Board Members
Board Members
Board Members (As of July 30, 2025)
10 menand 2 women(16.7% of Board members are women)
Masashi Kimura
Chairman of the Board (Representative Director)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Born on February 9, 1958
Tenure: 7 years
- April 1980
- Joined EBARA DENSAN LTD.
- April 2004
- General Manager of Printed Circuit Chemicals Department of EBARA DENSAN LTD.
- April 2010
- Joined the Company as General Manager of DENSAN
- August 2010
- Vice President of JCU (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
- June 2013
- Managing Officer
- April 2016
- Managing Officer and Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- June 2016
- Director, Managing Officer and Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- June 2017
- Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer and Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- February 2018
- Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer, Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office and Division Manager of Administration Division
- April 2018
- Representative Director, President and COO
- March 2019
- President of JCU CHEMICALS INDIA PVT. LTD (present position)
- April 2021
- Representative Director, President and CEO
- June 2024
- Representative Director, Chairman and CEO (present position)
Akihisa Omori
President (Representative Director)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Born on October 2, 1965
Tenure: 1 year
- January 1990
- Joined the Company
- April 2010
- Branch Manager of Osaka Branch
- June 2012
- Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- April 2014
- Managing Executive Officer and Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- June 2014
- Director, Managing Officer and Division Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- April 2015
- President of JCU INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- June 2016
- Managing Director and Executive Managing Officer
- April 2019
- Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of R&D Center
- December 2020
- President of JCU (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
- December 2020
- Representative Director of JCU VIETNAM CORPORATION
- December 2020
- President of PT. JCU INDONESIA
- June 2023
- Senior Managing Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Center
- June 2024
- Representative Director, President and COO (present position)
Takanori Arata
Managing Director
Managing Executive Officer
Chairman and President, JCU SHENZHEN TRADING CORPORATION
Born on May 13, 1967
Tenure: 11 years
- September 2006
- Joined the Company
- June 2009
- General Manager of Accounting Department of Administration Division
- April 2014
- Managing Executive Officer and Division Manager of Administration Division
- June 2014
- Director, Managing Officer and Division Manager of Administration Division
- April 2015
- Director, Managing Officer and Assistant General Manager of Chemicals Business Division
- April 2016
- Director, Managing Officer and Deputy Division Manager of Sales Division
- June 2016
- Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and Deputy Division Manager of Sales Division
- April 2021
- Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Headquarters
- April 2022
- Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer and Chairman and President of JCU SHENZHEN TRADING CORPORATION (present position)
Hirofumi lkegawa
Managing Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Administration Headquarters
Born on July 29, 1965
Tenure: 6 years
- August 1984
- Joined Fuji Machinery Mfg. & Electronics Co., Ltd.
- June 2004
- Director and General Manager of Administration Division
- June 2008
- Executive Managing Director and Chief Executive of Administration Division
- June 2009
- President and Representative Director
- June 2010
- Director of Kyoden Co., Ltd.
- November 2013
- Joined the Company as Branch Manager of Osaka Branch
- January 2015
- President of JCU TAIWAN CORPORATION
- April 2016
- Managing Officer
- April 2018
- Managing Officer and Division Manager of Administration Division
- June 2019
- Director, Executive Managing Officer and Division Manager of Administration Division
- June 2020
- Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Administration Headquarters (present position)
Yoji Inoue
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
Born on January 10, 1967
Tenure: 4 years
- November 1997
- Joined the Company
- April 2010
- General Manager of Overseas Operations Department
- April 2016
- General Manager of Overseas Administration Department
- December 2016
- General Manager of Overseas Market Development Department
- April 2017
- Managing Officer and Deputy General Manager of Overseas Business Administration Department
- April 2018
- Managing Officer and Deputy Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- April 2019
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Strategy Office
- June 2021
- Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Strategy Office (present position)
- April 2022
- President of JCU (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (present position)
- April 2022
- Representative Director of JCU VIETNAM CORPORATION (present position)
- April 2022
- President of PT. JCU INDONESIA (present position)
- April 2023
- President of JCU MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. (present position)
Fumihiko Araake
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Sales Headquarters
Born on February 9, 1966
Tenure: 4 years
- April 1989
- Joined the Company
- November 2009
- President of JCU SHANGHAI TRADING CORPORATION
- May 2014
- General Manager of Nagoya Branch
- June 2018
- Division Manager of Production Division
- April 2019
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Production Headquarters
- June 2021
- Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Production Headquarters
- April 2022
- Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Headquarters (present position)
- April 2022
- Representative Director of JCU KOREA CORPORATION (present position)
Mayumi Yamamoto
Director
Born on February 11, 1956
Outside Tenure: 4 years
- April 1984
- Registered as attorney and joined Takeo lshiguro Law Office
- September 1990
- Established Ginza Shin Sogo Law Office
- January 2005
- Established Ginza Shin Meiwa Law Office
- December 2010
- Public Interests Member of Central Labor Relations Commission
- January 2019
- Member of Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency (present position)
