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Directors

  • As of July 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 (present position)
Group CEO (Corporate Strategy, Business Promotion, Technology in charge)
Apr. 2025
(Corporate Strategy & Finance, Business Promotion, Technology in charge)
Jul. 2025
Group CEO (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 (present position)
Group COO (Administration, Supply Chain, Business Process Innovation in charge)
Apr. 2025
(Human Capital & General Affairs & Legal, Supply Chain, Business Process Innovation in charge)
Jul. 2025
Group COO (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
Jun. 2016
Outside Director, Imagica Robot Holdings Inc. (currently IMAGICA GROUP Inc.)
Jun. 2019
Outside Director of Advantest Corporation (present position)
Jun. 2025
Director, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (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 July 1, 2025

Senior Executive Officer
Douglas Lefever
  • Group CEO
Senior Executive Officer and President
Koichi Tsukui
  • Group COO
Senior Executive Officer
Keith Hardwick
  • CHO (Chief Human Capital Officer) & CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)
Senior Executive Officer
Yasuo Mihashi
  • CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer)
Senior Executive Officer
Juergen Serrer
  • CTO (Chief Technology Officer) & Test System Business Group Leader
Senior Executive Officer
Makoto Nakahara
  • Leader, CEO Office
Senior Executive Officer
Sanjeev Mohan
  • CCRO (Chief Customer Relations Officer)
Senior Executive Officer
Richard Junger
  • CSCO (Chief Supply Chain Officer), CDO(Chief Digital Officer) & CIO(Chief Information Technology Officer)
Senior Executive Officer
Yong Xu
  • China Business Strategy
Senior Executive Officer
Toshiaki Adachi
  • Sub-leader, Test SyStem Business 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
  • Leader, Memory Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group
Executive Officer
Alex Wu
  • Chairperson of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc.
Executive Officer
Akio Osawa
  • Leader, System Solution Unit, Sales Unit
Executive Officer
Yasushi Yoshimoto
  • Co-CHO & Co-CCO
Executive Officer
Jaehyuk Cha
  • Representative Director and President, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer
Daisuke Watanabe
  • Leader, Technology Development Group, Technology & Research Unit
Executive Officer
Ralf Stoffels
  • Leader, 93000 Product Unit, SoC Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group
Executive Officer
Katsuhiko Tsunetsugu
  • Sub-leader, Corporate Finance Unit
Executive Officer
Andre Vachenauer
  • Leader, Corporate IT Unit
Executive Officer
Kazuyuki Yamashita
  • Leader, DH Business Unit, Test System Business Group
Executive Officer
Steven Hsieh
  • Asia SoC Sales & Support
Executive Officer
Jintie Li
  • Director, Advantest (China) Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer
Masaki Arai
  • Leader, Global Production Unit, Corporate Supply Chain (CSC) Group
Executive Officer
Kesa Yorozu
  • Global General Counsel
Executive Officer
Fabio Morgana
  • Research & Venture, Technology & Research Group
Executive Officer
Jonathan Sinskie
  • Leader, ATS Business Unit, Test System Business Group
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