1. Changes in Organizational Structure and Directors (as of April 1, 2021)
The Kyocera Group is engaged in a wide range of businesses, from advanced materials to components, devices, equipment, services, and networks. As shown in the table below, our business groups and subsidiaries are to be organized into three segments, and administrative functions are to be integrated into a separate segment. By empowering the leaders of each new segment, this structure will help us optimize rapidly changing business circumstances while expedite decision-making in such key areas as business strategy, investment, human resource development, and others.
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New Segment | Constituent Current Major Businesses / Subsidiaries / Corporate Groups |
Core Components Business | Fine Ceramic Components Automotive Components Ceramic Packages Organic Multilayer Substrates and Boards Optical Components Medical Devices Jewelry & Applied Ceramic Related Products |
Electronic Components Business | Electronic Components AVX Corporation |
Solutions Business | Industrial Tools Liquid Crystal Displays Printing Devices Information Equipment (KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.) Telecommunications Equipment Information Systems and Telecommunication Services (KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.) Smart Energy Business |
Headquarters | Corporate General Affairs Human Resources Group Corporate Purchasing Group Corporate Management Control Group Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group Corporate Development Group Corporate Management Promotion Group |
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Name | <New> Title [<New> Assignment] |
Current Title [Current Assignment] |
Hiroshi Fure | Director <Managing Executive Officer> [<Executive General Manager of Core Components Business>] |
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Organic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
Norihiko Ina | Director Managing Executive Officer [<Executive General Manager of Solutions Business>] |
Director Managing Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.] |
Koichi Kano | Director Managing Executive Officer [<Deputy Executive General Manager of Electronic Components Business>] |
Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Development Group] |
Shoichi Aoki | Director Managing Executive Officer [<Executive General Manager of Headquarters>] |
Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Management Control Group] |
John Sarvis | Director <Managing Executive Officer> [<Executive General Manager of Electronic Components Business>, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of AVX Corporation (U.S.A.)] |
Director [Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of AVX Corporation (U.S.A.)] |
2. Resignation of Directors (as of late June 2021)
The board of directors will be streamlined from the current 15 members to 9 members in order to expedite decision-making and enhance supervisory function. The following directors are to resign at a General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2021.
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Name | Current Title [Current Assignment] |
Yoji Date | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group] *The current title of Senior Managing Executive Officer will be changed to Managing Executive Officer as of April 1, 2021. **The current assignment remains unchanged. |
Keiji Itsukushima | Director, Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] *The current title of Managing Executive Officer and the assignment remain unchanged. |
Takashi Sato | Director, Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate General Affairs Human Resources Group] *The current title of Managing Executive Officer and the assignment remain unchanged |
Junichi Jinno | Director, Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group] *The current title of Managing Executive Officer and the assignment remain unchanged |
John Sarvis | Director [Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of AVX Corporation (U.S.A.)] *Scheduled to assume the position of Managing Executive Officer, and Executive General Manager of Electronic Components Business as of April 1, 2021. **The current assignment remains unchanged |
Robert Whisler | Director [President and Director of KYOCERA International, Inc.(U.S.A.)] *Scheduled to assume the position of Managing Executive Officer as of April 1, 2021. **The current assignment remains unchanged |
3. Change in Assignment of Executive Officer (as of April 1, 2021)
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Name | <New> Title [<New> Assignment] |
Current Title [Current Assignment] |
Masaaki Ozawa | Executive Officer [<General Manager of Corporate Organic Materials Semiconductor Components Group>] |
Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Organic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
4. New Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2021)
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Name | <New> Title [<New> Assignment] |
Current Title [Current Assignment] |
Hironori Ando | <Executive Officer> [<President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.>] |
[Senior Managing Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.] |
Michinori Yamada | <Executive Officer> [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
[Deputy General Manager of Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
Shoichi Nakagawa | <Executive Officer> [<General Manager of Corporate R&D Group>] |
[General Manager, Devices R&D Group of Corporate R&D Group] |
5. Resignation of Executive Officers (as of March 31, 2021)
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Name | Current Title [Current Assignment] |
Masahiro Inagaki | Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate R&D Group] *Scheduled to resign from General Manager of Corporate R&D Group as of March 31, 2021 and to become Riji as of April 1, 2021. |
Takashi Okunosono | Executive Officer [President and Director of KYOCERA Thailand Co., Ltd. (Thailand)] * The current assignment remains unchanged |
Akihito Kubota | Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Smart Energy Group] * Scheduled to become Riji as of April 1, 2021. ** The current assignment remains unchanged |
6. Changes in Management Personnel (as of April 1, 2021)
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Name | <New> Assignment | Current Assignment |
Hiroaki Chida | <General Manager of Corporate Management Control Group> | General Manager of Accounting Division, Corporate Management Control Group |
Katsuyuki Waki | <General Manager of Corporate Development Group> | General Manager of Management Strategy Division, Corporate Development Group |