Div.	Tatsuaki Wada
Deputy Department Manager, Solution Strategy Dept.	YASKAWA Europe GmbH	Yuichiro Kusamitsu
Department Manager, Laser Solution Development Dept.	Deputy Department Manager, Laser Solution Development Dept. Motion Control Div.	Kazumasa Osawa
Factory Manager, Motion Control Plant	Department Manager, Motion Control Design Dept. Motion Control Div.	Kenji Watanabe

【Drives Div.】

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Business Planning Dept.

Drives Div.

Kiyoshi Kawano

Deputy Department Manager,

Technology & Engineering Dept.

Section Manager

Technology & Engineering Dept.

Drives Div.

Ryoji Tomonaga

【Robotics Div.】

[New Position]	[Current Position]	[Name]
Deputy Department Manager, Robot Controller Development Dept.	Deputy Department Manager, Robot Technology Dept. Robotics Div.	Makoto Wada
Department Manager, Engineering Dept.	Department Manager, System Solution Technology Dept. Engineering Dept. Robotics Div.	Takeshi Yamashita
Department Manager, Application Technology Dept. Engineering Dept.	Deputy Department Manager, System Solution Technology Dept. Engineering Dept. Robotics Div.	Masahiro Goya

（Director of Yaskawa Group）

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Director,

Yaskawa Automation & Drives Corp.

Executive Officer,

Yaskawa Automation & Drives Corp.

Masaki Yagita

Director,

SUEMATSU KYUKI Co., Ltd.

Director,

YASKAWA LOGISTEC CORP.

Hiroshi Yoshio

President, Director,

Bestact Solutions Inc.

Department Manager,

Business Promotion Dept.

Global Marketing Div.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

Yoshiharu Hayashi

Chairman of the Board, President, Director,

YASKAWA America, Inc.

President, Director,

YASKAWA America, Inc.

Mike Knapek

Chairman of the Board, Director,

YASKAWA Europe GmbH

President, Director,

YASKAWA Europe GmbH

Bruno Schnekenburger

President, Director,

YASKAWA Europe GmbH

Director,

YASKAWA Europe GmbH

Marcus Mead

President, Director,

Yaskawa Electric (Shenyang) Co.,Ltd.

Senior Executive Vice President, Director,

Yaskawa Electric (Shenyang) Co.,Ltd.

Kazunori Ueno

Director,

Yaskawa Electric (Shenyang) Co.,Ltd.

Deputy General Manager

Yaskawa Electric (Shenyang) Co.,Ltd.

Kewen Xu

For inquires, contact

Corporate Communications Div.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

E-mail: pr@yaskawa.co.jp

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