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 27, 2026.
| Chairman | Hiroshi Geshiro | |
|---|---|---|
| President and CEO/COO | Tomoaki Terai | |
| 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 | Gideon Franklin | |
| Outside Director | Haruyuki Yoshida | |
| Outside Director | Yuki Kanzaki | |
| Outside Director | Mayumi Hongo | |
| Outside Director | Asuka Nakamura | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Tsukasa Saito | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside) | Nobuo Wada | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside) | Eiko Hakoda | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside) | Kazuya Oki | |
| Senior Managing Officer | Yasuhisa Mishina | Chief Production Officer Chief Information Officer General Manager of Shiga Works Production Innovation Division Manager |
| Senior Managing Officer | Takaya Uemoto | Airport Global Business Head |
| Senior Managing Officer | Takuya Gondoh | Chief Technology Officer Business Innovation Division Manager |
| Managing Officer | Akihiko Nishimura | President and CEO of Daifuku North America, Inc. |
| Managing Officer | Norihito Toriya | Intralogistics Global Business Head Intralogistics Division Manager |
| Managing Officer | Atsushi Sonoda | Cleanroom Global Business Head Cleanroom Division Manager General Manager of Komaki Works |
| Managing Officer | Tsutomu Maeda | Automotive Global Business Head Automotive Division Manager |
| Managing Officer | Seiji Yamamoto | General Manager of Installation and Service Operations, Intralogistics Division Safety and Health Management Division Manager |
| Managing Officer | Hirobumi Akiba | Corporate Communications Division Manager |
| Corporate Officer | Masayuki Izutsu | Airport Division Manager General Manager of Airport Operations, Airport Division Deputy Safety and Health Management Division Manager |
| 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 |
| Corporate Officer | Fumiaki Tatemi | Chairman of Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation General Manager of Global Strategy Operations, Intralogistics Division |
| Corporate Officer | Masaaki Yano | Human Resources and General Affairs Division Manager |
| Corporate Officer | Chikashi Nakamura | General Manager of Sales Operations, Intralogistics Division |
| Corporate Officer | Kouji Katori | General Manager of Production Operations, Cleanroom Division |
| Audit Officer | Toshikatsu Takahashi | |
In addition, Seiji Sato retired from the position of Advisor to the Board of Directors, Yoshiaki Ozawa and Keiko Kaneko retired from the position of Outside Director, and Tsukasa Miyajima retired from the position of Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside).