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)
                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)
                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)
                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)
                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)
                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)
                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)
                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)
                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)
                Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member
Tomoko Nakada
(January 20, 1972)
 
                Executive Officers
As of September 1, 2025
Senior Executive Officer
Douglas Lefever
                  Douglas Lefever
- 
                      Group CEO
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer and President
Koichi Tsukui
                  Koichi Tsukui
- 
                      Group COO
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Keith Hardwick
                  Keith Hardwick
- 
                      CHO (Chief Human Capital Officer) & CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Yasuo Mihashi
                  Yasuo Mihashi
- 
                      CSRO (Chief Stakeholder Relations Officer)
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Juergen Serrer
                  Juergen Serrer
- 
                      CTO (Chief Technology Officer) & Test System Business Group Leader
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Makoto Nakahara
                  Makoto Nakahara
- 
                      Leader, CEO Office
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Sanjeev Mohan
                  Sanjeev Mohan
- 
                      CCRO (Chief Customer Relations Officer)
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Richard Junger
                  Richard Junger
- 
                      CSCO (Chief Supply Chain Officer), CDO(Chief Digital Officer) & CIO(Chief Information Technology Officer)
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Yong Xu
                  Yong Xu
- 
                      China Business Strategy
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Toshiaki Adachi
                  Toshiaki Adachi
- 
                      Sub-leader, Test SyStem Business Group
 
                    
                      Senior Executive Officer
Hisako Takada
                  Hisako Takada
- 
                      CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Ricky Sim
                  Ricky Sim
- 
                      Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Masayuki Suzuki
                  Masayuki Suzuki
- 
                      Leader, Memory Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Alex Wu
                  Alex Wu
- 
                      Chairperson of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc.
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Akio Osawa
                  Akio Osawa
- 
                      Leader, System Solution Unit, Sales Unit
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Yasushi Yoshimoto
                  Yasushi Yoshimoto
- 
                      Co-CHO & Co-CCO
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Jaehyuk Cha
                  Jaehyuk Cha
- 
                      Representative Director and President, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Daisuke Watanabe
                  Daisuke Watanabe
- 
                      Leader, Technology Development Group, Technology & Research Unit
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Ralf Stoffels
                  Ralf Stoffels
- 
                      Leader, 93000 Product Unit, SoC Test Business Unit, Test System Business Group
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Katsuhiko Tsunetsugu
                  Katsuhiko Tsunetsugu
- 
                      Sub-leader, Corporate Finance Unit
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Andre Vachenauer
                  Andre Vachenauer
- 
                      Leader, Corporate IT Unit
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Kazuyuki Yamashita
                  Kazuyuki Yamashita
- 
                      Leader, DH Business Unit, Test System Business Group
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Steven Hsieh
                  Steven Hsieh
- 
                      Asia SoC Sales & Support
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Jintie Li
                  Jintie Li
- 
                      Director, Advantest (China) Co., Ltd.
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Masaki Arai
                  Masaki Arai
- 
                      Leader, Global Production Unit, Corporate Supply Chain (CSC) Group
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Kesa Yorozu
                  Kesa Yorozu
- 
                      Global General Counsel
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Fabio Morgana
                  Fabio Morgana
- 
                      Research & Venture, Technology & Research Group
 
                    
                      Executive Officer
Jonathan Sinskie
                  Jonathan Sinskie
- 
                      Leader, ATS Business Unit, Test System Business Group