- June 2019
- External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD (present position)
- July 2019
- Member of Self-regulatory Planning Sub-committee, Self-regulation Board, Japan Securities Dealers Association (present position)
- June 2020
- Outside Director of MIRAIT Holdings Corporation (currently MIRAIT ONE Corporation) (present position)
- April 2021
- Member of the Labor Policy Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- June 2021
- Director of the Company (present position)
- February 2025
- Established Arc Law Office
Masayuki Itagaki
Director
Born on March 24, 1964
Outside Tenure: 4 years
- April 1992
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- July 1993
- Researcher of University of Burgundy, France
- April 1994
- Assistant of Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- April 1998
- Lecturer of Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- April 2001
- Assistant Professor of Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
- April 2005
- Professor of Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (present position)
- November 2006
- President and Chief Executive Officer of NEWLONG SEIMITSU KOGYO Co., Ltd. (present position)
- June 2021
- Director of the Company (present position)
Harusato Nihei
Director
Born on August 30, 1957
Outside Tenure: 1 year
- April 1980
- Joined The Dai-lchi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- March 2006
- General Manager of Taipei Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2008
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Taipei Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2009
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Human Resources Management Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2010
- Managing Executive Officer and Officer responsible for Sales and Marketing, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2011
- Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- April 2014
- Deputy President of Mizuho Research Institute Ltd. (currently Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd.)
- June 2016
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
- June 2017
- Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
- June 2018
- Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
- April 2020
- Director of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
- June 2020
- Special Advisor of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
- June 2021
- Corporate Auditor of JCU
- June 2021
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (present position)
- June 2024
- Director of the Company (present position)
Mitsuyoshi Matsuura
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Born on August 31, 1964
Tenure: 1 year
- April 1989
- Joined Fuji Bank Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- October 1997
- Research Officer at New York Branch, Fuji Bank Ltd.
- July 2004
- Counselor of Americas Sales Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- November 2006
- Deputy Senior General Manager of Fourth Sales Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2008
- Deputy Director of Administrative Promotion Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2010
- Deputy Director of Administrative Management Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- January 2011
- Deputy Branch Manager of Los Angeles Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2014
- Deputy General Manager of 11th Sales Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- April 2016
- Manager of Yangon Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- September 2019
- Joined the Company, General Manager of Sales Management Division, Sales Department
- April 2021
- Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Management Department, Sales Division
- April 2022
- Executive Officer and General Manager of JCU SHANGHAI TRADING CORPORATION
- April 2024
- Executive Officer
- June 2024
- Full-time Auditing Officer (present position)
Mitsuru Ichikawa
Corporate Auditor
Born on April 15, 1960
Outside Tenure: 11 years
- November 1992
- Passed the National Bar Examination
- April 1995
- Registered as a lawyer
- June 2014
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)
- May 2019
- Executive Director of Tokyo Lawyers Cooperative
- October 2019
- Outside Director of Renascience Inc.
- May 2023
- Vice President of Tokyo Lawyers Cooperative
Koyuri Kawato
Corporate Auditor
Born on July 5, 1968
Outside Tenure: 6 years
- April 1991
- Joined Asahi Shinwa & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
- March 1994
- Registered as a certified public accountant
- July 2000
- Representative of Kawato Certified Public Accountant Office (present position)
- January 2001
- Registered as certified public tax accountant
- June 2019
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)
(Note) JCU has introduced an executive officer system. The following is a list of executive officers who do not concurrently serve as directors.
- Hideki Hagiwara
- Executive Officer and Vice President of JCU (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
- Toyokazu Imai
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Production Headquarters
- Noriyuki Tomita
- Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager of Sales Headquarters
- Tadahiko Miyamoto
- Executive Officer and Managing Director of JCU KOREA CORPORATION
- Kanae Tokio
- Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager of R&D Center
4 men and 1 woman (20.0% of executive officers are women)
Directors’ Skills Matrix
Directors’ Skills Matrix
Definition of Skills and Experience
Business management
Management experience at other companies or our Group; experience and ability to formulate management strategies
Sales and marketing
Understanding of market trends and formulation of sales strategies/Experience and ability to make decisions
Research, development and engineering
Experience and expertise in research, development and engineering
Quality and production
Experience and expertise in manufacturing, production and quality control in Japan and abroad
Global
Experience in overseas business development and management
Finance and accounting
Experience and expertise in finance and accounting
Legal and risks
Experience and expertise in corporate legal and risk management
Human resources strategy
Experience and expertise in human resources and labor affairs/Experience and ability in formulating human resource strategies such as human resource development
DX
Experience and expertise in promoting DX
