Products
R&D
Board of Management
Board Members
| Managing Directors | Masaya Watanabe |
Member of Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Visiting Professor of Health Care Data Science Course, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University Adviser of Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) |
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| Kazuo Takahashi | ||
| Toshihide Takai | ||
| Outside Directors | Yosuke Mitsusada |
Professor at Institute of Management, SANNO University Outside Director of Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. |
| Yukio Matsui |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Value Accelerator Operating Advisor Advisor of TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. |
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| Hiroyuki Sasa |
Outside Director of Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd． Outside Director of Kanematsu Corporation Outside Director of AMADA CO., LTD. |
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| Nao Tsuchiya |
Outside Director of Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd. EVP, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Legal Department of LY Corporation |
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| Nominating Committee |
Chairperson: Hiroyuki Sasa Members: Kazuo Takahashi, Yukio Matsui, Yosuke Mitsusada |
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| Compensation Committee |
Chairperson: Hiroyuki Sasa Members: Kazuo Takahashi, Yukio Matsui, Nao Tsuchiya |
| Audit Committee |
Chairperson: Yukio Matsui Members: Kazuo Takahashi, Hiroyuki Sasa, Nao Tsuchiya |
Executive Officers
| Chairperson of Board of Executive Officers | Masahiko Saito |
Technical Fellow Department Head of Quality Assurance Department |
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| President and Representative Executive Officer | Masaya Watanabe | Chief Executive Officer |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Hideshi Fukumoto |
Division Head of Monozukuri Division, Global CTO |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Shuichi Kurita |
Division Head of Business Division Department Head of Global Sales Department |
| Managing Executive Officer | Tomomi Kosaka |
Assistant Division Head of Monozukuri Division Department Head of Manufacturing Department |
| Managing Executive Officer | Takayuki Yamamoto |
Chief Financial Officer Chief Risk Management Officer Office Head of Corporate Planning Office |
Administrative Officer
| Administrative Officer | Kaoru Ogane | Department Head of Global Operations Department |
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| Administrative Officer | Noritomo Koike | Department Head of Product Business Department |
| Administrative Officer | Hajime Terada | Department Head of Human Resources and General Affairs Department |
| Administrative Officer | Norio Ozaki | Department Head of Research & Development Department |
Executives Profiles
Directors
Director, President and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer
Masaya Watanabe (Date of birth: January 31, 1958)
- 1982 Joined Hitachi, Ltd
- 2007 General Manager of Enterprise Server Division of Hitachi, Ltd
- 2009 Director and Chief Strategist of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. (U.S.)
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2012
Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd
CSO and CIO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. -
2014
Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd
President and CEO, Hitachi America Ltd. (U.S.)
Chairman of Hitachi Consulting, Ltd. (U.S.) -
2015
Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd
CEO of Health Care Company, Hitachi, Ltd. - 2017 Chairman of The Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations
- 2019 Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiative Division of Hitachi, Ltd.
- 2020 Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer, COO of Miraca Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.)
- 2022 Outside Director of MANI, INC.
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2023
Outside Director of CROSS SYNC, INC.
Government of Japan, Cabinet Office, Member of Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (present) -
2024
Visiting Professor of Health Care Data Science Course, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University (present)
Director, President and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of MANI, INC. (present) - 2025 Adviser of Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) (present)
Director, Full-time Advisor, (Member of Nominating Committee, Compensation Committee and Strategy Committee)
Kazuo Takahashi (Date of birth: January 17, 1955)
- 1978 Joined HOGY CO., LTD. (currently HOGY MEDICAL CO., LTD.)
- 2009 Director and General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and Product Management Division of HOGY CO., LTD
- 2013 Advisor of MANI, INC., Vice Chairman of MANI HANOI CO., LTD.
- 2014 Executive Officer
- 2016 Managing Executive Officer
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2018
Director (present)
Executive Vice president - 2020 Vice President and Representative Executive Officer
- 2021 Executive Vice President
- 2024 Assistant to the President (Special Appointive Officer), CRO
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2025
Chief Financial Officer, Office Head of Corporate Planning Office
Full-time Advisor (present)
Director
Toshihide Takai (Date of birth: July 20, 1952)
- 1977 Joined Nippon Fudosan Bank (formerly The Nippon Credit Bank, Limited, currently AOZORA Bank, Ltd.)
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2006
Advisor of MANI, INC.
Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department - 2007 Managing Executive Officer
- 2008 Senior Managing Executive Officer
- 2011 Executive Vice President
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2013
Director (present)
President and Representative Executive Officer - 2020 Director, Chairman of the Board of Executives
- 2021 Vice Chairperson of Board of Directors
Outside Director (Chairperson of Board of Directors, Member of Nominating Committee)
Yosuke Mitsusada (Date of birth: December 24, 1963)
- 1986 Joined the Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. (currently Aozora Bank, Ltd.).
- 1999 Joined Unison Capital, Inc
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2002
Corporate Auditor of Tohako Inc.
Director of Bolsa Co., LTD. (present) - 2005 Joined Asuka Asset Management Limited. (currently Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd.)
- 2007 Associate Professor of Institute of Management, SANNO University
- 2012 Professor of Institute of Management, SANNO University (present)
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2013
Joined Asuka Asset Management Co., Ltd. (currently Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd.) (present)
Director and Founding Partner of Asuka Corporate Advisory Co., Ltd. (present) - 2016 Outside Director of Yume no Machi Souzou Iinkai Co., Ltd. (currently Demaecan Co., Ltd.)
