Executives
Directors
President, CEO and COO
Yasumitsu Ikeda
Responsibilities:
Internal Audit, Sales (Japan, Korea)
- Oct. 1993
- Joined SMK
- Apr. 1999
- Room Manager of Corporate Planning Department
- June 2002
- Vice President
- June 2004
- Executive Vice President
- May 2005
- In charge of Corporate Planning Department
- June 2006
- Director
- Apr. 2008
- Division Director of Sales Division
- June 2008
- Director and Executive Deputy President
- Apr. 2012
- President (current position)
Director and Executive Deputy President, CTO
Masanobu Ikeo
Responsibilities:
Technology, Environment
- Apr. 1979
- Joined SMK
- Apr. 2012
- Senior General Manager of CS Division
- May 2012
- Chairman, SMK Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- June 2013
- Vice President
In charge of CS Division - June 2018
- Executive Vice President
- Apr. 2022
- In charge of Technology Division (current position)
- June 2022
- Director and Executive Deputy President (current position)
Chief Technology Officer (current position)
Director and Executive Vice President
Paul Evans
Responsibilities:
Sales (Europe, America)
- Oct. 1986
- Joined SMK Europe N.V.
- Apr. 2000
- President, SMK Electronics Corporation U.S.A. (current position)
- June 2006
- Vice President
In charge of Sales for Americas Area Business - June 2010
- Executive Vice President (current position)
- Apr. 2012
- President, SMK Europe N.V.
In charge of Sales for Europe and Americas Area Business (current position) - Mar. 2015
- President, SMK Electronics (Europe) Ltd.
- June 2016
- Director, SMK (current position)
Director (Outside)
Toshio Nakamura
- Apr. 1970
- Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
- Sept. 1999
- Director-General, the Trade Bureau
- June 2000
- Commissioner, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
- Oct. 2003
- Secretary-General, the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
- Nov. 2007
- President, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Oct. 2009
- Outside Director, the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (currently th Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan)
- June 2011
- Outside Director, NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
- Mar. 2016
- Chairman, National Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Trade Promotion (currently National Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Organizations) (current position)
- May 2016
- Outside Director, Aoki Super Co., LTD.
- June 2016
- Director, SMK (current position)
Director (Outside)
Kaoru Ishikawa
- Apr. 1972
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Sept. 2002
- Director-General, International Community Cooperation Department
- Jan. 2005
- Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau
- Jan. 2007
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Egypt
- June 2010
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Canada
- Apr. 2013
- Left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- June 2013
- Senior Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations
- Apr. 2014
- Specially Appointed Professor, Kawamura Gakuen Woman’s University
- May 2014
- Director, Kawamura Gakuen (current position)
- June 2015
- Director, The Society for Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy (current position)
- June 2016
- Outside Auditor, SHIMIZU CORPORATION (current position)
- June 2017
- Director, SMK (current position)
- June 2020
- Director, Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation (current position)
Director (Outside)
Cotomi Takahashi
- Apr. 1999
- Joined Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Aug. 2005
- Joined Unisys Corporation
- Jan. 2006
- Director, Global Strategic Alliances, Unisys Corporation
- Sept. 2008
- Vice President, Worldwide City Holdings Ltd.
- Apr. 2023
- CEO, Worldwide City Holdings Ltd. (current position)
- June 2025
- Director, SMK (current position)
Auditors
Full-Time Auditor
Kohei Ohgaki
- May 2009
- Joined SMK
- June 2010
- Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning Department and General Affairs Department - Apr. 2012
- Executive Vice President (current position)
Chief Financial Officer (current position)
In charge of Accounting Department (currently Financial Planning Department) - Apr. 2022
- President, Showa Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2024
- In charge of Public Relations Department
- June 2024
- Full-Time Auditor (current position)
Auditor (Outside)
Naru Nakashima
- Apr. 1987
- Appointed judge of Nagoya District Court
- Apr. 1988
- Registered as an attorney at law
- Apr. 1990
- Established NAKASHIMA Naru Law Office (currently NAKASHIMA Naru Comprehensive Law Office)
- June 2008
- Auditor, SMK (current position)
Auditor (Outside)
Fumio Nishimura
- Apr. 1981
- Joined Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
- May 2001
- General Manager, Himonya Branch Office
- Mar. 2005
- General Manager, Tsukiji Branch
- Apr. 2007
- General Manager, Nakano-Ekimae Branch
- Sept. 2008
- General Manager, Omiya Branch
- June 2010
- Managing Executive Officer, MST Insurance Service Co., Ltd.
- June 2011
- Senior Managing Director, MST Insurance Service Co., Ltd.
- June 2013
- Managing Director, NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES CO., INC.
- June 2016
- Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES CO., INC.
- June 2018
- Advisor, NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES CO., INC.
- June 2019
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (current position)
- June 2019
- Auditor, SMK (current position)
Skill Matrix
| Positions | Name | Main expertise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | Technology development | Sales and Marketing | Global | Legal affairs and Compliance | Finance and accounting | Environment and Society | ||
| President, CEO and COO | Yasumitsu Ikeda | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| Director and Executive Deputy President, CTO | Masanobu Ikeo | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| Director and Executive Vice President | Paul Evans | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| Director (Outside) | Toshio Nakamura | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| Director (Outside) | Kaoru Ishikawa | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| Director (Outside) | Cotomi Takahashi | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
| Full-Time Auditor | Kohei Ohgaki | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
| Auditor (Outside) | Naru Nakashima | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
| Auditor (Outside) | Fumio Nishimura | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
Corporate Executive Officers
| Positions | Name | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President | Tetsuo Hara | Innovation Center |
| Executive Vice President, CIO | Hiroshi Usami | Corporate Planning, Legal, System |
| Vice President | Mitsuyuki Masubuchi | Human Resources, General Affairs |
| Vice President | Fumikazu Hata | Sales (China, Asia) |
| Vice President | Mikio Otsubo | Works, Production management, Production Engineering, Business Affairs |
| Vice President | Hideo Sugano | CS Division |
| Vice President | Takashi Ito | SCI Division |
| Vice President, CFO | Itaru Kitahira | Finance and Accounting, Public Relations |
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As of June 24, 2025