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
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*also a Director
| President | Yoshiaki Yoshida * Group CEO (Administration, New Area Business Development Initiative in charge) |
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| 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 |