Advantest : Announces New Executive Appointments at 77th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders

Jun 26, 2019 Topics

Advantest announces that seven executive directors and two members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee were newly appointed at its 77th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders. Three new executive officers have also been appointed in the Board of Directors Meeting held right after the Shareholders Meeting. All executive directors and officers' names are as follows, including one member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee who are currently in the middle of their terms.

Directors

Representative Director	Yoshiaki Yoshida
Director	Osamu Karatsu
Director	Toshimitsu Urabe(newly elected)
Director	Nicholas Benes(newly elected)
Director	Hans-Juergen Wagner
Director	Soichi Tsukakoshi
Director	Atsushi Fujita(newly elected)
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Yuichi Kurita
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Tsuneko Murata
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Kouichi Nanba(newly elected)

Executive Officers

* also a Director

President and CEO	Yoshiaki Yoshida*
Managing Executive Officer	Hans-Juergen Wagner* Test Technology Leader, ATE Business Group Managing Director (CEO), Advantest Europe GmbH Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team
Managing Executive Officer	Soichi Tsukakoshi* Supply Chain Executive Vice President, Production Group
Managing Executive Officer (CFO)	Atsushi Fujita* Corporate Administration Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Group
Managing Executive Officer	Koichi Tsukui Sub-Leader, ATE Business Group Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Group In Charge of DH Business Group
Managing Executive Officer	Keith Hardwick Director, Chief Financial Officer, Advantest America, Inc. Global HR Executive Vice President
Managing Executive Officer	Douglas Lefever Director, President and CEO, Advantest America, Inc. Leader, System Test Business Unit
Managing Executive Officer	Kazuhiro Yamashita(promoted) Executive Vice President, Technology Development Group, ATE Business Group
Managing Executive Officer	Isao Sasaki(promoted) Executive Vice President, Quality Assurance Group
Managing Executive Officer	Kimiya Sakamoto(promoted) Executive Vice President, Sales Group In Charge of Field Service Group
Managing Executive Officer	Yasuo Mihashi(promoted) Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations Group In Charge of New Concept Product Initiative In Charge of Nanotechnology Business Group
Executive Officer	Toshiyuki Okayasu Executive Vice President, New Concept Product Initiative
Executive Officer	CH Wu Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Advantest Taiwan Inc.
Executive Officer	Yong Xu Director and President (CEO), Advantest(China) Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer	Michael Stichlmair Managing Director (Sales & FS), Advantest Europe GmbH Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
Executive Officer	Juergen Serrer Managing Director(R&D), Advantest Europe GmbH Executive Vice President, 93000 Business Unit, ATE Business Group
Executive Officer	Toshio Goto Executive Vice President, DH Business Group
Executive Officer	Jinhee Lee Representative Director and President, Advantest Korea Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer	Ricky Sim Managing Director (CEO), Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Executive Officer	Akira Ono Senior Vice President (Officer), Corporate Administration Group
Executive Officer	Sanjeev Mohan Sales & Support EVP, Advantest America, Inc. Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
Executive Officer	Makoto Nakahara(newly elected) Senior Vice President (Officer), Sales Group
Executive Officer	Masayuki Suzuki(newly elected) Executive Vice President, T2000 Business Unit, ATE Business Group
Executive Officer	Naruo Tanaka(newly elected) Senior Vice President (Officer), Corporate Relations Group