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Directors

Naoki Okada

Naoki Okada ​

Director, President and CEO

Kazuto Kazuhito

Kazuhito Iijima ​

Director, Chief Financial Officer

Noriyuki Kawanishi

Noriyuki Kawanishi ​

Director, Chief Technology Officer

Toshikazu Koike

Toshikazu Koike ​

Outside Director

Hideki Yanase

Hideki Yanase ​

Outside Director

Yasuhiro Yamada

Yasuhiro Yamada ​

Outside Director

Koji Naruke

Koji Naruke ​

Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company

Rumiko Tanabe

Rumiko Tanabe ​

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Asuka Nakamura

Asuka Nakamura ​

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Norika Yuasa

Norika Yuasa ​

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Executive Officers

  • Toru Hamasuna​
    Head of  Corporate Strategy Unit
  • Yuuki Mori​
    Head of Corporate Staff Unit
  • Ken Osato ​
    Head of Telecommunication Systems Business Unit
  • Masazumi Takagi ​
    Head of Electronic & Automotive Business Unit
  • Tetsuya Mangyoku​
    Head of Production Engineering Unit
Naoki Okada

Director, President and CEO

Naoki Okada ​

Date of Birth: January 28, 1964

Biography

Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
June 2012
General Manager of the Optical Cable Research and Development Department and General Manager of the Optical Cable Manufacturing Department
Apr. 2013
General Manager of the Cable and Equipment R&D Center
Mar. 2014
General Manager of the New Optical Fiber Cable Business Development Department
Apr. 2018
General Manager, Head of the Optical Cable Systems Division
Apr. 2020
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Strategy Planning Division
Apr. 2021
Executive Officer & COO
June 2021
Representative Director & COO
Apr. 2022
Representative Director, President & CEO (to present)
Kazuto Kazuhito

Director, Chief Financial Officer

Kazuhito Iijima ​

Date of Birth: February 22, 1966

Biography

Apr. 1989
Joined the Company
Feb. 2008
Vice President & CFO of Fujikura Automotive Europe S.A.U
June 2012
Vice President & CFO of Nistica Inc.
Apr. 2016
General Manager of the Finance & Accounting Division
Apr. 2021
Executive Officer, Head of the Finance & Accounting Department
June 2023
Director & CFO
Apr. 2026
Representative Director & CFO (to present)
Koji Naruke

Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company

Koji Naruke ​

Date of Birth: January 30, 1964

Biography

Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
July 2008
Senior Member of the Corporate Strategy Planning Division
Apr. 2010
General Manager of Fujikura Electronics (Thailand) Ltd.
Apr. 2013
General Manager of the Corporate Strategy Planning Division, Power & Telecommunication Systems Company of the Company
Apr. 2017
CFO of  ProCable Energia e Telecomunicacoes Ltd.
Apr. 2020
President of Fujikura Fiber Optics Vietnam Ltd.
June 2023
Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)
Toshikazu Koike

Outside Director

Toshikazu Koike ​

Date of Birth: October 14, 1955

Biography

Apr. 1979
Joined BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Aug. 1982
Seconded to Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.)
Oct. 1992
Director of Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.)
Jan. 2000
Director & President of Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.)
June 2004
Director of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Jan. 2005
Director & Chairman of Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.)
Apr. 2005
Director & Managing Executive Officer of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
June 2007
Representative Director & President of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
June 2018
Representative Director & Chairman of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
June 2020
Outside Director of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
May 2021
Outside Director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of YASKAWA Electric Corporation
June 2022
Director & Chairman of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. (to present)
June 2024
Outside Director of IBIDEN CO., LTD. (to present)
June 2025
Director (Outside) of the Company (to present)
Hideki Yanase

Outside Director

Hideki Yanase ​

Date of Birth: October 2, 1956

Biography

Apr. 1979
Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation
June 2013
Managing Director of Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Apr. 2017
Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Toyota Tsusho Corporation
June 2019
Member of the Board, Executive Vice President of Toyota Tsusho Corporation
June 2020
Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Toyota Tsusho Corporation
June 2023
Outside Director of New Japan Chemical Co., Ltd. (to present)
June 2025
Director (Outside) of the Company (to present)
Yasuhiro Yamada

Outside Director

Yasuhiro Yamada ​

Date of Birth: April 8, 1958

Biography

Apr. 1983
Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
June 2007
Director of Hokuetsu Paper Mills, Ltd. (current Hokuetsu Corporation)
Apr. 2013
General Manager of Paper & Packaging Dept, of Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr. 2015
Senior Vice President, Division COO of Living Essential Products Division of Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr. 2018
Adviser (full-time) to Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (current Toyo Tire Corporation)
Mar. 2019
Director, Chairman of the Board of Toyo Tire Corporation (to present)
June 2025
Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee (Outside) of the Company
June 2026
Outside Director of Fujikura Ltd. (current position)
Rumiko Tanabe

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Rumiko Tanabe ​

Date of Birth: December 5, 1969

Biography

Apr. 1995
Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
Dec. 2004
General Manager of Accounts and Finance Division and Controller of American Home Assurance Company, Ltd.
Oct. 2014
Accounting General Manager of Finance Division of HOYA CORPORATION
July 2018
Senior Manager of Vision Care Company Global Headquarters of HOYA CORPORATION
June 2020
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of Fast Fitness Japan Incorporated
July 2020
Founded Tanabe Accounting Office (to present)
Sept. 2020
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
Sept. 2022
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. (to present)
May 2023
Auditor of AEON MALL Co., Ltd
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TSI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
May 2025
Outside Director of TSI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.  (current position)
June 2025
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of Fujikura Ltd. (to present)
Asuka Nakamura

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Asuka Nakamura ​

Date of Birth: December 15, 1973

Biography

Apr. 2000
Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
Jan. 2001
Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Advisory Services Company, Ltd. (current PwC Advisory LLC)
Nov. 2007
Joined Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
Oct. 2013
Joined Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC Japan (current Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
Jan. 2015
Joined KPMG AZSA LLC
June 2016
Partner of KPMG AZSA LLC
Dec. 2022
President and Representative Director of Asumirai Research Institute, Inc. 
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Mynavi Corporation (to present)
June 2023
Outside Director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of Polaris Holdings Co., Ltd. 
Dec. 2024
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of KATO SANGYO CO., LTD. (to present)
June 2025
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of Fujikura Ltd. (to present)
Mar. 2026
Outside Director of Daifuku Co., Ltd. (to present)
Noriyuki Kawanishi

Director, Chief Technology Officer

Noriyuki Kawanishi ​

Date of Birth: January 26, 1966

Biography

Apr. 1990
Joined the Company
Jan. 2013
General Manager of the Precision Equipment Product Department, Fiber Optics Components & System Division
Apr. 2015
General Manager, Head of the Precision Equipment Division, Optical Business Unit
Apr. 2017
Head of the Precision Equipment Division, Technology Officer of Development Planning Department
Apr. 2022
Executive Officer, Head of the Telecommunication Systems Business Unit
Apr. 2026
Executive Officer & CTO
June 2026
Director & CTO (to present)
Norika Yuasa

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Norika Yuasa ​

Date of Birth: August 18, 1974

Biography

Sept. 2003
Registered as an attorney at law
Aug. 2011
Registered as an attorney at law in New York State
Sept. 2017
Professor at the law school of Waseda University
Jan. 2019
Partner of Miura & Partners (to present)
June 2019
External Director of KOSE Corporation (to present)
June 2021
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TOKYO ELECTRON DEVICE LIMITED (to present)
June 2021
Outside Director of SAINT-CARE HOLDING CORPORATION
Apr. 2026
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Ubie, Inc. (to present)
June 2026
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of Fujikura Ltd. (to present)