Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced an organizational changes and changes in the executive officer structure, and division of duties effective April 1, 2024, pursuant to a resolution passed during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 20, 2024. The company also announces Executive Officers (Associate) to be appointed on the same date.
1. Organizational Changes (effective April 1, 2024)
(1) Establishment of Sustainability Innovation Group
Mitsubishi Electric intends to comprehensively and strategically promote the creation and strengthening of businesses that solve social issues and the upgrading of business foundations, and transform the company. For this purpose, the company will newly establish Sustainability Innovation Group by integrating Sustainability Planning Division, Corporate Environmental Sustainability Department, and commercialization projects related to Diversity & Inclusion as well as Sustainability.
(2) Establishment of IT Solution Business & Business Process Reengineering Group
Mitsubishi Electric intends to provide a Circular Digital-Engineering management platform, further accelerate collaboration to strengthen the information systems and service businesses, and to strongly promote company-wide measures including business reform of Mitsubishi Electric Group through flexible management of resources. For this purpose, the company will merge Corporate Information Security Division, Corporate Process & Operation Reengineering Group, and Information Systems & Network Service Group to create IT Solution Business & Business Process Reengineering Group.
(3) Establishment of Corporate Strategic Planning Group, Corporate Human Resources Group, Corporate Finance & Accounting Group, and Corporate Legal & Risk Management Group
Mitsubishi Electric intends to establish several overseeing divisions that unite closely related divisions of the company to drive operational efficiency and organizational streamlining, as well as to speed up decisionmaking. For this purpose, the following overseeing divisions will be established: Corporate Strategic Planning Group, which will oversee Corporate Strategic Planning Division, Associated Companies Division, and Three Key Reforms Division; Corporate Human Resources Group, which will oversee divisions related to Human Resources & General Affairs; Corporate Finance & Accounting Group, which will oversee divisions related to Accounting & Finance; and Corporate Legal & Risk Management Group, which will oversee divisions related to Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property & External Relations, Risk Management, Economic Security, Export Control, and Government & External Relations.
2. Changes in Executive Officers (effective April 1, 2024)
| Name | Assignments and positions (as of April 1, 2024) | Assignments and positions (as of February 20, 2024) |
| Kei Uruma | Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO | Same as left |
| Tadashi Matsumoto | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Life Business Area(*) Owner (Senior General Manager, Life BA Strategic Planning Office, Representative Director and Chairperson, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation), In charge of Export Control | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Life Business Area(*) Owner (Senior General Manager, Life BA Strategic Planning Office, Representative Director and President, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation), In charge of Export Control |
| Kunihiko Kaga | Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Industry and Mobility Business Area(*) Owner (Senior General Manager, Industry and Mobility BA Strategic Planning Office, Group President, Automotive Equipment, Representative Director and President, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation) | Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Industry and Mobility Business Area(*) Owner (Senior General Manager, Industry and Mobility BA Strategic Planning Office), CTO (In charge of Technology Strategies(*)) |
| Noriyuki Takazawa | Senior Vice President, Infrastructure Business Area(*) Owner (Senior General Manager, Infrastructure BA Strategic Planning Office) | Same as left |
| Satoshi Kusakabe | Senior Vice President, CRO (In charge of Legal Affairs & Intellectual Property & Eternal Relations, Risk Management, Economic Security, Export Control and Government & External Relations) | Executive Officer, CRO (In charge of Legal Affairs & Compliance, Risk Management, Economic Security, and Export Control) |
| Yoji Saito | Executive Officer, CMO (In charge of Global Marketing(*) and Advertising, Vice President, Corporate Marketing) | Executive Officer, CMO (In charge of Global Marketing(*) and Advertising, Vice President, Corporate Marketing), In charge of Government & External Relations |
| Eiichiro Mitani | Executive Officer, CIO & Business Platform Business Area(*) Owner (In charge of Information Security, Group President, IT Solution Business & Business Process Reengineering Group, Senior General Manager, Business Platform BA Strategic Planning Office) | Executive Officer, Business Platform Business Area(*) Owner (Senior General Manager, Business Platform BA Strategic Planning Office, Group President, Information Systems & Network Service), CIO (In charge of Information Security |
| and IT, Vice President, Corporate Process & Operation Reengineering) | ||
| Kuniaki Masuda | Executive Officer, CFO (In charge of Financial Strategy, Accounting, and Finance), In charge of IR and SR | Executive Officer, CFO (In charge of Accounting and Finance) |
| Tomonori Sato | Executive Officer, CTO (In charge of Technology Strategies(*)), Group President, Defense & Space Systems | Executive Officer, Group President, Defense & Space Systems |
| Yoshikazu Nakai | Executive Officer, CPO (In charge of Manufacturing(*)), CQO (Vice President, Corporate Quality Assurance Reengineering) | Executive Officer, CPO (In charge of Manufacturing(*), Vice President, Corporate Total Productivity Management), CQO (Vice President, Corporate Quality Assurance Reengineering) |
