Management
Directors
* As of June 25, 2020-
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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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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)
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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 (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 (Present Position)
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Sub-Leader, ATE Business Group
Executive Vice President, T2000 Business Unit
Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit (Present Position)
Applied Research & Venture Team (Present Position) -
Director, Managing Executive 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 (Present Position)
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Applied Research & Venture Team (Present Position)
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US Lab Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team (Present Position)
Executive Vice President, System Test Business Unit (Present Position) -
Director, Managing Executive Officer (present position)
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Director,
Standing 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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Corporate Planning and Administration
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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,
Standing 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 (Aug. 2014 Retired upon reaching retirement age)
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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, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Sayaka 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
* resigned in July, 2010 -
Executive Board Member (in charge of Quality Control Standards and Audit Standards), The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
* resigned in July, 2019 -
Board Member, The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
* resigned in December, 2017 -
Member of the Business Accounting Council in the Financial Services Agency (Present Position)
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Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Advantest Corporation (present position)
Executive Officers
* As of June 25, 2020-
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President and CEO
Yoshiaki Yoshida
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Senior Executive Officer
Soichi Tsukakoshi
- Supply Chain
- Executive Vice President, Production Group
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Managing Executive Officer (CFO)
Atsushi Fujita
- Corporate Administration and Compliance
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Group
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Managing Executive Officer
Koichi Tsukui
- Test Technology
- Leader, ATE Business Group
- Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit
- Applied Research & Venture Team
- In Charge of DH Business Group
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Managing Executive Officer
Keith Hardwick
- Director, Chief Financial Officer, Advantest America, Inc.
- Global HR Executive Vice President
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Managing Executive Officer
Douglas Lefever
- Customer Relations & Corporate Strategy
- Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc.
- Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team
- Leader, System Test Business Unit
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Managing 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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Managing Executive Officer
Isao Sasaki
- Executive Vice President, Quality Assurance Group
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Managing Executive Officer
Kimiya Sakamoto
- Executive Vice President, Sales Group
- In Charge of Field Service Group
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Managing Executive Officer
Yasuo Mihashi
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations Group
- In Charge of New Concept Product Initiative
- In Charge of Nanotechnology Business Group
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Managing Executive Officer
Juergen Serrer
- Managing Director(R&D), Advantest Europe GmbH
- Sub-leader, ATE Business Group
- Executive Vice President, 93000 Business Unit, ATE Business Group
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Executive Officer
Toshiyuki Okayasu
- Executive Vice President, New Concept Product Initiative
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Executive Officer
CH Wu
- Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc.
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Executive Officer
Yong Xu
- Director and President (CEO), Advantest(China) Co., Ltd.
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Executive Officer
Michael Stichlmair
- Managing Director (Sales & FS), Advantest Europe GmbH
- Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
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Executive Officer
Toshio Goto
- Executive Vice President, DH Business Group
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Executive Officer
Jinhee Lee
- Representative Director and President, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
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Executive Officer
Ricky Sim
- Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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Executive Officer
Akira Ono
- Senior Vice President (Officer), Corporate Administration Group
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Executive Officer
Sanjeev Mohan
- Sales & Support EVP, Advantest America, Inc.
- Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
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Executive Officer
Makoto Nakahara
- Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
- Applied Research & Venture Team
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Executive Officer
Masayuki Suzuki
- Executive Vice President, T2000 Business Unit, ATE Business Group
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Executive Officer
Naruo Tanaka
- Senior Vice President (Officer), Corporate Relations Group
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Executive Officer
Richard Junger
- Sub-leader, ATE Business Group
- Senior Vice President of SoC Delivery, Advantest Europe GmbH
- Applied Research & Venture Team