Directors and Executive Officers

Board of Directors
Board of Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Executive Officers

Board of Directors

Hisashi Ietsugu

Representative Director

Profile

Sep. 1986: Joined the Company, Director (Member of the Board)

Mar. 1990: Managing Director (Member of the Board)

Feb. 1996: Representative Director,
Managing Director (Member of the Board)

Apr. 1996: Representative Director,
Senior Managing Director (Member of the Board)

Jun. 1996: President (Representative Director)

Apr. 2013: Chairperson and President (Representative Director)

Apr. 2023: Chairperson and Group CEO (Representative Director) (current)

Important concurrent position: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of The Minato Bank, Ltd

Iwane Matsui

Representative Director

Profile

Apr. 1985: Joined the Company

Jul. 2001: President of Sysmex Europe GmbH (presently Sysmex Europe SE)

Apr. 2011: Executive Officer, Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Planning

Apr. 2013: Executive Officer, Executive Vice President of International Business Management

Apr. 2017: Senior Executive Officer

Apr. 2019: Managing Executive Officer

Jun. 2019: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer

Apr. 2023: Director (Member of the Board) and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Apr. 2026: President (Representative Director) (current)

Tomokazu Yoshida

Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Jun. 2000: Joined the Company

Apr. 2017: Executive Officer, Executive Vice President of Central Research Laboratories and MR Business Development

Apr. 2020: Senior Executive Officer

Apr. 2021: Managing Executive Officer

Jun. 2021: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer

Apr. 2023: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer, CTO (current)

Takashi Ono

Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Apr. 1987: Joined the Company

Apr. 2009: Executive Vice President of Sysmex America, Inc.

Apr. 2010: President of Sysmex Reagents America, Inc.

Apr. 2019: Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of SCM

Apr. 2021: Senior Executive Officer

Apr. 2023: Managing Executive Officer

Jun. 2023: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer (current)

Kensuke Iizuka

Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Apr. 1994: Joined the Company

Oct. 2010: Vice President of Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

Apr. 2015: Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Planning

Apr. 2017: Executive Officer

Jan. 2018: Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Executive Office

Apr. 2018: Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Administration

Apr. 2019: Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Human Resources

Apr. 2020: Senior Executive Officer

Jun. 2025: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of KAINOS Laboratories, Inc.

Apr. 2026: Managing Executive Officer, CFO

Jun. 2026: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer, CFO (current)

Important concurrent position: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of SHOFU Inc.

Kazuo Ota

Outside Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Apr. 1978: Joined Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Apr. 2013: Executive Officer, General Manager of Planning & Control Division, Aerospace Company of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Apr. 2015: Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, In Charge of Finance & Human Resources (Corporate) of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Jun. 2015: Managing Director (Member of the Board), General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, In Charge of Finance & Human Resources (Corporate) of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Apr. 2018: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer, President of Motorcycle & Engine Company of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Jun. 2019: Advisor of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Jun. 2019: Joined the Company, Outside Director (Member of the Board) (current)

Haruo Inoue

Outside Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Apr. 1981: Joined The Sanwa Bank, Limited (presently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

Apr. 2008: Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (presently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

Jun. 2010: Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.

Jun. 2011: Director (Member of the Board) and Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.

May 2012: Managing Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Retail Department of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (presently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

May 2014: Managing Executive Officer of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

Jun. 2014: Representative Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2020: Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sojitz Corporation

Apr. 2022: Executive Vice President of Sojitz Corporation

Jun. 2024: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of UNIRITA Inc. (current)

Jun. 2024: Joined the Company, Outside Director (Member of the Board) (current)

Important concurrent position: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of UNIRITA Inc.

Yuka Fujioka

Outside Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Apr. 1993: Joined Announcing Department, Development Bureau of Kansai Television Co., Ltd.

Apr. 1999: Newscaster, such as CS Broadcast Asahi Newstar and Lecturer for Simul Academy Conference Interpreter Course

Sep. 2008: Part-time Lecturer at Kwansei Gakuin University Center for International Education and Cooperation (current)

Apr. 2009: Part-time Lecturer for Kobe College, School of Letters,
Department of English, Global Studies Course

Apr. 2010: Part-time Lecturer at Kwansei Gakuin University, School of International Studies (current)

Jul. 2016: President (Representative Director) of Fujioka-Kinzoku Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun. 2018: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (current)

Jun. 2024: Joined the Company, Outside Director (Member of the Board) (current)

Important concurrent position: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

Marie Oshima

Outside Director (Member of the Board)

