At its 79th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held today, Advantest appointed eight directors and two directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. At the Board of Directors meeting held after the general meeting, all 24 executive officers were named and their division of duties decided. The appointments are as follows, including one director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee who had already been in office.
Directors
| Representative Director | Yoshiaki Yoshida |
|---|---|
| Director | Osamu Karatsu |
| Director | Toshimitsu Urabe |
| Director | Nicholas Benes |
| Director | Soichi Tsukakoshi |
| Director | Atsushi Fujita |
| Director | Koichi Tsukui |
| Director | Douglas Lefever |
| Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Yuichi Kurita |
| Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Kouichi Nanba |
| Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Sayaka Sumida |
Executive Officers
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*also a Director
| President and CEO | Yoshiaki Yoshida * |
|---|---|
| Senior Executive Officer | Soichi Tsukakoshi * CPO (Chief Production Officer) Executive Vice President, Production Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Atsushi Fujita * CFO & CCO (Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer) Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Koichi Tsukui * CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Leader, ATE Business Group Applied Research & Venture Team In Charge of DH Business Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Douglas Lefever * CSO (Chief Strategy Officer) Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc. Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team Leader, System Test Business Unit |
| Senior Executive Officer | Keith Hardwick Global HR Executive Vice President Director, Chief Financial Officer, Advantest America, Inc. |
| Senior Executive Officer | Kimiya Sakamoto CCRO (Chief Customer Relations Officer) Executive Vice President, Sales Group In Charge of Field Service Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Yasuo Mihashi Co-CSO & CSRO (Co-Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Stakeholder Relations Officer) Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning & Stakeholder Relations Group In Charge of New Concept Product Initiative In Charge of Quality Assurance Group In Charge of Nanotechnology Business Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Juergen Serrer Co-CTO (Co-Chief Technology Officer) Managing Director(R&D), Advantest Europe GmbH Sub-leader, ATE Business Group Executive Vice President, 93000 Business Unit, ATE Business Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Sanjeev Mohan (promoted) CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) Sales & Support EVP, Advantest America, Inc. Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group |
| Senior Executive Officer | Richard Junger (promoted) CDO (Chief Digital Officer) Sub-leader, ATE Business Group Senior Vice President of SoC Delivery, Advantest Europe GmbH Applied Research & Venture Team |
| Senior Executive Officer | Yong Xu (promoted) China Business Strategy Director and President (CEO), Advantest(China) Co., Ltd. |
| Executive Officer | Kazuhiro Yamashita Sub-leader, ATE Business Group Executive Vice President, Technology Development Group, ATE Business Group Applied Research & Venture Team |
| Executive Officer | Isao Sasaki Executive Vice President, Quality Assurance Group |
| Executive Officer | Toshiyuki Okayasu Executive Vice President, New Concept Product Initiative |
| Executive Officer | Michael Stichlmair Managing Director (Sales & FS), Advantest Europe GmbH Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group |
| Executive Officer | Toshio Goto Executive Vice President, DH Business Group |
| Executive Officer | Ricky Sim Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
| Executive Officer | Makoto Nakahara Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group Applied Research & Venture Team |
| Executive Officer | Masayuki Suzuki Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group |
| Executive Officer | Naruo Tanaka Senior Vice President (Officer), Corporate Planning & Stakeholder Relations Group |
| Executive Officer | Toshiaki Adachi (newly elected) Executive Vice President, T2000 Business Unit, ATE Business Group |
| Executive Officer | Alex Wu (newly elected) Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc. |
| Executive Officer | Titan Chang (newly elected) Executive Vice President, Field Service Group |