Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

GS Yuasa Corporation

• Chairman

  Osamu Murao

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Chairman

  Osamu Murao

  

  Apr.1982

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2010

  General Manager, Industrial Battery Production Division, Industrial Batteries & Power Supplies Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2011

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2012

  Director of the Company
  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Director of GS Yuasa Technology Ltd.

  Jun.2015

  President of the Company
  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company
  President, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2024

  Chairman of the Company (current position)
  Chairman, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

• President and Representative Director, CEO

  Takashi Abe

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  President and Representative Director, CEO

  Takashi Abe

  

  Apr.1989

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Mar.2003

  President, GS Battery U.S.A. Inc.

  Apr.2010

  General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Office, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2016

  Corporate Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Oct.2016

  Director and Vice President, GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2018

  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Industrial Batteries and Power Supplies Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Division Manager of Overseas Sales Division, Industrial Batteries and Power Supplies Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2022

  Director of GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Division Manager of Power Supply System Sales Division, Industrial Batteries and Power Supplies Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2023

  Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2024

  President of the Company (current position)
  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company (current position)
  President, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

• Vice President and Representative Director

  Masahiro Shibutani

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Vice President and Representative Director

  Masahiro Shibutani

  

  Apr.1984

  Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Jan.2006

  General Manager, Finance and Accounting Division of the Company

  Apr.2007

  Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2010

  President, Yuasa Business (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.

  Apr.2012

  General Manager, Corporate Office of the Company
  General Manager, Internal Control Office of the Company

  Jun.2014

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Battery Ltd.

  Apr.2015

  General Manager, Financial Division, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2016

  Corporate Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  President, GS Yuasa Battery Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Senior Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Division Manager of Planning Division, Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2020

  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2021

  Managing Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2021

  Managing Director of the Company

  Jun.2022

  Senior Managing Director of the Company
  Senior Managing Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2023

  Vice President of the Company (current position)
  Vice President, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

• Director and CFO

  Hiroaki Matsushima

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Director and CFO

  Hiroaki Matsushima

  

  Apr.1989

  Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2015

  General Manager, Corporate Office of the Company

  Jun.2016

  General Manager, Finance and Accounting Division, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Fieldings Ltd.

  Jun.2017

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2018

  President, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2020

  Head of the Corporate Office of the Company (current position)

  Apr.2021

  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2022

  Director of the Company (current position)
  Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director

  Takayoshi Matsunaga

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director

  Takayoshi Matsunaga

  

  Apr.1975

  Joined Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2002

  Director and Senior Vice President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2004

  Director responsible for IT-Related Business Unit, High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2004

  Managing Director responsible for IT Business Unit, High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2005

  Senior Managing Director and President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2008

  Senior Managing Director, Senior Managing Officer, and President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2008

  Director, Senior Managing Officer and President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Mar.2014

  Director responsible for matters designated by the president, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2014

  Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
  Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sekisui Jushi Corporation

  Jun.2018

  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director

  Yoshiko Nonogaki

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director

  Yoshiko Nonogaki

  

  Apr.1980

  Joined Sony Corporation (currently Sony Group Corporation)

  Sep.1992

  President and Representative Director, Sony Poland

  Jul.1994

  General Manager of Sales and Marketing Department, Recording Media and Energy Company, Sony Corporation (currently Sony Group Corporation)

  Apr.1999

  General Manager of Planning and Marketing Department, Personal IT Network Company, Sony Corporation

  Apr.2006

  General Manager of Business Planning Department, Business and Professional Solution Group, Sony Corporation

  Apr.2009

  Senior General Manager of Planning and Marketing Division, Business and Professional Solution Group, Sony Corporation

  Apr.2013

  Director of Global Diversity, Personnel HQ, Sony Corporation

  Jun.2015

  Outside Director, Jolly-Pasta Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Outside Director, Nifco Inc. (current position)

  Jun.2020

  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

  Jun.2021

  Outside Director, SATO Holdings Corporation (current position)

