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Directors and Corporate Officers‚ Organization
As of April 1, 2013
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
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Hiroshi Sato
President, CEO and Representative Director
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Hiroya Kawasaki
Executive Vice Presidents and Representative Directors
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| Ikuhiro Yamaguchi | Head of the Iron & Steel Business |
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| Hiroaki Fujiwara | Oversees the Audit Department, Secretariat & Publicity Department, General Administration Department, Legal Department, Environmental Control & Disaster Planning Department, Human Resources Department, Corporate Planning Department, MONODZUKURI (Production System Innovation) Planning & Promotion Department, IT Planning Department, Accounting Department, Finance Department, Marketing Planning Department, Civil Engineering & Construction Technology Department, Moka Electric Power Project Department, domestic branch offices and sales offices (including the Takasago Works), and overseas locations (under the head office). Oversees companywide compliance and companywide information systems. |
| Tetsu Takahashi | Head of the Aluminum & Copper Business |
| Jun Tanaka | Head of the Engineering Business |
Senior Managing Directors
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| Tsuyoshi Kasuya | Head of the Welding Business |
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| Kazuhide Naraki | Head of the Machinery Business |
Outside Directors
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Takao Kitabata
Takuo Yamauchi
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
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Toshinori Okoshi
Jun Miyazaki
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
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Shigeo Sasaki
Takashi Okimoto
Shinya Sakai
Executive Officers
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| Seiji Okita | Responsible for the Marketing Planning Department, Civil Engineering & Construction Technology Department, and domestic branch offices and sales offices (excluding the Osaka Branch Office and the Takasago Works). Responsible for special assignments from the President. |
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| Yoshinori Onoe | Responsible for production of steel products in the Iron & Steel Business. General Manager of the Kakogawa Works in the same Business. |
Senior Officers
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| Akira Kaneko | Head of the Aluminum & Copper Division |
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| Masahiro Hanaoka | Responsible for the General Administration Department, Legal Department, Rugby Administration Office, Osaka Branch Office and the Takasago Works. Responsible for companywide compliance. |
| Naoto Umehara | Responsible for the Planning & Administration Department and Global Operations Department in the Iron & Steel Business. Responsible for the IPP Division and Titanium Division in the same Business. |
| Mitsuo Takamura | Assistant to the Head of the Welding Business (Adviser to OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd.) |
| Shohei Manabe | Responsible for the Iron Unit Division in the Engineering Business. |
| Shinya Miyawaki | Responsible for the Wire Rod & Bar Products Marketing & Technical Service Department and Plate Products Marketing & Technical Service Department in the Iron & Steel Business. Responsible for the Steel Powder Division in the same Business. |
| Takahiko Sato | Assistant to the Head of the Aluminum & Copper Business (Adviser to Shinko Engineering & Maintenance Co., Ltd.) |
| Takao Ohama | General Manager of the Compressor Division in the Machinery Business |
| Yukimasa Miyashita | Responsible for sales administration in the Planning & Administration Department in the Iron & Steel Business. Responsible for the Sheet Products Sales Department in the same Business. |
| Michihide Iwasa | Responsible for the Raw Materials Purchasing Department and Purchasing Department in the Iron & Steel Business. Responsible for the Steel Casting & Forging Department in the same Business. |
| Masahiro Kawase | Assistant to the Head of the Iron & Steel Business (Adviser to Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd.) |
| Koji Fujii | General Manager of the Kobe Works in the Iron & Steel Business |
| Takashi Goto | Responsible for the Wire Rod & Bar Products Sales Department and Plate Products Sales Department in the Iron & Steel Business. |
| Yoriyuki Shibata | Responsible for the Planning & Administration Department and Raw Materials Department in the Aluminum & Copper Business. |
| Yasuaki Sugizaki | Oversees companywide technical development. Responsible for the IT Planning Department. Responsible for companywide information systems. General Manager of the Technical Development Group. |
| Hiroshi Kato | Responsible for overall sales in the Aluminum & Copper Business. |
| Mitsugu Yamaguchi | Responsible for the Corporate Planning Department and overseas locations (under the head office). |
| Takafumi Morichi | Responsible for the Secretariat & Publicity Department, Accounting Department and Finance Department. |
| Makoto Mizuguchi | Responsible for the Sheet Products Marketing & Technical Service Department in the Iron & Steel Business. |
Officers
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| Akio Matsuda | General Manager of the Industrial Machinery Division in the Machinery Business. General Manager of the Energy & Nuclear Equipment Division in the same Business. |
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| Takumi Fujii | General Manager of the Moka Plant in the Aluminum & Copper Business |
| Kazuto Morisaki | Responsible for the Planning & Administration Department, SQE System Management Department, Steel Structures & Sabo Department, and Project Support Center in the Engineering Business. General Manager of the Urban Systems & Engineering Department in the same Business. |
| Koichiro Shibata | Responsible for the Environmental Control & Disaster Prevention Department, Human Resources Department (occupational safety management), and the Computer Systems Department and Research & Development Laboratory in the Iron & Steel Business. General Manager of the Technology Administration Department in the same Business. |
| Fusaki Koshiishi | Vice Head of the Welding Business. Responsible for the Marketing Department and Technical Center in the same Business. Responsible for the China operations in the same Business. |
| Yasushi Tsushima | General Manager of the Planning & Administration Department in the Iron Steel Business |
| Toshiya Miyake | Deputy General Manager of the Technical Development Group. Responsible for the Human Resources Department (QC support activities). Supports the Iron Unit Division. General Manager of the MONODZUKURI (Production System Innovation) Planning & Promotion Department. |
Executive Technical Adviser
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| Yoshimasa Yamamoto | Supports companywide activities in the nuclear power field. Responsible for the Nuclear & CWD Division in the Engineering Business. |
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Organization
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