Profile

Apr. 1992: Research Associate of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Apr. 1995: Visiting Researcher of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Stanford University

Jun. 1998: Lecturer at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Apr. 1999: Associate Professor of the Department of Functional Engineering, the University of Tsukuba/Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Apr. 2000: Associate Professor of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Jul. 2005: Professor of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Apr. 2006: Professor of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo/Professor of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Jul. 2018: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., Inc. (current)

Sep. 2022: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of Open Up Group Inc. (current)

Apr. 2024: Deputy Director of Tokyo College, the University of Tokyo (current)

Apr. 2024: Visiting Professor of School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Technology (current)

Jun. 2025: Joined the Company, Outside Director (Member of the Board) (current)

Apr. 2026: Professor of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (current)

Important concurrent position: Outside Director (Member of the Board) of Open Up Group Inc.

Board of Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Tomoo Aramaki

Director (Member of the Board)
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Profile

Apr. 1989: Joined the Company

Apr. 2019: Executive Vice President of the Business Administration of the Company

Jun. 2022: Director (Member of the Board) (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)

Kenjiro Oda

Outside Director (Member of the Board) (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Independent

Profile

Apr. 1984: Joined Hyogo Sogo Bank, Ltd. (presently The Minato Bank, Ltd.)

Apr. 2011: Director, General Manager of Credit Planning Department, The Minato Bank, Ltd.

Apr. 2013: Executive Officer, General Manager of Planning Department, The Minato Bank, Ltd.

Apr. 2015: Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Planning Department, The Minato Bank, Ltd.

Jul. 2016: Managing Executive Officer, The Minato Bank, Ltd.

Apr. 2018: Managing Executive Director and Managing Executive Officer, The Minato Bank, Ltd.

Apr. 2018: Executive Officer, in charge of Internal Audit, Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc.

Jun. 2024: Outside Director (Member of the Board), Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, TRADIA CORPORATION

Apr. 2025: Corporate Auditor (Part-time), Minato Lease Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2025: Corporate Auditor (Part-time), MINATO CAPITAL CO., LTD.

Jun. 2026: Joined the Company, Outside Director (Member of the Board) (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)

Tomofumi Saeki

Outside Director (Member of the Board) (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Independent

Profile

Apr. 1986: Joined The Sumitomo Bank, Limited (presently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)

Apr. 2017: Senior General Manager, Shinjukunishiguchi Corporate Business Office, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2018: Executive Officer, Head of Kyoto-Hokuriku Middle Market Banking Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2019: Managing Executive Officer, Head of Kyoto-Hokuriku Middle Market Banking Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2021: Senior Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Wholesale Banking Unit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

May 2023: Advisor, SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

Jun. 2023: President (Representative Director), SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

Jun. 2026: Joined the Company, Outside Director (Member of the Board) (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)

Executive Officers

Hisashi Ietsugu

Chairperson and Group CEO

Iwane Matsui

President

Tomokazu Yoshida

Managing Executive Officer, CTO

In charge of R&D

Takashi Ono

Managing Executive Officer In charge of Eco-Social (ES) Strategy and Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance

Kensuke Iizuka

Managing Executive Officer, CFO

In charge of Corporate Management and Next Generation Medical Business Development

Frank Buescher

Senior Executive Officer CEO, Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

Deputy in charge of Business Strategy Development

Mitsuhisa Kanagawa

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Japan and International Business, and MR Business

Peng Zuo Hui

Executive Officer

President and CEO,
Sysmex Shanghai Ltd.

Alain Baverel

Executive Officer

CEO, Sysmex Europe SE

Reiko Watanabe

Executive Officer

Executive Vice President of Medical & Scientific Affairs Div.

Takaaki Nagai

Executive Officer

Executive Vice President of Production Design Center

Kinya Uchihashi

Executive Officer

In charge of Production and SCM

Naohiko Matsuo

Executive Officer

Deputy in charge of Reagent and System Engineering

Kenji Tsujimoto

Executive Officer

Executive Vice President of Next Generation Medical Business Development Div.
President, AlliedCel Corporation

Dan Zortman

Executive Officer

CEO, Sysmex America, Inc.

Tomihiko Arikata

Executive Officer

Deputy in charge of Production and SCM Executive Vice President of Instrument Production Div.

Shinichi Kawato

Executive Officer

In charge of Business Strategy Development Executive Vice President of Digital Business Development Div.

Takashi Hatakeda

Executive Officer

Deputy in charge of Corporate Business Planning, Corporate Communication and Corporate Executive Office Executive Vice President of Corporate Communication Div.