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Directors

(As of October 1, 2022)

Representative Director,
President and CEO

Satoshi Hirano

Biography
Representative Director
Executive Vice President
General Manager,
Quality Assurance Div.

Takashi Eto

Biography
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager,
Accounting & Finance Div.
General Manager,
Custom Products Business Promotion Div.

Haruhiko Akiyama

Biography
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager,
Manufacturing Div.
General Manager,
POC-SIB Joint Business Development Div.

Takayuki Yamazaki

Biography
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager,
Research & Development Div.

Kaoru Kumagai

Biography
Director (Outside Director)

Kazuyuki Matsumoto

Biography
Director (Outside Director)

Akira Sudo

Biography
Director (Outside Director)

Naoko Yamazaki

Biography
Director (Outside Director)

Yoshiharu Inaba

Biography
Director (Outside Director)

Naoki Hidaka

Biography

Corporate Auditors

Corporate Auditor

Shokyu Nakamura

Biography
Corporate Auditor

Nobuyuki Ryu

Biography
Corporate Auditor

Keiji Taketani

Biography
Corporate Auditor

Kiyoshi Suzuki

Biography

Executive Officers

Executive Vice President
General Manager,
Positioning Company
President & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

Raymond O'Connor
Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager,
Eye Care Business Div.

Fumio Ohue
Senior Executive Officer
President & CEO,
Topcon America Corporation

David Alan Mudrick
Senior Executive Officer
Chief Strategy Officer,
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

Ivan Di Federico
Senior Executive Officer
General Manager,
General Administration & Legal Div.

Reiko Watanabe
Senior Executive Officer
General Manager,
Corporate Planning & Digital Business Operation Div.

Yoshikuni Ito
Executive Officer
Vice General Manager,
Eye Care Business Div.

Shigehiro Ogino
Executive Officer
General Manager,
Corporate Communication Div.

Takaaki Hirayama
Executive Officer
General Manager, Smart Infrastructure Business Div

Tsuyoshi Yoshida
Executive Officer
Eye Care Business, Global Operation

Eric Franken
Executive Officer
General Manager,
Corporate Audit Div.

Hiroyuki Nishizawa
Executive Officer
Vice General Manager, Manufacturing Div.

Yasuyuki Ninomiya
Executive Officer
President, Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
President, Topcon Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Akifumi Baba
Executive Officer
Vice General Manager,
Research & Development Div.

Keijiro Asayama
Executive Officer
Vice General Manager,
Eye Care Business Div.

Hideyuki Takizawa
Executive Officer
Vice General Manager,
Smart Infrastructure Div.

Arata Kimura
Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Engineering, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

Cindy Hudson
Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

Raymond Vallejo
Executive Officer
Vice General Manager, Manufacturing Div.
President, Topcon Yamagata Co., Ltd.

Takafumi Kira

April 1982	Joined Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd. (Currently Topcon Corporation)
April 1996	Executive Vice President, Topcon Laser Systems, Inc.
July 2001	Executive Vice President, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
June 2007	Executive Officer Vice General Manager, Positioning Business Unit
June 2010	Director, Executive Officer General Manager, Positioning Business Unit
June 2012	Director, Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Strategy Div.
June 2013	Representative Director, President and CEO (to present)

April 1982

Joined Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd. (Currently Topcon Corporation)

April 1996

Executive Vice President, Topcon Laser Systems, Inc.

July 2001

Executive Vice President, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

June 2007

Executive Officer
Vice General Manager, Positioning Business Unit

June 2010

Director, Executive Officer
General Manager, Positioning Business Unit

June 2012

Director, Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Corporate Strategy Div.

June 2013

Representative Director, President and CEO (to present)

April 1990	Joined Topcon Corporation
June 2007	Director and President, Topcon Sales Corporation
July 2009	Senior Manager, Global Business Planning Dept., Positioning Business Unit
June 2013	Executive Officer Vice President, Smart Infrastructure Company
April 2014	Deputy General Manager, Eye Care Company
April 2015	General Manager, Eye Care Company
June 2015	Director, Executive Officer
April 2016	Director, Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Sales & Marketing Div.
April 2018	General Manager, Smart Infrastructure Business Div. General Manager, Corporate Planning Div.
April 2021	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Quality Assurance Div.
June 2021	Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
April 2022	Representative Director, Executive Vice President (to present) General Manager, Quality Assurance Div. (to present)

April 1990

Joined Topcon Corporation

June 2007

Director and President, Topcon Sales Corporation

July 2009

Senior Manager, Global Business Planning Dept., Positioning Business Unit

June 2013

Executive Officer
Vice President, Smart Infrastructure Company

April 2014

Deputy General Manager, Eye Care Company

April 2015

General Manager, Eye Care Company

June 2015

Director, Executive Officer

April 2016

Director, Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Sales & Marketing Div.