• Outside Director

  Koji Nitto

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director

  Koji Nitto

  

  Apr.1983

  Joined OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO. (currently OMRON Corporation)

  Mar.2011

  Senior General Manager of Global Resource Management HQ of OMRON Corporation

  Jun.2011

  Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation

  Mar.2013

  Senior General Manager of Global SCM and IT Innovation HQ, OMRON Corporation

  Apr.2013

  Managing Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation

  Mar.2014

  Senior General Manager of Global Strategy HQ, OMRON Corporation

  Apr.2014

  Senior Managing Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation

  Jun.2014

  Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation

  Apr.2017

  Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), OMRON Corporation

  Jun.2023

  Outside Director, Wacoal Holdings Corporation (current position)

  Jun.2024

  Outside Director, T&D Holdings, Inc. (current position)
  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

• Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Masaya Nakagawa

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Masaya Nakagawa

  

  Apr.1987

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Jul.2008

  President of GS Battery Vietnam Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2015

  Deputy Division Manager of Planning Division, International Business Unit of GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  General Manager of Technical Strategic Planning Office, Global Technical Headquarters, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Aug.2015

  Division Manager of Planning Division, International Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  General Manager of Strategy Planning Department, Planning Division, International Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd

  Jun.2016

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  General Manager of Quality Management Department, Business Development Division, International Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2017

  Division Manager of Planning Division, Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  General Manager of Strategy Planning Department, Planning Division, Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2018

  General Manager of Technical Strategic Planning Office, Global Technical Center, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2023

  Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)
  Full-time Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, Lithium Energy Japan Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, Blue Energy Co., Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Fieldings Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, Honda･GS Yuasa EV Battery R&D Co., Ltd. (current position)

• Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Yoshiyuki Sanada

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Yoshiyuki Sanada

  

  Apr.1985

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Jun.2004

  Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Oct.2005

  Director, GS Yuasa Business Support Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Jun.2006

  General Manager, Finance and Accounting Division of the Company

  Oct.2008

  General Manager, Internal Control Office of the Company

  Apr.2010

  General Manager of Corporate Office of the Company

  Mar.2011

  Director of Lithium Energy Japan

  Apr.2012

  General Manager of Business Planning Department, Automotive Battery Business Unit of GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  General Manager of Technical Strategic Planning Office, Global Technical Headquarters of GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jul.2014

  General Manager of Corporate Office of the Company
  General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Office of GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2016

  Officer of the Company

  Apr.2020

  General Manager of Secretarial Office of the Company

  Jun.2024

  Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)
  Full-time Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Technology Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Battery Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd. (current position)

• Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Tsukasa Fujii

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Tsukasa Fujii

  

  Apr.1986

  Registered as an attorney at law; Joined Keiichi Uehara Law Office

  Apr.1991

  Established Tatsuno, Ozaki & Fujii Law Office, Partner Attorney of the office (current position)

  Apr.2007

  Part-time lecturer of Kwansei Gakuin University Law School

  Sep.2014

  Chairman of Hirakata City Building Examination Committee (current position)

  Jan.2017

  Member of Committee of Experts of Osaka District Court (related to non-contentious landlord-tenant matters; current position)

  Jun.2017

  Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)

  Apr.2020

  Director, Osaka Bar Association

  Jun.2022

  Outside Corporate Auditor, Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.

• Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Akira Tsujiuchi

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Akira Tsujiuchi

  

  Feb.1978

  Joined Tohmatsu Aoki & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)

  Mar.1982

  Registered as a certified public accountant

  Jun.1998

  Partner, Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)

  Jun.2019

  Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Estic Corporation

  Jul.2019

  Head of Tsujiuchi Accounting Office (current position)

  Jan.2020

  Outside Director, Gakujo Co., Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2020

  Outside Corporate Auditor, Sekisui Jushi Corporation (current position)

  Jun.2021

  Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)

  Jun.2022

  Director, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Kinki Chapter (current position)

GS Yuasa International Ltd.