Biography

Biography

  • President and Chief Executive OfficerChiharu Nakabayashi

    Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. in 1985. Worked as a brand manager in PC operations before serving at Cisco Systems as manager of the Linksys Division and manager of the Partner Marketing Department, among other positions. Joined Yokogawa Electric Corporation in January 2019. Worked in amnimo business development before appointment to current post in June 2021.

  • ChairpersonYuichi Kanagawa

    Joined Yokogawa Denki Seisakusho (now Yokogawa Electric) in 1982. In three years serving in the New Business Planning Office from 1989, took part in the establishment of about 20 companies. In 1996, through Yokogawa Electric’s in-house venture system, established Yokogawa Multimedia Co., Ltd. (now Q&A Corporation), gaining appointment as the company’s President and Representative Director. He managed to develop this IT support-related services company into a 20-billion-yen company in 20 years. Appointed President and Representative Director of Yokogawa Rental & Lease Co., Ltd. in April 2016 and Chairman and Representative Director of the same company in April 2020. Retired in June 2021 to served in post as advisor to amnimo. From August 2022, at the current post as chairperson of amnimo.

  • DirectorOsamu Kojima

    Joined Japan Colin (now Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.) in 1987. In a long career in M2M/IoT at Sun Corporation, advanced the business of industrial routers and gateways. Later founded Liverock Technologies Inc. and subsequently appointed president. Joined Yokogawa Electric in February 2019, working in amnimo business development before appointment to current post in June 2021. Currently developing products and services to serve customer needs even better, drawing on a wealth of experience.

  • DirectorMitsutoshi Tsukada

    Joined Yokogawa Electric in 1992. After serving as manager of the Business Development Department, Aerospace Products Business Division, worked in the amnimo business before appointment to current post in June 2021.

  • DirectorTsuyoshi Abe

    Joined Intel Japan in 1985. Served at Intel Japan as manager of the Architecture Technology Division, Marketing Division and Technology Development and Production Technology Division. From 2009 onward served as Director, Vice President and Director, and Director and Executive Vice President. Joined Yokogawa Electric in 2016, serving as Managing Executive Officer and manager of the Marketing Division before appointment to current post as Chief Marketing Officer.

  • DirectorTomohiro Tamura

    Joined Tokyo Telecommunication Network Co., Inc. in 1999. After a career at KDDI Corporation, joined Yokogawa Electric in August 2007, gaining appointment to current post as manager of the Treasury Department.

  • Statutory AuditorTakeo Urushibara

    Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC in 1998. Joined Yokogawa Electric Corporation in 2019 , gaining appointment to current post as manager of the Internal Audit Section.