Executives

Directors

President, CEO and COO
Yasumitsu Ikeda
Responsibilities:
Internal Audit, Sales (Japan, Korea)

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 and Executive Vice President
Tetsuo Hara
Responsibilities:
Innovation Center

July 2007: Joined SMK
June 2014: Vice President, Deputy Division Director of Sales Division
June 2018: Executive Vice President (current position)
Apr. 2019: Division Director of Sales Division
In charge of Sales for Asia Area Business
June 2019: Director (current position)
Apr. 2021: In charge of Research & Development Center (currently Innovation Center) (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. (current position)
June 2016: Director, SMK (current position)

Director (Outside)
Kaoru Ishikawa

April 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)

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)

Positions	Name	Main expertise
Positions	Name	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 and Executive Vice President	Tetsuo Hara	〇	〇	〇
Director (Outside)	Toshio Nakamura	〇			〇			〇
Director (Outside)	Kaoru Ishikawa	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

Positions	Name	Responsibilities
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