NSK

Board Members

  • Yuji Sawada, Yoshihiro Maki, Hideki Toyotama, Masataka Suzuki, Yuji Nonagase.
  • Yukiko Araki, Eiichi Nakanishi, Kensuke Nakanishi, Chika Shiomi.

Directors

Eiichi Nakanishi
Representative Director
Eiichi Nakanishi
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Kensuke Nakanishi
Representative Director
Kensuke Nakanishi
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Masataka Suzuki
Director
Masataka Suzuki
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Yuji Nonagase
Outside Director
Yuji Nonagase
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Yukiko Araki
Outside Director
Yukiko Araki
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Chika Shiomi
Outside Director
Chika Shiomi
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Corporate Auditors

Hideki Toyotama
Outside Corporate Auditor (Full-time)
Hideki Toyotama
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Yuji Sawada
Outside Corporate Auditor
Yuji Sawada
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Yoshihiro Maki
Outside Corporate Auditor
Yoshihiro Maki
Career summary

Skills Matrix for the Company’s
Board Members

The expertness and experience required for the company’s board members
Corporatemanagement Globalexperience Production / Manufacturing Research and Development Sales /Marketing Finance / Accounting Legal / Compliance ESG / Sustainability
Representative Director,
President & Group CEOEiichi Nakanishi		 ● ● ● ● ● ●
Representative Director,
Executive Vice President & COOKensuke Nakanishi		 ● ● ● ● ●
Director,
Executive Vice PresidentMasataka Suzuki		 ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Outside DirectorYuji Nonagase ● ● ● ● ● ●
Outside DirectorYukiko Araki ● ● ● ● ●
Outside DirectorChika Shiomi ● ● ● ●
Outside Corporate AuditorHideki Toyotama ● ● ● ● ●
Outside Corporate AuditorYuji Sawada ● ● ●
Outside Corporate AuditorYoshihiro Maki ● ● ● ● ●

With the aim of making appropriate and flexible decisions and supervising the execution of operations in the dental, surgical, and Industrial businesses from diverse perspectives, Our board of directors is composed of human resources who take into consideration the balance of knowledge, experience, and skills, as well as diversity such as gender and internationality. We appoint as directors and corporate auditors people who have the appropriate skill requirements, excellent character, and high ethical standards.

Corporate Vice Presidents

President & Group CEO
Eiichi Nakanishi
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Executive Vice President & COO
Kensuke Nakanishi
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Executive Vice President
Masataka Suzuki
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Corporate Vice President & Group CFO(Finance, Accounting, Corporate Communication, Information system)
Daisuke Suzuki
Corporate Vice President (General Affair, Human Resource, Legal)
Koichi Ariga
Corporate Vice President (Overseas Dental Business Management)
Akio Tanaka
Corporate Vice President (Research and Development)
Tsukasa Naganuma
Corporate Vice President (Domestic Dental Business Management)
Koji Miyamoto

  • Career summary

    Eiichi Nakanishi

    Eiichi Nakanishi

    Representative Director

    Jul. 1990
    Joined the Company
    Oct. 1993
    Director and Vice President, the Company
    May 2000
    Representative Director, President & CEO, the Company
    Nov. 2004
    President, NSK EURO HOLDINGS S.A. (current position)
    Mar. 2010
    Representative Director, President & Group CEO, the Company (current position)

  • Career summary

    Kensuke Nakanishi

    Kensuke Nakanishi

    Representative Director

    Jul. 1989
    Joined Copal Co., Ltd. (currently NIDEC PRECISION CORPORATION)
    Feb. 1994
    Joined the Company
    Apr. 1994
    Senior Managing Director, the Company
    Nov. 2004
    Director, NSK EURO HOLDINGS S.A. (current position)
    Mar. 2010
    Representative Director, Executive Vice President & COO, the Company (current position)

  • Career summary

    Masataka Suzuki

    Masataka Suzuki

    Director

    Apr. 1973
    Joined Olympus Corporation
    Jun. 2002
    Corporate Officer, Olympus Corporation
    Apr. 2005
    President, Olympus Europa Holding GmbH
    Jun. 2005
    Director, Olympus Corporation
    Jun. 2008
    Senior Executive Managing Officer, Olympus Corporation
    Apr. 2009
    Chairman, Olympus (China) Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2011
    Chairman and Executive Managing, Olympus Corporation of Asia Pacific Limited
    Jun. 2012
    Manager, Global Management Strategy Office, the Company
    Apr. 2014
    Corporate Vice President, and General Manager of East Asia & China Sales Department, Overseas Dental Sales Division, the Company
    Jan. 2015
    Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Medical Business Division, and General Manager of East Asia Sales Department, Overseas Dental Sales Division, the Company
    Apr. 2018
    Corporate Vice President, and in charge of Medical Business Division and Dental Sales in East Asia & Oceania, the Company
    Mar. 2020
    Director, Executive Vice President, and in charge of Medical Business Division and Dental sales in East Asia & Oceania, the Company
    May 2022
    Director, Executive Vice President, and in charge of Surgical Business Division and Dental sales in East Asia & Oceania, the Company (current position)

