Daifuku Announces Changes to Management Structure
Osaka, Japan – Daifuku Co., Ltd. confirmed the following new management structure at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors Meeting held March 28, 2025.
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Hiroshi Geshiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Tomoaki Terai | Cleanroom Global Business Head |
| Director and Senior Managing Officer | Seiji Sato | President and Chief Executive Officer of Daifuku North America, Inc. |
| Director and Senior Managing Officer | Hideaki Takubo | Chief Human Resources Officer Corporate Functions Head |
| Director and Managing Officer | Tetsuya Hibi | Chief Financial Officer Deputy Corporate Functions Head Finance and Accounting Division Manager |
| Outside Director | Yoshiaki Ozawa | |
| Outside Director | Kaku Kato | |
| Outside Director | Keiko Kaneko | |
| Outside Director | Gideon Franklin | |
| Outside Director | Haruyuki Yoshida | |
| Outside Director | Yuki Kanzaki | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Tsukasa Saito | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside) | Tsukasa Miyajima | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside) | Nobuo Wada | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside) | Eiko Hakoda | |
| Senior Managing Officer | Yasuhisa Mishina | Chief Production Officer Chief Information Officer General Manager of Shiga Works Production Innovation Division Manager DX Division Manager |
| Senior Managing Officer | Takaya Uemoto | Automotive and Airport Global Business Head |
| Senior Managing Officer | Takuya Gondoh | Chief Technology Officer Business Innovation Division Manager |
| Managing Officer | Akihiko Nishimura | Deputy Automotive and Airport Global Business Head |
| Managing Officer | Norihito Toriya | Intralogistics Global Business Head Intralogistics Division Manager |
| Managing Officer | Atsushi Sonoda | Cleanroom Division Manager General Manager of Komaki Works |
| Corporate Officer | Hiroaki Kita | Deputy Airport Division Manager President of Daifuku Airport Technologies Japan Co., Ltd. President of Scarabee Aviation Group - Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Corporate Officer | Seiji Yamamoto | General Manager of Installation and Service Operations, Intralogistics Division Safety and Health Management Division Manager |
| Corporate Officer | Tsutomu Maeda | Automotive Division Manager Deputy Safety and Health Management Division Manager |
| Corporate Officer | Hirobumi Akiba | Corporate Communications Division Manager |
| Corporate Officer | Masayuki Izutsu | Airport Division Manager General Manager of Airport Operations, Airport Division |
| Corporate Officer | Takafumi Tanaka | Auto Wash Global Business Head Auto Wash Division Manager President of Daifuku Plusmore Co., Ltd. |
| Corporate Officer | Junji Yano | General Manager of Production Operations, Intralogistics Division |
| Corporate Officer | Kazuyoshi Nishiyama | Electronics Global Business Head President and Chief Executive Officer of Contec Co., Ltd. |
| Corporate Officer | Satoru Otani | General Manager of Business Promotion Operations, Automotive Division |
| Audit Officer | Toshikatsu Takahashi | |
In addition, Hiroshi Nobuta retired from the position of Advisor to the Board of Directors, and Mineo Sakai retired from the position of Outside Director.