Management｜About ADVANTEST｜ADVANTEST CORPORATION

Directors

As of April 1, 2025

Business experience

Jun. 1998: Joined Advantest America, Inc.
Aug. 2014: Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation
Sep. 2014: Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc.
Jun. 2017: Managing Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation
Jun. 2020: Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2021: Director, Senior Executive Officer
CSO (Chief Strategy Officer)
Jan. 2023: Representative Director, Corporate Vice President
Group COO (Group Chief Operating Officer)
Jun. 2023: Group COO(Chief Operating Officer) (Corporate Strategy, Business Promotion, Technology in charge)
Apr. 2024: Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer, Group CEO (present position)
(Corporate Strategy, Business Promotion, Technology in charge)
Apr. 2025: (Corporate Strategy & Finance, Business Promotion, Technology in charge) (present position)

Representative Director
Douglas Lefever
(December 10, 1970)

Business experience

Apr. 1987: Joined Advantest Corporation
Jun. 2014: Executive Officer
Jun. 2015: Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2020: Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2021: Director, Senior Executive Officer
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
Jan. 2023: Representative Director, Corporate Vice President
Group Co-COO
Jun. 2023: Group Co-COO (Production, Business Process Innovation in charge)
Apr. 2024: Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer and President, Group COO (present position)
(Administration, Supply Chain, Business Process Innovation in charge)
Apr. 2025: (Human Capital & General Affairs & Legal, Supply Chain, Business Process Innovation in charge) (present position)

Representative Director
Koichi Tsukui
(December 11, 1964)

Business experience

Apr. 1999: Joined Advantest Corporation
Jun. 2006: Executive Officer
Jun. 2009: Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2013: Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2016: Director, Senior Executive Officer
Jan. 2017: Representative Director, President
CEO
Jan. 2023: Group CEO
Jun. 2023: Group CEO (Administration, New Area Business Development Initiative in charge)
Apr. 2024: Director, Chairperson of the Board (present position)

Director,
Chairperson of the Board
Yoshiaki Yoshida
(February 8, 1958)

Business experience

Apr. 1978: Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr. 2009: Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Representative for China of Mitsubishi Corporation, and President for Mitsubishi Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Apr. 2011: Senior Vice President and Senior Assistant to Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr. 2013: Executive Vice President, Group CEO, Business Service Group of Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr. 2017: Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation
Jun. 2017: Deputy President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (currently Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.)
Jun. 2019: Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)
Apr. 2021: Outside Director of Japan Business Systems, Inc. (present position)

Director
Toshimitsu Urabe
(Oct. 2, 1954)

Business experience

Sep. 1983: Joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York (currently JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
Nov. 1983: Joined California State Bar Association
Oct. 1984: Joined New York State Bar Association
May 1994: Senior Managing Director, Kamakura Corporation
Apr. 1997: President and Founder, JTP Corporation
Mar. 2000: Outside Director, Alps Mapping Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2006: Outside Director, Livedoor Holdings Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2007: Outside Director, Cecile Co., Ltd.
Nov. 2009: Representative Director, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (present position)
Jun. 2016: Outside Director, Imagica Robot Holdings Inc. (currently IMAGICA GROUP Inc.)
Jun. 2019: Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)

Director
Nicholas Benes
(April 16, 1956)

Business experience

Apr. 1978: Joined Toshiba Corporation
Jun. 2012: Executive Officer, Corporate Vice President
(General Manager, Technology Planning Division), Toshiba Corporation
Jun. 2013: Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President
(In charge of Procurement & Logistics Group, In charge of Production Control Group), Toshiba Corporation
Jun. 2014: Board of Director, Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President
(In charge of Technology & Innovation Dept., IT system Dept., New Business Dept., Research & Development Center, Software Technology Center), Toshiba Corporation
Sep. 2015: Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President (In charge of Research & Development Management Dept.), Toshiba Corporation
Apr. 2016: Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President (In charge of Technology Management Dept.), Toshiba Corporation
Nov. 2017: Special Commission, Toshiba Corporation (present position)
Jun. 2023: Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)

Director
Naoto Nishida
(February 11, 1954)

