About NGK

Directors and Corporate Officers

Board of Directors

Taku Oshima

Chairman
Shigeru Kobayashi

President

Overall Corporate Management, Executive Committee Chair, Strategy Committee Chair, ESG Management Committee Chair
Hiroshi Kanie

Executive Vice President
Chiaki Niwa

Executive Vice President

Top Executive R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Corporate R&D and Manufacturing Engineering Group Executive, Responsible for Digital Transformation and Innovation Dept., Corporate Quality Management Dept., Environment, Safety and Industrial Health Dept., Development and Commercialization Committee Chair, Quality Committee Chair, Environment, Safety and Industrial Health Committee Chair
Ryohei Iwasaki

Director and Senior Vice President

Responsible for Business Groups, Group Executive, Corporate NV Creation
Development and Commercialization Vice Committee Chair
Hideaki Shindo

Director and Senior Vice President

Responsible for ESG Management Dept., Corporate Planning Office, Secretarial Office, Finance Dept. and Purchasing Dept.
Senior Officer in charge of Group Companies
Hiroyuki Kamano

Outside Director
Emiko Hamada

Outside Director
Kazuo Furukawa

Outside Director

Executive Officers

Shuhei Ishikawa	Senior Vice President	Group Executive, Energy & Industry Business Group
Atsushi Matsuda	Senior Vice President	-
Tsutomu Nanataki	Senior Vice President	Group Executive, Corporate R&D
Jun Mori	Senior Vice President	Group Executive, Environment Business Group, General Manager, Nagoya Site
Hiroshi Kurachi	Senior Vice President	General Manager, Sensor Div., Environment Business Group
Hiroto Matsuda	Senior Vice President	Group Executive, Digital Society Business Group, General Manager, High Performance Ceramics Div.
Tadaaki Yamada	Senior Vice President	General Manager, Human Resources Dept., Responsible for Auditing Dept., Group Compliance Dept., Legal Dept., Intellectual Property Dept., and General Affairs Dept., Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Committee Chair, Internal Controls Committee Chair, HR Committee Chair, General Manager, Osaka Branch
Akira Katoh	Senior Vice President	Assistant to Group Executive, Digital Society Group
Masanobu Inoue	Vice President	In Charge of Digital Transformation and Innovation Dept., Quality Management Dept., and Environment, Safety and Industrial Health Dept.
Hiroharu Kato	Vice President	General Manager, Global Sales & Marketing Div., Environment Business Group
Atsushi Miyajima	Vice President	Group Executive, Corporate Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities Committee Chair
Hiroyuki Shinohara	Vice President	General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Iwao Ohwada	Vice President	In Charge of Global Business Creation, Corporate NV Creation
Tatsumi Ichioka	Vice President	General Manager, Energy Storage Div., Energy & Industry Business Group, General Manager, Komaki Site
Ryo Ishihara	Vice President	General Manager, ESG Management Dept., In Charge of Secretarial Office, General Manager, Tokyo Main Office
Mayumi Inagaki	Vice President	In Charge of Auditing Dept., Group Compliance Dept., Legal Dept., and Intellectual Property Dept., Compliance Vice Committee Chair
Hirofumi Sakamoto	Vice President	General Manager, Engineering Div., Environment Business Group
Hideki Shimizu	Vice President	President, NGK ELECTORONICS DEVICES, INC.
Kazushi Tada	Vice President	Group Executive, Sales & Marketing Div., Energy & Industry Business Group, General Manager, Insulator Div.
Ryugo Takeda	Vice President	President, NGK EUROPE GMBH
David Miller	Vice President	President, FM INDUSTRIES, INC.
Takao Onishi	Vice President	General Manager, Electronic Devices Div., Digital Society Business Group

Audit & Supervisory Board

Nobumitsu Saji	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Takeshi Shimazaki	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Junichi Itoh	Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside
Masayoshi Sakaguchi	Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside