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.

  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.

  Apr.2022

  Director of 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

  Takashi Taniguchi

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Vice President and Representative Director

  Takashi Taniguchi

  

  Apr.1984

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

  Apr.2012

  Division Manager of Business Management
  Division, Industrial Batteries & Power Sources Business Unit of GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2013

  Division Manager of Business Planning Division, Lithium-ion Battery Business Unit

  Jun.2014

  Executive Vice President of Lithium Energy Japan

  Jun.2015

  Officer of GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Oct.2015

  Division Manager of Power Supply System
  Sales Division, Industrial Batteries & Power Sources Business Unit

  Jun.2017

  General Manager of Corporate Office of the Company
  Corporate Officer of GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Office
  Audit & Supervisory Board Member of GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Managing Executive Officer of GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Industrial Batteries & Power Sources Business Unit
  Division Manager of Power Supply System Sales Division, Industrial Batteries & Power Sources Business Unit

  Apr.2020

  Director
  Director of GS Yuasa Technology Ltd.

  Apr.2022

  Business Unit Manager of Industrial Batteries & Power Sources Business Unit of GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2023

  Managing Director

  Apr.2025

  Senior Managing Director
  Director of GS Yuasa Technology Ltd.

  Apr.2026

  Vice President of 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 (Part-time)

  Koji Nitto

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director (Part-time)

  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. (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current position)
  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director (Part-time)

  Mitsugu Yamaguchi

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director (Part-time)

  Mitsugu Yamaguchi

  

  Apr.1981

  Joined Kobe Steel, Ltd.

  Apr.2006

  General Manager of the Planning & Administration Department in the Machinery & Engineering Company

  Apr.2010

  Senior General Manager, General Manager of the Planning & Administration Department in the Machinery Business

  Apr.2011

  Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department

  Apr.2013

  Senior Officer

  Apr.2014

  Senior Officer, Deputy General Manager of the Compressor Division in the Machinery Business, General Manager of the Planning & Administration Department in the Machinery Business

  Apr.2015

  Executive Officer, General Manager of the Industrial Machinery Division in the Machinery Business

  Jun.2016

  Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Machinery Business

  Apr.2017

  Executive Vice President and Director, Head of the Machinery Business

  Apr.2018

  Precident, CEO and Director

  Jun.2024

  Senior Advisor (current position)

  Jun.2025

  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director (Part-time)

  Yumiko Hirai

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director (Part-time)

  Yumiko Hirai

  

  Apr.1982

  Joined Suntory Limited

  Mar.2005

  Executive General Manager of Career Planning & Development Department

  Sep.2009

  Executive General Manager of Personnel Division, Suntory Holdings Limited

  Apr.2011

  Executive General Manager of Diversity Promotion Section

  Apr.2015

  President of Suntory Publicity Service Limited

  Apr.2018

  President of Sunlive Co., Ltd. (currently Suntory Field Expert Co.,Ltd.)

  Jan.2020

  President & Chief Executive Officer of Haagen-Dazs Japan, Inc.

  Mar.2025

  Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Lion Corporation (current position)

• Outside Director (Part-time)

  Chigusa Ogawa

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director (Part-time)

  Chigusa Ogawa

  

  Apr.1987

  Joined Japan Tobacco Inc.

  Oct.2009

  Director, Global Supply Chain Capital Equipment Procurement, JT International S.A.

  Oct.2015

  Vice President, CSR Division, Japan Tobacco Inc.

  Jan.2018

  Senior Vice President, CSR

  Jan.2019

  Senior Vice President, Sustainability Management

  Jan.2020

  Senior Vice President, Leaf Procurement Group, Tobacco Business Headquarter

  Jun.2024

  Executive Board Director, Japan Philanthropic Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association) (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)

  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

• Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Miya Miyama

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Miya Miyama

  

  Oct.2002

  Public Prosecutor (Public Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office)

  Jul.2013

  Head of Compliance Department, The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan

  Jul.2016

  Registered as an attorney at Law of Japan Federation of Bar Associations (a member of Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
  Joined CITY-YUWA PARTNERS

  Apr.2018

  Regular Delegate of Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association

  Jan.2019

  Partner Attorney of CITY- YUWA PARTNERS (current position)

  Apr.2020

  Vice Chair of Gender Equality Committee of Kanto Federation of Bar Associations

  Jun.2021

  Outside Director of Totetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current position)

  Mar.2022

  Outside Corporate Auditor of Renesas Electronics Corporation

  Jun.2025

  Outside Corporate Auditor of JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)

• Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Hideki Matsuyama

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Hideki Matsuyama

  

  Apr.1981

  Joined Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau

  Jul.2009

  Chief Examiner of Twelfth Large Enterprise Examination Group, Second Large Enterprise Department

  Jul.2011

  Management Supervisor of Office of Management Supervision

  Jul.2012

  Director of Consumption Tax Division

  Jul.2014

  Director of First Personnel Division

  Jul.2016

  Deputy Assistant Regional Commissioner of Second Taxation Department

  Jul.2017

  Assistant Regional Commissioner (Collection)

  Aug.2018

  Representative of Hideki Matsuyama Tax Accountant Office (current position)

  Jun.2019

  Outside Corporate Auditor of OHSHO FOOD SERVICE CORP. (current position)

  Jun.2021

  Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

GS Yuasa International Ltd.

Director and Auditor

Corporate Officer