Business experience

Apr. 1973: Joined Fujitsu Limited
Mar. 2001: Joined Advantest Corporation
Jun. 2003: Executive Officer
Jun. 2007: Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2010: Director, Senior Executive Officer
Jun. 2012: Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Jun. 2015: Director, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (present position)

Director,
Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member
Yuichi Kurita
(July 28, 1949)

Business experience

Oct. 1984: Joined Asahi Accounting Company (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
May 2006: Partner, KPMG Azsa & CO., (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Aug. 2007: Chairperson of Audit Standards Committee, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Jul. 2010: Executive Board Member (in charge of Quality Control Standards and Audit Standards), The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Jan. 2015: Board Member, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
Feb. 2017: Member of the Business Accounting Council in the Financial Services Agency
Jun. 2020: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (present position)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Advantest Corporation (present position)
Jun. 2024: Outside Director, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (present position)

Director,
Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member
Sayaka Sumida
(January 28, 1961)

Business experience

Apr. 1997: Judge, Tokyo District Court
Jun. 2000: Registered as attorney-at-law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
Aug. 2002: Attorney-at-law admitted in New York
Mar. 2015: International Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (present position)
Apr. 2017: Academician, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) (present position)
Dec. 2020: Founder and Representative, Tokyo Heritage Law Firm (present position)
Jun. 2021: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, TS Tech Co., Ltd. (present position)
Jun. 2023: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Advantest Corporation (present position)

Director,
Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member
Tomoko Nakada
(January 20, 1972)

Executive Officers

As of April 1, 2025

Senior Executive Officer
Douglas Lefever

Group CEO
(Corporate Strategy & Finance, Business Promotion, Technology in charge)
Leader, System Test Business Unit
Leader, CEO Office
In Charge of Nanotechnology Business Group

Senior Executive Officer and President
Koichi Tsukui

Group COO (Human Capital & General Affairs & Legal, Supply Chain, Business Process Innovation in charge)

Senior Executive Officer
Keith Hardwick

CHO (Chief Human Capital Officer) & CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)
Chairman, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc.

Senior Executive Officer
Yasuo Mihashi

CSO (Chief Strategy Officer)
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy Group

Senior Executive Officer
Juergen Serrer

CTO (Chief Technology Officer) & Test System Business Group Leader
Executive Vice President, SoC Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group
Managing Director(R&D), Advantest Europe GmbH
Leader, Technology & Research Group

Senior Executive Officer
Makoto Nakahara

CCRO (Chief Customer Relations Officer)
Executive Vice President, Sales Group
In Charge of Field Service Group

Senior Executive Officer
Sanjeev Mohan

Co-CCRO
Senior Vice President (Officer)(Americas and Europe), Sales Group
Leader, Services Group
Executive Vice President, Test Engineering Services, Services Group
EVP, Customer Relations, Advantest America, Inc.
Director, Advantest America, Inc.
In Charge of ACS
Sub-leader (RDA&ETS), System Test Business Unit

Senior Executive Officer
Richard Junger

CSCO (Chief Supply Chain Officer), CDO(Chief Digital Officer) & CIO(Chief Information Technology Officer)
Leader, Corporate Supply Chain (CSC) Group
Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management Unit
Division Manager, SC Core Processes & Compliance, Supply Chain Management Unit
Executive Vice President, BPR&DX Group
EVP, Global Operation, Advantest Europe GmbH
In Charge of Corporate IT Group

Senior Executive Officer
Yong Xu

China Business Strategy
Director and President (CEO), Advantest(China) Co., Ltd.

Senior Executive Officer
Toshiaki Adachi

Sub-leader, Test SyStem Business Group
Division Manager, T2000 Product Unit, SoC Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group
In Charge of Quality Assurance Group

Senior Executive Officer
Hisako Takada

CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

Executive Officer
Ricky Sim

Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Executive Officer
Masayuki Suzuki

Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group

Executive Officer
Naruo Tanaka

Executive Vice President, New Area Business Development Initiative, Technology & Research Group
Leader, NABI Center, Applied Research & Venture Team (ARTeam), Technology & Research Group