Executive Officers

Directors

Yuichiro Yamamoto
Representative Director & President
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Strategy Officer

Profile
April 1997 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD.
August 2006 Seconded to TACLE Seating U.S.A., LLC (currently TACHI-S Automotive Seating U.S.A., LLC) President
April 2011 Executive Managing Officer
Deputy General Manager of Overseas Division
April 2012 In Charge of Nissan Business and Overseas Business Management
April 2014 In Charge of China Business
Seconded to TACHI-S China Co., Ltd. President
April 2015 Senior Executive Officer
April 2017 Executive Vice President
President, Regional Headquarters for Japan
June 2017 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Vice Presiden
April 2019 Member of the Board of Directors & Chief Operating Officer
In charge of Global Headquarters 
June 2019 Representative Director, President & Chief Operating Officer (incumbent)
April 2020 Division Manager of Quality Management Division
April 2022 Chief Executive Officer (incumbent)
June 2023 Chief Strategy Officer (incumbent)
  

Atsushi Komatsu
Representative Director, Executive Managing Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Corporate Officer

Profile
April 1986 Joined NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
April 2003 General Division Manager of China Business
July 2003 Seconded to Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd
Executive Vice President in charge of Financial and Information Technology
April 2009 Director of Management for affiliate company, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
April 2010 Director of Finance Section
April 2014 Director of Domestic Network Strategy
April 2017 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD. as Corporate Advisor
July 2017 Executive Managing Officer
Assistant Director of Corporate Management Division
April 2019 Executive Managing Officer
Division Manager of Corporate Management Division (incumbent)
June 2019 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Managing Officer
April 2020 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Managing Officer
In charge of Compliance (incumbent)
June 2022 Representative Director & Executive Managing Officer (incumbent)
June 2023 Chief Financial Officer (incumbent)
Chief Corporate Officer (incumbent)
  

Takao Ito
Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Managing Officer
Chief Manufacturing Officer

Profile
April 1984 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD.
April 2010 Plant Manager of Musashi Plant
April 2012 Director of Production Planning Department
April 2014 Seconded to TACLE Guangzhou Automotive Seat Co., Ltd., President
April 2017 Executive Managing Officer
In Charge of China production, Regional Headquarters for China
April 2019 Executive Managing Officer
President of Regional Headquarters for Japan
April 2020 Executive Managing Officer, Deputy Division Manager of Monozukuri Division
April 2022 Division Manager of Monozukuri Division
June 2022 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Managing Officer (incumbent)
June 2023 Chief Manufacturing Officer (incumbent)
 

Akiyoshi Murakami
Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Managing Officer

Profile
April 1987 Joined NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
April 2009 Chief of Vehicle Component Engineering Department, Component Engineering Division
April 2012 Chief of Seat Planning & Design Group, Nissan Product Development Department No.1, Nissan Product Development Division No.1
April 2016 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD. as General Manager of Frame Engineering Department
April 2017 VP in charge of Production and Technology Division, Monozukuri Headquarters
October 2018 VP in charge of Frame Engineering Department, Advanced Development Engineering Planning Department, Production and Technology Division
April 2019 Executive Managing Officer
April 2020 Chief of Production and Technology Development Group
June 2023 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Managing Officer (incumbent)
Chief Technology Officer
April 2026 Representative Director and President, TF-METAL(incumbent)
 
 

Masato Hiruma
Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Managing Officer
Chief Business Officer

Profile
April 1996 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD.
April 2018 General Manager of Program Management Department
April 2020 VP in charge of Corporate Planning Office
April 2021 SVP in charge of Corporate Planning Office
June 2023 Executive Managing Officer
President of Regional Headquarters for North America
Seconded to TACHI-S Engineering U.S.A., Inc. President
President, TechnoTrim, Inc.
July 2024 President, TF-METAL Americas Corporation
April 2025 Chief Business Officer (incumbent)
June 2025 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Managing Officer (incumbent)

Toshio Kinoshita
Outside Director
Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Profile
January 1980 Jointed Coopers & Lybrand, Japan (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC)
July 1983 Registered as Certified Public Accountant
February 1985 Audit Manager of Coopers & Lybrand, US (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) New York Office
November 1985 Managing partner of the Japanese Business Network of Midwest, Coopers & Lybrand, US Detroit Office
June 1995 Managing partner of the Japanese Business Network of Midwest, Coopers & Lybrand, US Detroit Office
July 1998 Managing partner of the Japanese Business Network of North America, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York Office
July 2005 Management Board Member for International Business of Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation (renamed Misuzu Audit Corporation)
June 2015 Outside Director of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (incumbent)

Hidetaka Mihara
Outside Director

Profile
April 1986 Registered with Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association Joined Hashidate Law Office
October 1987 Joined Blakemore & Mitsuki (renamed Tsunematsu Yanase & Sekine)
July 1990 Seconded to Nomura International plc, London
April 1991 Seconded to Slaughter and May, London
January 1993 Partner at Tsunematsu Yanase & Sekine
January 2000 Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
April 2010 Committee Member of law reform of the Company Act of Japan (Ministry of Justice of Japan)
September 2017 Expert Advisor of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Land Policy Council Land Policy Subcommittee Special Section (Owner unknown land problem examination)
June 2018 Outside Director of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (incumbent)
September 2020 Ph.D. (Law), University of Tokyo
April 2021 President of Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Vice President of Japan Federation of Bar Associations
January 2024 Senior Counsel at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
July 2024 Senior Counsel at Tokyo International Law Office (incumbent)
February 2025 Outside Director of Ryochi Inc. (incumbent)
 

