Management
Directors
* As of July 1, 2022-
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Representative Director, President and CEO
Yoshiaki Yoshida
Business experience
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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Executive Officer
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Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Senior Executive Officer
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Representative Director, President and CEO (present position)
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Director
Osamu Karatsu
Business experience
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Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
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Executive Manager, LSI Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
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Vice President and Director, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
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Principal Consultant, SRI Consulting K.K.
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Chief Executive Director, SRI International, Japan
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Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)
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Director
Toshimitsu Urabe
Business experience
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Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
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Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Representative for China of Mitsubishi Corporation, and President for Mitsubishi Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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Senior Vice President and Senior Assistant to Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Mitsubishi Corporation
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Executive Vice President, Group CEO, Business Service Group of Mitsubishi Corporation
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Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation
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Deputy President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited
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Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)
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Outside Director of Japan Business Systems, Inc. (present position)
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Director
Nicholas Benes
Business experience
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Joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
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Joined California and New York State bar Association
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Senior Managing Director, Kamakura Corporation
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President and Founder, JTP Corporation (present position)
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Outside Director, Alps Mapping Co., Ltd.
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Outside Director, Livedoor Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Outside Director, Cecile Co., Ltd.
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Representative Director, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (present position)
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Outside Director, Imagica Robot Holdings Inc. (current IMAGICA GROUP Inc.)
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Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)
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Director
Soichi Tsukakoshi
Business experience
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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Executive Officer
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Executive Vice President, Production Group (present position)
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Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Senior Executive Officer (present position)
CPO (Chief Production Officer) (present position)
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Director
Atsushi Fujita
Business experience
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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Executive Officer
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Managing Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Corporate Admin. Group (present position) -
Director, Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Senior Executive Officer (present position)
CFO & CCO (Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer) (present position)
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Director
Koichi Tsukui
Business experience
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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Executive Officer
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Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Managing Executive Officer
Leader, ATE Business Group (present position) -
Director, Senior Executive Officer (present position)
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) (present position)
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Director
Douglas Lefever
Business experience
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Joined Advantest America, Inc.
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Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation
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Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc. (present position)
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Managing Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation
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Executive Vice President, System Test Business Unit (present position)
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Director, Managing Executive Officer
Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team (present position) -
Director, Senior Executive Officer (present position)
CSO (Chief Strategy Officer) (present position)
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Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee MemberYuichi Kurita
Business experience
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Joined Fujitsu Limited
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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Executive Officer
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Director, Managing Executive Officer
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Director, Senior Executive Officer
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Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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Director, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (present position)
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Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee MemberKouichi Nanba
Business experience
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Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court
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Judge, Chiba District Family Court
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Professor, Legal Training and Research Institute
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Judge, Tokyo District Court
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Chief Judge, Tokyo District Court
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Director, Kumamoto District Court
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Chief Judge, Tokyo High Court
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Special Counsel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Legal Firm (present position)
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Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Advantest Corporation (present position)
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Director,
Audit and Supervisory Committee MemberSayaka Sumida
Business experience
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Joined Asahi & Co., (current KPMG AZSA LLC)
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Moved to London Office, Arthur Young (current Ernst & Young)
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Moved to London Office, Arthur Andersen
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Moved to Tokyo Office, Asahi & Co., (current KPMG AZSA LLC)
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Associate Partner, Asahi & Co., (current KPMG AZSA LLC)
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Partner, KPMG Azsa & CO., (current KPMG AZSA LLC)
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Chairperson of Audit Standards Committee, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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Executive Board Member (in charge of Quality Control Standards and Audit Standards), The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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Board Member, The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
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Member of the Business Accounting Council in the Financial Services Agency (present position)
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Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (present position)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. (present position)
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Advantest Corporation (present position)
Executive Officers
* As of June 24, 2022-
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President and CEO
Yoshiaki Yoshida
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Senior Executive Officer
Soichi Tsukakoshi
- CPO (Chief Production Officer)
- Executive Vice President, Production Group
- In Charge of Quality Assurance Group
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Senior Executive Officer
Atsushi Fujita
- CFO & CCO (Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer)
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Group
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Senior Executive Officer
Koichi Tsukui
- CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
- Leader, ATE Business Group
- Applied Research & Venture Team
- In Charge of DH Business Group
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Senior Executive Officer
Douglas Lefever
- CSO (Chief Strategy Officer)
- Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc.
- Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team
- Executive Vice President, System Test Business Unit
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Senior Executive Officer
Keith Hardwick
- CHO (Chief Human Capital Officer)
- Director, Chief Financial Officer, Advantest America, Inc.
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Senior Executive Officer
Kimiya Sakamoto
- CCRO (Chief Customer Relations Officer)
- Executive Vice President, Sales Group
- In Charge of Field Service Group
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Senior Executive Officer
Yasuo Mihashi
- Co-CSO (Co-Chief Strategy Officer)
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning & Stakeholder Relations Group
- In Charge of New Area Business Development Initiative
- In Charge of Nanotechnology Business Group
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Senior Executive Officer
Juergen Serrer
- Sub-leader, ATE Business Group
- Executive Vice President, SoC Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
- Managing Director(R&D), Advantest Europe GmbH
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Senior Executive Officer
Sanjeev Mohan
- Co-CCRO (Co-Chief Customer Relations Officer)
- Senior Vice President (Officer)(Americas), Sales Group
- EVP, Sales & Support, Advantest America, Inc.
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Senior Executive Officer
Richard Junger
- CDO & Co-CPO (Chief Digital Officer & Co-Chief Production Officer)
- EVP, Global Operation, Advantest Europe GmbH
- Sub-leader, Applied Research & Venture Team
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Senior Executive Officer
Yong Xu
- China Business Strategy
- Director and President (CEO), Advantest(China) Co., Ltd.
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Executive Officer
Kazuhiro Yamashita
- Sub-leader, ATE Business Group
- Executive Vice President, Technology Development Group, ATE Business Group
- Applied Research & Venture Team
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Executive Officer
Michael Stichlmair
- Senior Vice President (Officer)(Europe), Sales Group
- Managing Director (Sales & FS), Advantest Europe GmbH
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Executive Officer
Ricky Sim
- Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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Executive Officer
Makoto Nakahara
- Senior Vice President (Officer)(Asia), Sales Group
- Applied Research & Venture Team
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Executive Officer
Masayuki Suzuki
- Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
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Executive Officer
Naruo Tanaka
- Executive Vice President, New Area Business Development Initiative
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Executive Officer
Toshiaki Adachi
- Senior Vice President (Officer), SoC Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
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Executive Officer
Alex Wu
- Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc.
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Executive Officer
Titan Chang
- Executive Vice President, Field Service Group
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Executive Officer
Akio Osawa
- Senior Vice President (Officer)(System Solution), Sales Group
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Executive Officer
Yasushi Yoshimoto
- Co-CHO (Co-Chief Human Capital Officer)
- Executive Vice President, Human Capital Group
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Executive Officer
Jaehyuk Cha
- Director, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
- EVP, Sales ＆ Support, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.