Board Members

Positions Name

President and Representative Director Hiroshi Yamada
Date of birth September 28, 1952
Number of Company
shares owned
69,324
Brief profile

August 1979

Joined Shinwa Co., Ltd.

December 2003

Representative Director, Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

August 2007

Director, Shinwa Service K.K.

Reason for election Since assuming the position of Representative Director of Shinwa Co., Ltd. in December 2003, Hiroshi Yamada has driven the business growth of the Shinwa Group to globalize operations and expedite management reform.
As a chair of the Board of Directors, he facilitates constructive discussions in an effort to strengthen the functions of the Board of Directors.

It has been determined that he will continue to appropriately supervise management of the entire Group as a director
of Shinwa Co., Ltd., thereby contributing to the achievement of the sustainable growth and higher corporate value
of the Group.
Executive Vice President and Director
Executive Officer
General Manager of Sales
Kurio Noritake
Date of birth October 20, 1967
Number of Company
shares owned
34,924
Brief profile

April 1990

Joined Wakita Corporation

September 1993

Joined Koyo Unyu Co., Ltd.

July 1997

Joined Marubeni Construction Machinery Sales Company

July 2007

Joined Shinwa Co., Ltd. to assume the position of Deputy General Manager of Sales Department; concurrently, General Manager of Osaka Sales Office

April 2010

Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division; concurrently, General Manager of Osaka Branch, Shinwa Co., Ltd.

January 2014

Director, Shinwa Service K.K.

August 2017

Managing Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager of Sales, Shinwa Co., Ltd.

June 2019

Vice Representative Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager of Sales, Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

Reason for election Kurio Noritake has long taken the lead at the forefront of sales and marketing in this industry, thus gaining a wealth of experience and a track record as the head of Sales.

It has been determined that he will continue to appropriately supervise management of the entire Group as a director of Shinwa Co., Ltd., thereby contributing to the achievement of the sustainable growth and higher corporate value of the Group.
Director
Executive Officer
General Manager of
Production
Shinichi Hirano
Date of birth September 4, 1963
Number of Company
shares owned
34,924
Brief profile

April 1982

Joined Sharp Engineering Corporation (currently Sharp Business Solutions Corporation)

September 1984

Joined Sony Mizunami Corporation (currently Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation)

April 2004

General Manager of Operations Service Department, Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation

January 2010

General Manager of Manufacturing Department, Shanghai Suoguang Visual Products Co., Ltd.

December 2013

Joined Shinwa Co., Ltd. to assume the position of Deputy General Manager of Production

April 2015

Executive Officer and General Manager of Production, Shinwa Co., Ltd.

June 2018

Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager of Production, Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

Reason for election Shinichi Hirano has gained a wealth of experience and a track record as the head of the Production Division as detailed on the left.

It had been determined that he will continue to appropriately supervise management of the entire Group as a director of Shinwa Co., Ltd., thereby contributing to the achievement of the sustainable growth and higher corporate value of the Group.
Independent Outside Director
Kensaku Mizutani
Date of birth March 8, 1974
Number of Company
shares owned
-
Brief profile

April 1998

Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

February 2005

Joined Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.)

January 2006

Joined GCA Corporation

December 2007

Director and Partner, Integral Corporation (present)

January 2012

Director and Partner, Integral Partners Co., Ltd. (present)

June 2016

Outside Director, Shinwa Co., Ltd.

June 2017

Representative Director and Chairperson, Horii Food Service Co., Ltd. (present)

August 2017

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Shinwa Co., Ltd.

June 2019

Outside Director, Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

Reason for election Kensaku Mizutani possesses not only a wealth of experience as a business manager and a broad array of accompanying knowledge but also sufficient experience as an outside director of other companies. A man of high moral character and insight, he has proactively shared his point of view as a business manager at board meetings in his capacity as an outside director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member) since he assumed the position in August 2017.

It has been determined that he will appropriately supervise management of the entire Group as a director of Shinwa Co., Ltd., thereby contributing to the achievement of the sustainable growth and higher corporate value of the Group.
Independent Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee member)
Saei Ito
Date of birth October 12, 1952
Number of Company
shares owned
1,015
Brief profile

April 1977

Joined Nitto Flour Milling Co., Ltd. (currently Nitto Fuji Flour Milling Co., Ltd.)

June 2013

Auditor, Nitto Fuji Flour Milling Co., Ltd.

August 2016

Auditor, Shinwa Co., Ltd.

August 2017

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

Reason for election Saei Ito possesses a wealth of experience and deep insight when it comes to corporate management, which he has employed to audit the execution of business by Shinwa Co., Ltd. in his capacity as an outside director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), based on his expert perspective. He has also given pertinent advice and made suggestions on important management decisions for Shinwa Co., Ltd. Given these achievements, it has been determined that he is suited for the position of Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member).
Independent Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee member)
Tetsuichi Taniguchi
Date of birth June 6, 1967
Number of Company
shares owned
-
Brief profile

April 1990

Joined National Police Agency

July 2001

Assistant Director to the Counsellor, Office for the Preparations for the Promotion of Judicial Reforms, Cabinet Secretariat

December 2001

Assistant Director to the Counsellor, Secretariat, Office for Promotion of Justice System Reform

June 2003

Registered as a lawyer to join Taniguchi Law Office

June 2011

Representative Lawyer, Taniguchi Law Office (present)

November 2015

Outside Auditor, Convano Inc. (present)

August 2017

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

Reason for election Tetsuichi Taniguchi possesses a wealth of experience and deep insight as a lawyer, which he has employed to audit the execution of business by Shinwa Co., Ltd. in his capacity as an outside director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), from his expert perspective. He has also given pertinent advice and made suggestions on important management decisions for Shinwa Co., Ltd. Given these achievements, it has been determined that he is suited for the position of Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member).
Independent Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee member)
Tomoko Achiwa
Date of birth August 25, 1984
Number of Company
shares owned
-
Brief profile

December 2007

Joined KPMG AZSA LLC

June 2015

Joined Achiwa Accounting House

November 2015

Representative, Achiwa Labor and Social Security Attorney Office (present)

March 2017

Representative, Achiwa Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist Office (present)

June 2019

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Shinwa Co., Ltd. (present)

Reason for election Tomoko Achiwa possesses considerable knowledge related to finance and accounting and sufficient insight on corporate management, which she has gained from her experience as a certified public accountant, certified public tax accountant, labor and social security attorney, and certified administrative procedures legal specialist. As the Shinwa Group strives to further consolidate its management foundation and increase its corporate value, it has been determined that she will appropriately supervise the performance of duties of the Board of Directors of Shinwa Co., Ltd. It has been thus determined that she is suited for the position of Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member).

One of the Board Members is a woman (14% of the total).

Shinwa Co., Ltd. has adopted the executive officer system. Below are the names and responsibilities of executive officers who are not concurrently serving as directors of Shinwa Co., Ltd.

Position Name
Responsibilities
Executive Officer Mitsuyoshi Hirasawa General Manager
of Administration
Executive Officer Atsushi Niwa Deputy General Manage of
Administration; concurrently,
General Manager of Corporate
Planning Department
Executive Officer Yoshihiro Nakamura Deputy General Manager of
Production; concurrently,
General Manager of
Production Department