Yoshiaki Nagao
Outside Director
Chairperson of the Personnel and Compensation Committee

Profile
April 1978 Joined KIORITZ CORPORATION (currently YAMABIKO CORPORATION)
February 2006 Executive Managing Officer
President & Chief Operating Officer of ECHO Incorporated
February 2008 Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Managing Officer of KIORITZ CORPORATION President & Chief Operating Officer of ECHO Incorporated
December 2008 President & Chief Operating Officer of KIORITZCORPORATION Executive Managing Officer of YAMABIKO CORPORATION
October 2009 Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Managing Officer & Director of Industrial Machinery DIV of YAMABIKO CORPORATION
June 2011 President, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Managing Officer
June 2012 Representative Director, President & Chief Operating Officer
June 2020 Outside Director of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (incumbent)
January 2021 Representative Director, Chairman & Executive Managing Officer of YAMABIKO CORPORATION
March 2021 Representative Director & Chairman of YAMABIKO CORPORATION
March 2022 Executive Advisor of YAMABIKO CORPORATION
 
 

Sachiko Tsutsui
Outside Director

Profile
August 1996 Joined The Gartner Group (currently Gartner Japan)
December 2001 Joined UFJ Capital Markets Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.)
August 2008 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. as General Manager of Strategy Planning Division
April 2012 Seconded to Hitachi Consulting Corporation (U.S.A.)
Executive Vice President and Board Director
October 2017 Seconded to Hitachi Vantara Corporation (U.S.A.)
March 2022 Corporate Support Coordinator of the Ashikaga Bank, Ltd.
June 2023 Outside Director of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (incumbent)
DX Adviser at Axcelead, Inc.
June 2025 Outside Director of INES Corporation (incumbent)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Naozumi Matsui
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile
April 1985 Joined Mitsui Bank (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
October 2009 Principal Examiner of Internal Audit Department
July 2012 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD.
January 2013 Registered as Certified Public Accountant
April 2013 Director of Managing Related Companies
April 2014 Director of Business Administration Department
April 2015 Director of Finance & Accounting Department
April 2016 Seconded to TACHI-S Engineering U.S.A., Inc. General Manager
April 2018 General Manager of Administration and Management Control Division
June 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (incumbent)

Tetsuya Kinose
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile
April 1985 Joined TACHI-S CO., LTD.
April 2005 Leader of Accounting Team
April 2006 Director of Finance & Accounting Department
April 2015 General Manager of Administration and Management Control Division
April 2016 Director of Finance & Accounting Department
April 2024 Corporate Adviser
June 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (incumbent)

Nobuaki Ozawa
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile
November 1980 Joined Tatsuo Inoue Audit Corporation (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
October 1985 Established Ozawa CPA Firm, Chief Executive Officer of the firm (incumbent)
June 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (incumbent)
October 2016 Representative Partner of Ozawa Accounting Firm (incumbent)
 

Naoko Ohiwa
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile
April 1996 Registered with Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Shiraishi Law Office
June 1999 Joined Tokyo Eiwa Attorneys at Law
January 2008 Joined Sakura Kyodo Law Office
June 2014 Partner at Sakura Kyodo Law Offices (incumbent)
June 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (incumbent)

Executive Managing Officers

Executive Managing Officer Shigeo Komatsu President, Regional Headquarters for Latin America
President, TACHI-S Engineering Latin America, S.A. de C.V.
President, Industria de Asiento Superior, S.A. de C.V.
Executive Managing Officer Gonzalo Esparza
President, Regional Headquarters for North America
President, TACHI-S Engineering U.S.A., Inc.
President, TF-METAL Americas Corporation
Executive Managing Officer Hideaki Igawa
Honda, Toyota, Hino Business, Mitsubishi Business
Chief Business Officer for North and Central/South America
Executive Managing Officer Naoki Hasegawa Production Engineering Administration and Management Department
Seat Assembly Production Engineering Department
Foam & Plastic Parts Production Engineering Department
Frame Production Engineering Department
Chief Manufacturing Officer for North and Central/South America
Executive Managing Officer Isao Sekita
Chief Technology Officer
Product Technology Development Department

Trim Cover Technology Department,
Product Design Department No.2
Chief Technology Officer for North and Central/South America
Executive Managing Officer Masafumi Akiyama Monozukuri Promotion Department,
Health & Safety Promotion Department
Chief Executive Officer for Japan Business Management
Executive Managing Officer Yohei Ota Purchasing Management Department,
Strategic Purchasing Department,
Logistics Department, Cost Planning Department
Chief Executive Officer, Asia Business Unit (China & ASEAN)
Chief Technology Officer for North and Central/South America (Purchasing)

Executive Managing Officer Yuto Yamauchi General Accounting Department
Financial Planning & Analysis Department,
Legal Department
North America & Central/South America Region Chief Corporate Officer

Executive Managing Officer Osamu Murakami Vice President of the Central and South America Business Headquarters
Vice President (EVP), Industria de Asiento Superior, S.A. de C.V.,
TACHI-S Engineering Latin America, S.A. de C.V.

Executive Managing Officer Kengo Kataoka Vice President of the North America Business Headquarters
Vice President (EVP), TACHI-S Engineering U.S.A., Inc.

Executive Managing Officer Norihiro Wakabayashi Nissan Business, Head of Business Strategy
Chief Executive Officer for India Business Management
Chief Business Officer for Central and South America

Executive Managing Officer Hiroshi Arima ESG Promotion Office,
Program Management Department,
R&D Administration Department,
Prototype Department, Testing Department,
Global R&D Department,
Product Design Department No.1,

Product Design Department No.3