This is to notify that Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on February 3, 2025 the following changes in directors and executive officers. At the same time, it is announced that a new initiative for strategic business transformation is to be launched as of April 1, 2025 to achieve an early recovery in businesses and realize high profitability and growth.
The following candidates are to be selected as directors at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2025.
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Name |
Current Title |
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Shiro Sakushima |
Managing Executive Officer [Deputy Executive General Manager of Electronic Components Business, Senior General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group] * The assignment to be changed to Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Strategic Business Transformation as of April 1, 2025 |
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Michinori Yamada |
Executive Officer [Deputy Senior General Manager of Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] * To be changed to Managing Executive Officer and newly assigned as Executive General Manager of Core Components Business as of April 1, 2025 |
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Hiroaki Chida |
Executive Officer [Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Control Group] * To be changed to Managing Executive Officer and newly assigned as Executive General Manager of Headquarters as of April 1, 2025 |
２．Resignation of Directors (as of late June 2025)
The following directors are to resign at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2025.
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Name |
Current Title |
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Hiroshi Fure |
Director, Managing Executive Officer [Executive General Manager of Core Components Business, Senior General Manager of Corporate Components Sector QMS Promotion Group *Scheduled to resign from Managing Executive Officer and the current assignments shown above as of March 31, 2025 *Scheduled to be assigned as a role in charge of Components Sector QMS Promotion as of April 1, 2025 |
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Shoichi Aoki |
Director, Managing Executive Officer [Executive General Manager of Headquarters, Senior General Manager of Corporate Development Group] *Scheduled to resign from Managing Executive Officer and the current assignments shown above as of March 31, 2025 |
３．New Candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member (as of late June 2025)
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Shoichi Aoki |
Scheduled to be selected as Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2025 *Current title and assignments are shown above |
４．Resignation of Audit & Supervisory Board Member (as of late June 2025)
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Shigeru Koyama |
Scheduled to resign from Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2025 |
５．New Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2025)
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Name |
<New> Title |
Current Title |
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Tateki Kuri |
<Senior Executive Officer> [<Senior General Manager of Corporate Digital Business Promotion Group>] |
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Genta Taniguchi |
<Executive Officer> [<Senior General Manager of Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group>] |
[General Manager of SMD Packages Division, Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
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Mitsuo Yanagisawa |
<Executive Officer> [<Senior General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group>] |
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Masanobu Kitada |
<Executive Officer> [<Senior General Manager of Corporate Smart Energy Group>] |
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Takashi Nagai |
<Executive Officer> [<President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.>] |
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Tatsuya Gonokuchi |
<Executive Officer> [<President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.>] |
[Managing Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.] |
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Ichirou Ooaku |
<Executive Officer> [<Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Control Group>] |
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Kazuyuki Inoue |
<Executive Officer> [<Senior General Manager of Corporate Production Technology ＆ Development Group and General Manager of Precision Machine Division >]* |
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*Production Technology ＆ Development Group will be upgraded to the level of a Corporate Group as of April 1, 2025 and directly report to the President after the change. At the same time, Precision Machine Division is to be incorporated into Corporate Production Technology ＆ Development Group
６．Changes in Title and Assignment of Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2025)
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Name |
<New> Title |
Current Title |
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Norihiko Ina |
Director <Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Strategic Business Transformation and Solutions Business> [Executive General Manager of Solutions Business] |
Director Managing Executive Officer [Executive General Manager of Solutions Business] |
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Kenichiro Nakamura |
<Managing Executive Officer> [<Deputy Executive General Manager of Core Components Business>] |
Executive Officer [Senior General Manager of Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
７．Resignation of Executive Officers (as of March 31, 2025)
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Name |
Current Title |
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Hironori Ando |
Managing Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.] *Scheduled to resign from the current assignment shown above as of March 31, 2025 |
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Yoshihito Kurose |
Senior Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.] *Scheduled to resign from the current assignment shown above as of March 31, 2025 and to be assigned as Director and Vice Chairman of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd. as of April 1, 2025 |
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Tadashi Shinagawa |
Executive Officer [Deputy Senior General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group] *Scheduled to resign from the current assignment shown above as of March 31, 2025 |
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Katsuhiko Suzuki |
Executive Officer [Senior General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] *The current assignment remains unchanged even after April 1, 2025 |
８．Changes in Management Personnel (as of April 1, 2025)
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Name |
<New> Assignment |
Current Assignment |
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Koichi Nemoto |
<Senior General Manager of Corporate Optical Components Group> |
[General Manager of Optical Components Production Division, Corporate Optical Components Group] |
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Masanori Tada |
<Senior General Manager of Corporate Organic Materials Semiconductor Components Group> |
[Deputy Senior General Manager of Corporate Organic Materials Semiconductor Components Group] |
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Koji Munenaga |
<Senior General Manager of Corporate Development Group> |
[Deputy General Manager of Corporate Development Division, Corporate Development Group] |
９．Changes in Organizational Structure (as of April 1, 2025)
The following changes in organizational structure will be implemented as of April 1, 2025
- Corporate Display Group is to be transferred from Solution Business Segment to Core Components Business Segment
- Jewelry & Application Products Division is to be transferred from Core Components Business Segment to Solution Business Segment
