News Release

Personnel Changes

NewsJan 22, 2026

YASKAWA Electric Corporation announces the following personnel changes.

 

As of March 1, 2026

 

Department Manager

ICT Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Digital Transformation Dept.

Section Manager,

ICT Div.

Kensuke Michiwaki

Deputy Department Manager,

IT Systems Management Dept.

Section Manager,

ICT Div.

Yuichi Anami

 

Corporate Management & Finance Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Corporate Planning Dept.

Director,

YASKAWA Europe GmbH

Munehiro Yamaichi

Department Manager,

Corporate Management Dept.

Yaskawa Asia Pacific Pte.Ltd.

Tomomi Omori

Department Manager,

Accounting & Finance Dept.

Department Manager,

Corporate Management Dept.

Corporate Planning & Finance Div.

Akira Yamatsu

 

Human Resources, General Affairs & Risk Management Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Manager,

Human Resources DX Dept.

Section Manager,

Corporate Branding Div.

Shinjiro Ehara

Department Manager,

Human Resources Strategy Dept.

Department Manager,

Labor & Welfare Dept.

Corporate Branding Div.

Yuta Takamatsu

Department Manager,

Career Support Dept.

Manager,

Career Support Dept.

Corporate Branding Div.

Koichi Shimizu

Department Manager,

General Affairs Dept.

General Manager,

Yahata-nishi Plant General Affairs Dept.

General Affairs &Risk Management Div.

Hiroshi Dan

Department Manager,

Regional General Affairs Dept.

Department Manager,

Tokyo General Affairs Dept.

Tokyo Branch

Kohichi Ueoka

Department Manager,

Risk Management Dept.

Department Manager,

General Affairs Dept.

General Affairs & Risk Management Div.

Tomomi Namura

Deputy Department Manager,

Risk Management Dept.

Section Manager,

General Affairs & Risk Management Div.

Takashi Toh

 

Production Management Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy Department Manager,

Global Production Process Innovation Dept. 

Section Manager,

Production Management Div.

Toshiyuki Yahazu

Department Manager,

Production Technology Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Production Technology Dept.

Production Management Div.

Satoshi Takeshita

Department Manager,

Manufacturing Technology Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Manufacturing Technology Dept.

Production Management Div.

Shimpei Matsumoto

 

Corporate Technology Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Intellectual Property & Technology Cooperation Dept.

Department Manager,

Technology Cooperation Dept.

Corporate Technology Div.

Motoshige Maeda

Deputy Department Manager,

Intellectual Property & Technology Cooperation Dept.

In charge of Intellectual Property,

Intellectual Property Dept.

Corporate Technology Div.

Yoshihiro Kusama

Department Manager,

Motor & Actuator

Fundamental R&D Management Dept.

Department Manager,

Intellectual Property Dept.

Corporate Technology Div.

Yasushi Yoshida

Department Manager,

Controller Development Dept.

Section Manager,

Controller Development Dept.

Corporate Technology Div.

Fumiaki Ikeda

 

Quality & Service Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy Department Manager,

TQM Promotion Dept.

Section Manager,

TQM Promotion Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Jun Soejima

Deputy Department Manager,

Service Planning Dept.

Section Manager,

Service Planning Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Motoki Suda

Deputy Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Section Manager,

Western Japan Service Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Kenshiro Oki

Deputy Department Manager,

Western Japan Service Dept.

Section Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Chiharu Nakamura

Department Manager,

Proactive Service Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Service Dept.

Quality & Service Div.

Kenji Yoshida

 

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy Department Manager,

Business Development Dept.

Manager,

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Kuniaki Hashiki

Deputy Department Manager,

Business Planning Dept.

Deputy Manager,

CRM Strategy Promotion Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Keita Nishi

Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Sales Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Yuichiro Kusamitsu

Department Manager,

Food & Agriculture Business Development Dept.

Department Manager,

Food Industry Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Hiroyasu Hirota

Deputy Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Automotive Sales Dept.

Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Automotive Sales Dept.

Industrial Marketing Div.

Shinsuke Takahashi

Deputy Department Manager,

Western Japan Automotive Sales Dept.

Department Manager,

Western Japan Automotive Sales Dept.

Industrial Marketing Div.

Kiyonobu Oba

Deputy Department Manager,

FA Sales Dept.

Department Manager,

FA Sales Dept.

Industrial Marketing Div.

Osamu Mizuno

 

Motion Control Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Department Manager,

Solution Technology Dept.

Department Manager,

Solution Strategy Dept.

Motion Control Div.

Tatsuaki Wada

Department Manager,

iCube Control Development Dept.

Department Manager,

Controller Development Dept.

Corporate Technology Div.

Kazuhiro Imanaga

 

Drives Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy Department Manager,

Solution Strategy Dept.

Section Manager,

Solution Strategy Dept.

Drives Div.

Mitsugu Tajima

Deputy Department Manager,

Technology & Engineering Dept.

Section Manager,

Technology & Engineering Dept.

Drives Div.

Kohei Shirabe

Factory Manager,

Drives Factory

Department Manager,

Technology & Engineering Dept.

Drives Div.

Ryoji Tomonaga

 

Robotics Div.

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Deputy Department Manager,

Business Planning Dept.

Section Manager,

Business Planning Dept.

Robotics Div.

Makoto Miyoshi

Department Manager,

Robot Technology Dept.

Deputy Department Manager,

Robot Technology Dept.

Robotics Div.

Tsuyoshi Ito

Deputy Department Manager,

Engineering Dept.

Director, President,

YASKAWA SHOUGANG ROBOT CO.,LTD.

Shoichi Maekawa

Department Manager,

Clean Robot Dept.

Yaskawa Electric Korea Corporation

Nobuyuki Furukawa

 

Director of Yaskawa Group

[New Position]

[Current Position]

[Name]

Director, Senior Executive Vice President,

YASKAWA Europe GmbH

Department Manager,

Corporate Planning Dept.

Corporate Planning & Finance Div.

Fumio Ando

Director, Chairman of the Board, President

YASKAWA India Private Limited

Director, President,

YASKAWA India Private Limited

Shailendra Salvi

Director, Senior Executive Vice President

YASKAWA India Private Limited

Department Manager,

Eastern Japan Sales Dept.

Corporate Sales & Marketing Div.

Takashi Kato

Director, President

YASKAWA SHOUGANG ROBOT CO.,LTD.

Deputy Department Manager,

Engineering Dept.

Robotics Div.

Masahiro Goya

Director, President

YASKAWA Vietnam Mechatronics system Co.,Ltd.

Factory Manager,

Drives Factory

Drives Div.

Takeshi Sasamoto

 

For inquires, contact

Corporate Communications Div.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

E-mail: pr@yaskawa.co.jp

 

 

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