Management Team / Directors and Officers

Management Team

As of June 28, 2024

Mr. Masakazu Sakakida, Representative Director, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Sakakida Joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 1981. In 2013, appointed as Senior Vice President, Chairman & Managing Director of Mitsubishi Corporation India Private Ltd., and concurrently worked as Deputy Regional CEO, Asia & Oceania (South Asia). In 2017, served as Corporate Functional Officer and Member of the Board, Executive Vice President, with responsibility for Corporate Administration, Legal, Corporate Communications, and Corporate Sustainability & CSR, and concurrently served as CCO and Officer for Emergency Crisis Management Headquarters (Japan & Overseas / New Infectious Diseases, Compliance). In June 2021, he joined Chiyoda Corporation as Chairman of the Board & CEO & Chief Wellness Officer (CWO). In April 2022, appointed as Chairman of the Board, President & CEO. Concurrently served as Chief Sustainability Officer(CSO)in the same year. In June 2024, appointed as Representative Director, Chairman of the Board & CWO. (current position)

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Mr. Koji Ota, Representative Director, President & CEO

Mr. Ota joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 1989 and was appointed Senior Vice President and Division COO of the Plant Engineering Division in 2019. In 2022, he served as Executive Vice President and Group CEO of the Industrial Infrastructure Group and as a Director of Chiyoda Corporation, while also fulfilling his role for the Plant Engineering Division. In 2023, he served as Executive Vice President and Group CEO of the Industrial Infrastructure Group of Mitsubishi Corporation and in April 2024 was appointed President & CEO and CSO of Chiyoda Corporation. In June 2024, appointed as Representative Director, President & CEO and CSO. (current position)

Mr. Atsushi Deguchi, Representative Director, Executive Vice President  

Mr. Deguchi commenced his career with The Bank of Tokyo (now MUFJ Bank) in 1991. After holding prominent positions including President of The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ (Turkey) and Managing Director, Head of the Corporate Banking Division No. 1, Corporate Banking Group No. 1 of MUFG Bank, he assumed the role of Managing Director, Corporate Planning Department of MUFG Bank in 2020. In 2021, he served as an Executive Officer, Regional Executive for India and Sri Lanka of MUFG Bank. In April 2023, he was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Chiyoda Corporation and Representative Director, Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in June the same year. (current position)

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Mr. Naoki Kobayashi, Representative Director, Executive Vice President

Mr. Kobayashi joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 1988. In 2018, he was appointed as General Manager, Infrastructure & Industrial Projects Dept. of Mitsubishi Corporation. In 2020, he joined Chiyoda Corporation as Assistant to Division Director, Strategy & Risk Integration Division. After serving as Senior Vice President and Division Director, Strategy & Risk Integration Division of the Company, he was appointed as Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Division Director, Strategy & Risk Integration Division of the Company in June 2024. (current position)

Members of the Board

Chairman of the Board Masakazu Sakakida*1 〔CWO〕
Director, President Koji Ota*1
Director Atsushi Deguchi*1
Director Naoki Kobayashi*1
Director Masao Ishikawa
Director Ryo Matsukawa*2
Director Yutaka Kunigo*2

Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Members

Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Shuhei Watanabe
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Mika Narahashi*2
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Hisashi Ito*2

Executive Officers

President & CEO Koji Ota 〔CEO & CSO〕
Senior Executive Vice President Hiroyuki Shimizu
Executive Vice President Atsushi Deguchi 〔CFO & CCO〕
Executive Vice President Naoki Kobayashi
Executive Vice President Tetsuya Konno
Senior Vice President Norimasa Matsuoka
Senior Vice President Masaki Kumagai 〔CHRO & CDO〕
Senior Vice President Toshiaki Saito
Senior Vice President Takayuki Naito
Senior Vice President Daiki Kasugahara
Vice President Keio Naruko
Vice President Masami Tamura
Vice President Katsuhiko Jogan
Vice President Yuzo Masuda
Vice President Kimiho Sakurai
Vice President Masato Matsubara
Vice President Nobutaka Nagahashi
Vice President Toshiyuki Ito

Fellow

Fellow Munekazu Kanda
Fellow Yoshimi Okada
Fellow Keisuke Matsukawa

*1: means a representative director.
*2: means an external director as provided for in Article 2-15 of the Company Act.

Abbreviation
CEO  :Chief Executive Officer
CWO  :Chief Wellness Officer
CSO  :Chief Sustainability Officer
CFO  :Chief Financial Officer
CCO  :Chief Compliance Officer
CHRO :Chief Human Resources Officer
CDO  :Chief Digital Officer