Directors and Executive Officers
Toshiyuki Funaki
Chairman and CEO
Mikio Funaki
Senior Executive Vice President, COO
Takao Funaki
Managing Director
Lei Lu
Director, Senior Executive Officers
- 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 (FY2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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%) |
| Managing Director | Takao Funaki | He has been engaged in management of the Group in Japan and overseas and planning and execution of regional business strategies mainly overseas, and has extensive experience and achievements.
The Company has judged that his knowledge and experience will contribute to the further expansion of the Group’s business, and we have nominated him again as a candidate. |
Board of Directors 7/7 (100%) |
| Director, Senior Executive Officer | Lei Lu | He has extensive expertise in financial strategy, M&A, accounting and tax affairs, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) at a global company, as well as a wide range of experience in international business around the world, and is leading efforts to strengthen the Group’s financial strategy toward the achievement of its medium-term management plan. The Company has judged that incorporating his experience and knowledge into decision-making and supervision in the Board of Directors will contribute to the advancement of the Company’s global management, sustainable growth, and the enhancement of corporate value, and we have nominated him as a candidate for Director. | ー |
| 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%) |
Positions & Roles | Name | Contributing Areas & Roles with particularly high exceptions | Contributing Areas & Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
Director | Toshiyuki Funaki | Corporate Management and 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 abd Management Strategy International Business Industry Knowledge | R&D and Manufacturing Sales and Marketing IT and DX |
Director | Lei Lu | International Business Financing and Accounting | Corporate Management abd Management Strategy |
Director | Takao Funaki | International Business Sales and Marketing IT and DX | Industry Knowledge R&D and Manufacturing Sustainability and ESG |
Director | Hiroshi Kobayashi | International Business Sales and Marketing | Corporate Management and Management Strategy Personal Affairs and Development |
Director | Hideyuki Ohkubo | Corporate Management abd Management Strategy Industry Knowledge R&D and Manufacturing | Personal Affairs and Development |
Director | Mariko Sugiyama | IT and DX | International Business Sales and Marketing Personal Affairs and 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 and Development |