  • Career summary

    Yuji Nonagase

    Yuji Nonagase

    Outside Director

    Sep. 2005
    Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University
    Mar. 2009
    Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company
    Mar. 2014
    Outside Director, the Company (current position)
    Jun. 2015
    Outside Director, Kawakin Holdings Co., Ltd. (current position)
    Apr. 2016
    Professor, Faculty of Economics, Setsunan University (current position)
    Jun. 2018
    Chairman, Greater Tokyo Initiative (current position)
    Apr. 2022
    Director, Community Outreach Center, Setsunan University (current position)

  • Career summary

    Yukiko Araki

    Yukiko Araki

    Outside Director

    Apr. 1983
    Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
    Jun. 1998
    Director, Medical and Assistive Device Industries Office of Machinery and Information Industries Bureau
    Apr. 2001
    Director, International Exhibitions Promotion Office of Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
    May 2003
    Director, New and Renewable Energy Division of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
    Jul. 2006
    Director, Tourism Economy and International Affairs Division of Policy Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
    Jul. 2008
    Deputy Governor, Yamagata Prefecture
    May 2009
    Director, Bio-Industry Division of Manufacturing Industries Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
    Aug. 2011
    Representative, the Government of Japan, EXPO 2012 YEOSU KOREA
    Dec. 2012
    Joined Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of CSR, Legal and Communication Headquarters Member of Global Environment Strategy Office
    Apr. 2014
    General Manager, CSR and Environment Business Growth Strategy Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
    Executive General Manager, Healthcare Business Headquarters, Hitachi Healthcare (in-house company)
    Apr. 2015
    Corporate Officer, Executive General Manager, CSR and Environment Business Growth Strategy Division, Legal and Communication Headquarters, Hitachi, Ltd.
    Executive General Manager, Government & External Relations, Hitachi Healthcare (in-house company)
    Apr. 2018
    Corporate Officer, Executive General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Division, Government & External Relations Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
    Apr. 2020
    Member (part-time) of Administrative Council, Nagaoka University of Technology (current position)
    Dec. 2020
    Outside Director, Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd. (current position)
    Mar. 2021
    Outside Director, the Company (current position)
    Apr. 2021
    Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Global External Relations Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
    General Manager, Hitachi Europe Belgium Office
    Jun. 2022
    Board of Councilors Member (part-time) of the Japanese Society for Wellbeing Science and Assistive Technology (current position)
    Mar. 2023
    Outside Director, Toyo Tire Corporation (current position)
    Jun. 2023
    Trustee, Akita International University (current position)
    Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (current position)

  • Career summary

    Hideki Toyotama

    Hideki Toyotama

    Outside Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

    Oct. 1986
    Joined STANLEY ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 1997
    Director, CTIO, STANLEY ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2005
    Executive Officer, R&D, IP, STANLEY ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2012
    Business Advisor, STANLEY ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.
    Mar. 2013
    Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current position)
    Apr. 2019
    Program Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Jun. 2021
    Outside Director, NF HOLDINGS CORPORATION (current position)

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    Yoshihiro Maki

    Yoshihiro Maki

    Outside Corporate Auditor

    Apr. 1973
    Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Jul. 1997
    General Manager, Materials Laboratory, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2004
    Executive Director, Kanagawa Industrial Technology Center
    Apr. 2010
    Chairman, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology
    Apr. 2017
    President, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Apr. 2019
    Executive Producer, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Mar. 2020
    Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current position)
    Apr. 2020
    Business Producer, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Sep. 2020
    Auditor, YOKOHAMA National University (current position)

  • Career summary

    Yuji Sawada

    Yuji Sawada

    Outside Corporate Auditor

    Apr. 1996
    Registered as Attorney
    Jan. 2009
    President, Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law (current position)
    Jun. 2012
    Outside Corporate Auditor, Takizawa Ham Co., Ltd. (current position)
    Mar. 2014
    Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current position)
    Jun. 2015
    Outside Corporate Auditor, CAWACHI Ltd. (current position)
    Apr. 2020
    Chairman, Tochigi Bar Association
    Executive Director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

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    Chika Shiomi

    Chika Shiomi

    Outside Director

    Apr. 1995
    Joined Fuji Filter Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Mar. 2001
    Director, Fuji Filter Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2003
    Managing Director, Fuji Filter Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Oct. 2003
    Director and Vice President, Fuji Filter Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Mar. 2006
    President, Fuji Filter Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (current position)
    Sep. 2014
    Board Member, The Association of Liquid Filtration and Purification Industry (current position)
    Nov. 2019
    Member, Trade Issues Subcommittee, Business Support Committee, Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Making Council
    Jun. 2020
    Member, System Design WG, Fundamental Issues Subcommittee, Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Making Council
    Mar. 2023
    Outside Director, the Company (current position)
    Apr. 2023
    Outside Director, Fast Beauty inc. (current position)