- 2019 Outside Director of PHYZ, Inc. (currently PHYZ Holdings Inc.)
- 2021 Outside Director of Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. (present)
- 2023 Outside Director of MANI, INC. (present)
- 2024 Chairman of the Board of Directors of MANI, INC. (present)
Outside Director (Member of Nominating Committee, Compensation Committee, and Chairperson of Audit Committee)
Yukio Matsui (Date of birth: January 24, 1962)
- 1984 Joined Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (currently Astellas Pharma Inc.)
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2012
General Manager of Asia/Oceania Marketing & Business
Management of Astellas Pharma Inc - 2015 Executive Officer, Head of Global Marketing Strategy of Astellas Pharma Inc.
- 2016 Executive Officer, Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa Business of Astellas Pharma Inc.
- 2018 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Commercial Officer of Astellas Pharma Inc.
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2024
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Value Accelerator Operating Advisor (present)
Advisor of TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (present)
Outside director of MANI. INC. (present)
Outside Director (Chairperson of Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee)
Hiroyuki Sasa (Date of birth: September 14, 1955)
- 1982 Joined Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (current Olympus Corporation)
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2007
Corporate Officer of Olympus Corporation
Director of Olympus Medical Systems Corp. -
2012
Assistant to the President and President of Information and Communication Business of Olympus Corporation
Representative Director, President, Corporate Officer of Olympus Corporation - 2019 Director of Olympus Corporation
- 2020 Outside Director of Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (present)
- 2022 Outside Director of Kanematsu Corporation (present)
- 2023 Outside Director of AMADA CO., LTD. (present)
- 2025 Outside Director of MANI, INC. (present)
Outside Director (Member of Compensation and Audit Committee)
Nao Tsuchiya (Date of birth: October 23, 1973)
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2003
Registered with the DAI-ICHI TOKYO BAR ASSOCIATION
Joined Hayabusa International Law Office (currently Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices) -
2012
Partner of Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of C'BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. - 2014 Partner of PwC Legal Japan
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2016
Joined LAC Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer, General Manager of Legal Division of LAC Co., Ltd. - 2018 Outside Director of Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd. (present)
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2020
Part-time Director of LAC Co., Ltd.
Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
General Manager of Legal Department, Legal Headquarters of Yahoo Japan Corporation - 2023 EVP, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Legal Headquarters of Yahoo Japan Corporation
- 2024 EVP, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Legal Department, LY Corporation
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2025
EVP, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Legal Department, LY Corporation (present)
Outside Director of MANI, INC.
Executive Officer
Chairperson of Board of Executive Officers
Masahiko Saito (Date of birth: May 19, 1967)
- 1990 Joined MANI, INC.
- 2014 Executive Officer and President of MANI HANOI CO., LTD.
- 2016 Executive Officer, Division Head of Manufacturing Division
- 2019 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Division Head of Corporate Planning Division
- 2020 Director, President and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer
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2024
Chief Executive Officer
Chairperson of Board of Executive Officers (present) - 2025 Department Head of Quality Assurance Department
Director, President and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer
Masaya Watanabe (Date of birth: January 31, 1958)
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Hideshi Fukumoto (Date of birth: September 24, 1957)
- 1982 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
- 2005 Director of Machinery Research Institute of Hitachi, Ltd.
- 2009 Vice President（Worldwide Research) of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
- 2011 Director of Technology Strategy Office, Research and Development Div. of Hitachi, Ltd.
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2017
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Division Head of Research and Development
General Manager of Client Solutions Group of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. - 2023 Joined MANI, INC.
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2024
Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)
Division Head of Monozukuri Division, Department Head of Research and Development Department - 2025 Division Head of Monozukuri Division, Global CTO (present)
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Shuichi Kurita (Date of birth: October 3, 1961)
- 1986 Joined NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
- 2004 General Manager of Planning Division, Sales Operations of NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
- 2010 General Manager of Sales Promotion Division, International Business Operations of NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
- 2016 Operating Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department of NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
- 2018 Operating Officer, General Manager of Sales Operations, International Business Operations of NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
- 2022 Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager of Business Strategy Operations of NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
- 2023 Operating Officer, General Manager of Business Strategy Operations of NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
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2024
Joined MANI, INC.
Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)
Division Head of Business Division, Department Head of Global Sales Department (present)
Managing Executive Officer
Tomomi Kosaka (Date of birth: December 12, 1961)
- 1984 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- 2014 President & CEO of Honda of America Mfg. Inc. (Operating Officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)
- 2017 Vice President of Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC. (Operating Officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)
- 2019 President and Representative Director of Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.(Operating Officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)
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2022
Joined MANI, INC.
Managing Executive Officer, Department Head of Manufacturing Department (present) - 2024 Assistant Division Head of Monozukuri Division (present)
Managing Executive Officer
Takayuki Yamamoto (Date of birth: July 7, 1965 )
- 1989 Joined Toshiba Corporation
- 2011 CFO of Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH
- 2019 Director and CFO of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation; concurrently served as General Manager of the Accounting Department, Battery (SCiB) Business
- 2020 Director and CFO of Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
- 2022 Vice President, Corporate Accounting Division of Toshiba Corporation
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2025
Deputy General Manager, Finance & Treasury Division of Toshiba Corporation
Joined MANI, INC.
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Management Officer, Office Head of Corporate Planning Office (present)