Advantest Announces New Executive Appointments at 81st Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders

2023/06/27 Topics

At its 81st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held today, Advantest appointed six directors and two directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. At the Board of Directors meeting held after the general meeting, all 25 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
Representative Director Douglas Lefever
Representative Director Koichi Tsukui
Director Toshimitsu Urabe
Director Nicholas Benes
Director Naoto Nishida
Director, Audit and
Supervisory Committee Member		 Yuichi Kurita
Director, Audit and
Supervisory Committee Member		 Sayaka Sumida
Director, Audit and
Supervisory Committee Member		 Tomoko Nakada

Executive Officers

* also a Director

President Yoshiaki Yoshida *
Group CEO (Administration, New Area Business Development Initiative in charge)
Corporate Vice President Douglas Lefever *
Group COO(Chief Operating Officer) (Corporate Strategy, Business Promotion, Technology in charge)
Chairman, Advantest America, Inc.
Leader, System Test Business Unit
Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team (to be ended on July 1st)
In Charge of Applied Research & Venture Team (to be started on July 1st)
In Charge of ACS (to be started on July 1st)
In Charge of Nanotechnology Business Group
Corporate Vice President Koichi Tsukui *
Group Co-COO (Production, Business Process Innovation in charge)
Senior Executive Officer Soichi Tsukakoshi
CPO(Chief Production Officer)
Executive Vice President, Production Group
In Charge of Quality Assurance Group
Senior Executive Officer Keith Hardwick
CHO (Chief Human Capital Officer) & CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)
Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc.
Senior Executive Officer Yasuo Mihashi
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) & CSO (Chief Strategy Officer)
Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning & Stakeholder Relations Group (to be ended on July 1st)
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy Group (to be started on July 1st)
Senior Executive Officer Juergen Serrer
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) & ATE Business Group Leader
Executive Vice President, SoC Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
Managing Director(R&D), Advantest Europe GmbH
In Charge of DH Business Group
Senior Executive Officer Makoto Nakahara (Promoted)
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
EVP, Customer Relations, Advantest America, Inc.
Director, Advantest America, Inc.
Senior Executive Officer Richard Junger
CDO (Chief Digital Officer) & CIO (Chief Information Technology Officer)
Executive Vice President, Global Business Operations
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.
Executive Officer Michael Stichlmair
Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
EVP, Customer Relations, Advantest Europe GmbH
Managing Director (Sales & FS), Advantest Europe GmbH
Executive Officer Ricky Sim
Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Executive Officer Masayuki Suzuki
Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
Executive Officer Naruo Tanaka
Executive Vice President, New Area Business Development Initiative
Executive Officer Toshiaki Adachi
Sub-leader, ATE Business Group
Division Manager, T2000 Product Unit, SoC Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
Executive Officer Alex Wu
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc.
Executive Officer Titan Chang
Executive Vice President, Field Service Group
Executive Officer Akio Osawa
Senior Vice President (Officer)(System Solution), Sales Group
Division Manager, System Solution Division, Sales Group
Executive Officer Yasushi Yoshimoto
Co-CHO & Co-CCO
Executive Vice President, Human Capital Group (to be ended on July 1st)
Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Group (to be started on July 1st)
Division Manager, Human Capital Division, Corporate Administration Group (to be started on July 1st)
Executive Officer Jaehyuk Cha
Director, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
EVP, Customer Relations, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Daisuke Watanabe (newly elected)
Executive Vice President, Technology Development Group, ATE Business Group
Executive Officer Ralf Stoffels (newly elected)
Division Manager, 93000 Product Unit, SoC Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group
Executive Officer Katsuhiko Tsunetsugu (newly elected)
Division Manager, Finance and Accounting Division, Corporate Administration Group
(to be ended on July 1st)
Senior Vice President (Officer), Corporate Strategy Group (to be started on July 1st)
Division Manager, Finance and Accounting Division, Corporate Strategy Group
(to be started on July 1st)
Executive Officer Andre Vachenauer (newly elected)
Executive Vice President, Corporate IT Group
EVP, Information Technologies, Advantest Europe GmbH