| Satoshi Takeda | Executive Officer, CSO (In charge of Corporate Strategic Planning, Operations of Associated Companies, and Three Key Reforms(*)), CDO (In charge of DX, Vice President, Business Innovation) | Executive Officer, CSO (In charge of Corporate Strategic Planning, IR and SR, Operations of Associated Companies, Three Key Reforms(*), and Sustainability), CDO (In charge of DX, Vice President, Business Innovation) |
| Yasunari Abe | Executive Officer, CHRO (In charge of Global Human Resources Strategy, Human Resources & General Affairs, Senior General Manager, Corporate Human Resources Group), In charge of Public Relations | Executive Officer, CHRO (In charge of General Affairs and Human Resources, Senior General Manager, Corporate Human Resources Div.), In charge of Public Relations |
*Details of areas of responsibility
- Three Key Reforms: Quality assurance reform, organizational culture reform, governance reforms
- Technology Strategies: Intellectual Property, Corporate Research and Development
- Global Marketing: Overseas and Domestic Marketing
- Manufacturing: Corporate Quality Assurance Reengineering, Total Productivity Management
- Infrastructure Business Area: Public Utility Systems, Energy & Industrial Systems, Defense & Space Systems
- Industry and Mobility Business Area: Factory Automation Systems, Automotive Equipment
- Life Business Area: Building Systems, Living Environment & Digital Media Equipment
- Business Platform Business Area: IT Solution Business & Business Process Reengineering
*Details of Chief Officers
- CEO: Chief Executive Officer
- CRO: Chief Risk Management Officer
- CMO: Chief Marketing Officer
- CIO: Chief Information Officer
- CFO: Chief Financial Officer
- CTO: Chief Technology Officer
- CPO: Chief Productivity Officer
- CQO: Chief Quality Officer
- CSO: Chief Strategy Officer
- CDO: Chief Digital Officer
- CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer
3. Retiring Executive Officer (effective March 31, 2024)
| Executive Officer | Atsuhiro Yabu |
4. Changes of Executive Officers (Associate) (effective April 1, 2024)
| Name | Assignments and positions (as of April 1, 2024) | Positions (as of February 20, 2024) |
| Yasumichi Tazunoki | Executive Officer, Group President, Living Environment & Digital Media Equipment | Same as left |
| Shigeki Kawaji | Executive Officer, In charge of Purchasing, Senior General Manager, Corporate Purchasing Div. | Same as left |
| Kenichiro Fujimoto | Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Corporate Finance & Accounting Group | Executive Officer, Overseeing Accounting and Finance, Senior General Manager, Corporate Accounting Div. |
| Masayoshi Takemi | Executive Officer, Group President, Semiconductor & Device | Same as left |
| Hideto Negoro | Executive Officer, Group President, Public Utility Systems | Same as left |
| Masahiro Oya | Executive Officer, Vice President, Global Strategic Planning & Marketing | Same as left |
| Iwao Oda | Executive Officer, Group President, Building Systems, Representative Director and President, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation | Executive Officer, Group President, Building Systems, Representative Director and Vice President, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation |
| Hiroshi Tsuchimoto | Executive Officer, In charge of Auditing, Senior General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Group | Executive Officer, In charge of Auditing, Senior General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Div. |
| Toshie Takeuchi | Executive Officer, Group President, Factory Automation Systems | Same as left |
| Soichi Hamamoto | Executive Officer, Group President, Energy & Industrial Systems | Same as left |
| Toru Oka | Executive Officer, In charge of Intellectual Property, Vice President, Corporate Research and Development | Executive Officer, In charge of Intellectual Property, Vice President, Corporate Research and Development |
| Michael Corbo | Executive Officer, Representative of Americas, Global Strategic Planning & Marketing, President, Mitsubishi Electric US Holdings, Inc., President & CEO, Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. | Same as left |
| Yusuke Sijiki | Executive Officer, Vice President, Corporate Total Productivity Management | Deputy Vice President, Corporate Total Productivity Management, Senior General Manager, Planning &Administration Dept. |
| Norikazu Yamaguchi | Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Corporate Legal & Risk Management Group | Senior General Manager, Legal Affairs & Compliance Div. |
| Seiji Oguro | Executive Officer, In charge of Sustainability, Vice President, Sustainability Innovation Group | Deputy Senior General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Div. |
5. Name and Career Summaries of New Officers (as of February 20, 2024) (1) Newly Appointed Executive Officers (Associate)
| Yusuke Sijiki | March 1989 | Completed Master’s course in School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kyushu University |
| April 1989 | Joined the Company | |
| April 2017 | Deputy Senior General Manager, Communication Systems Center | |
| April 2018 | Senior General Manager, Kamakura Works | |
| April 2022 | Deputy Vice President, Corporate Total Productivity Management | |
| April 2023 | Deputy Vice President, Corporate Total Productivity Management, Senior General Manager, Planning & Administration Dept. (current position) | |
| Norikazu Yamaguchi | March 1990 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Chuo University |
| April 1990 | Joined the Company | |
| October 2020 | Deputy Senior General Manager, Legal Affairs & Compliance Div. | |
| April 2021 | Senior General Manager, Legal Affairs & Compliance Div. (current position) | |
| Seiji Oguro | March 1994 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University |
| April 1994 | Joined the Company | |
| April 2022 | Deputy Senior General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Div. (current position) |
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