Directors and Executive Officers
Toshiyuki Funaki
Chairman and CEO
Mikio Funaki
Senior Executive Vice President, COO
Takao Funaki
Managing Director
- Outside, Independent
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Outside Director
- Outside, Independent
Hideyuki Ohkubo
Outside Director
- Outside, Independent
Mariko Sugiyama
Outside Director
- Outside, Independent
Yasuo Himeiwa
Outside Director
- Outside, Independent
Michiko Kanai
Outside Director
- Outside, Independent
Eri Nakajima
Outside Director
| Title | Name | Reason for Selecting | Attendance at Board of Directors (FY2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman and CEO | Toshiyuki Funaki | He has served as Representative Director Chairman and CEO, and with his wealth of experience and achievements, the Company has judged that it would be best for him to assume his current role of driving the sustainable growth of the GroupTest. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
| Senior Executive Vice President, COO |
Mikio Funaki | He has been engaged in management of the Group in Japan and overseas for years, and has abundant experience and achievements. The Company has judged that his knowledge will lead to sustainable growth of the Group. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
| Director, Senior Executive Officer |
Takao Funaki | He has been engaged in the promotion of digital marketing development based on the Group’s global marketing strategy and planning/execution of regional business strategies mainly overseas, and has abundant experience and achievements.
The Company has judged that his knowledge will lead to further business expansion of the Group. |
Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
| Outside director | Hiroshi Kobayashi | He has been engaged in corporate management and automobile businesses in Japan and overseas for years, and based on his wealth of knowledge and experience, he has supervised the Company and given the Company his precise advice at the voluntary committees from an independent perspective with no special interests. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
| Hideyuki Ohkubo | He has been engaged in corporate management and factory automation businesses for years, and based on his wealth of knowledge and experience, he has supervised the Company and given the Company his productive advice at the voluntary committees from an independent perspective with no special interests. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) | |
| Mariko Sugiyama | She has been engaged in a wide variety of businesses in the IT industry for a long time and is highly regarded for her abundant knowledge and experience. Based on her knowledge, she has supervised the Company and given the Company her productive advice from an independent perspective with no special interests, especially on the IT strategy and DX strategy of the Company. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) | |
| Outside director (Auditing committee member) |
Yasuo Himeiwa | He has extensive knowledge and experience as a Certified Public Accountant, and the Company believes that he would contribute to reinforcing our company's auditing system from the viewpoint of finance and accounting. Judging that he also has a fair and neutral standpoint in regards to audit independence. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
| Michiko Kanai | She has contributed to strengthening the Company's auditing system regarding legal affairs based on her high-degree of expertise and acumen in corporate legal affairs. Judging that she also has a fair and neutral standpoint in regards to audit independence. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) | |
| Eri Nakajima | She has been engaged in a wide range of fields in environmental administration such as global warming countermeasures and carbon neutral policies. Given her abundant knowledge and experience, we expect her to contribute to strengthening the Company's auditing system regarding environmental initiatives at the Company. Judging that she also has a fair and neutral standpoint in regards to audit independence. | Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
Contributing Roles
Positions & Roles | Name | Contributing Areas & Roles with particularly high exceptions | Contributing Areas & Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
Director | Toshiyuki Funaki | Corporate Management & Management Strategy International Business Industry Knowledge | R&D and Manufacturing Sales and Marketing Legal Affairs and Risk Management Sustainability and ESG |
Director | Mikio Funaki | Corporate Management & Management Strategy International Business Industry Knowledge | R&D and Manufacturing Sales and Marketing IT DX |
Director | Takao Funaki | International Business Sales and Marketing IT DX | Industry Knowledge R&D and Manufacturing Sustainability and ESG |
Director | Hiroshi Kobayashi | International Business Sales and Marketing | Corporate Management & Management Strategy Personal Affairs & Development |
Director | Hideyuki Ohkubo | Corporate Management & Management Strategy Industry Knowledge R&D and Manufacturing | Personal Affairs & Development |
Director | Mariko Sugiyama | IT DX | International Business Sales and Marketing Personal Affairs & Development |
Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Members | Yasuo Himeiwa | Financing and Accounting | International Business Industry Knowledge Legal Affairs and Risk Management |
Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Members | Michiko Kanai | Legal Affairs and Risk Management | International Business Sustainability and ESG |
Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Members | Eri Nakajima | Sustainability and ESG | Personal Affairs & Development |