April 2018

General Manager, Smart Infrastructure Business Div.
General Manager, Corporate Planning Div.

April 2021

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Quality Assurance Div.

June 2021

Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

April 2022

Representative Director, Executive Vice President (to present)
General Manager, Quality Assurance Div. (to present)

April 1986	Joined Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd. (Currently Topcon Corporation)
June 2005	Senior Manager, Finance Group, General Administration & Accounting Group
April 2014	Deputy General Manager, General Accounting & Finance Div.
June 2014	Executive Officer
June 2015	Director, Executive Officer General Manager, General Accounting & Finance Div.
April 2016	General Manager, Accounting & Finance Div.
June 2019	Director, Senior Executive Officer
April 2021	Director, Managing Executive Officer (to present) General Manager, Accounting & Finance Div. (to present) General Manager, Custom Products Business Promotion Div. (to present)

April 1986

Joined Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd. (Currently Topcon Corporation)

June 2005

Senior Manager, Finance Group, General Administration & Accounting Group

April 2014

Deputy General Manager, General Accounting & Finance Div.

June 2014

Executive Officer

June 2015

Director, Executive Officer
General Manager, General Accounting & Finance Div.

April 2016

General Manager, Accounting & Finance Div.

June 2019

Director, Senior Executive Officer

April 2021

Director, Managing Executive Officer (to present)
General Manager, Accounting & Finance Div. (to present)
General Manager, Custom Products Business Promotion Div. (to present)

April 1989	Joined Topcon Corporation
October 2006	Executive Vice President, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
June 2012	Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy Div.
April 2014	Executive Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Dept.
June 2014	Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning Div.
June 2016	Director, Executive Officer
April 2018	General Manager, Product Development Div.
June 2019	Director, Senior Executive Officer
January 2021	General Manager, R&D Div.
April 2021	Director, Managing Executive Officer (to present) General Manager, Manufacturing Div. (to present) General Manager, POC-SIB Joint Business Development Div. (to present)

April 1989

Joined Topcon Corporation

October 2006

Executive Vice President, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

June 2012

Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy Div.

April 2014

Executive Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Dept.

June 2014

Executive Officer
General Manager, Corporate Planning Div.

June 2016

Director, Executive Officer

April 2018

General Manager, Product Development Div.

June 2019

Director, Senior Executive Officer

January 2021

General Manager, R&D Div.

April 2021

Director, Managing Executive Officer (to present)
General Manager, Manufacturing Div. (to present)
General Manager, POC-SIB Joint Business Development Div. (to present)

April 1983	Joined Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd. (Currently Topcon Corporation)
April 2005	Deputy Chief Engineer, Surveying Instruments Business Div.
April 2006	Chief Engineer, Surveying Instruments Business Div.
April 2007	Chief Engineer, Positioning Business Unit
April 2014	Advisory Engineer, Smart Infrastructure Company
April 2015	Advisory Engineer, Research & Development Div.
June 2015	Executive Officer Chief Advisory Engineer, Research & Development Div.
April 2016	Vice General Manager, Research & Development Div.
April 2020	Senior Executive Officer Vice General Manager, Product Development Div.
April 2021	General Manager, Research & Development Div.
June 2021	Director, Senior Executive Officer
April 2022	Director, Managing Executive Officer (to present) General Manager, Research & Development Div. (to present)

April 1983

Joined Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd. (Currently Topcon Corporation)

April 2005

Deputy Chief Engineer, Surveying Instruments Business Div.

April 2006

Chief Engineer, Surveying Instruments Business Div.

April 2007

Chief Engineer, Positioning Business Unit

April 2014

Advisory Engineer, Smart Infrastructure Company

April 2015

Advisory Engineer, Research & Development Div.

June 2015

Executive Officer
Chief Advisory Engineer, Research & Development Div.

April 2016

Vice General Manager, Research & Development Div.

April 2020

Senior Executive Officer
Vice General Manager, Product Development Div.

April 2021

General Manager, Research & Development Div.

June 2021

Director, Senior Executive Officer

April 2022

Director, Managing Executive Officer (to present)
General Manager, Research & Development Div. (to present)

April 1970	Joined Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.（Currently Nabtesco Corporation）
June 2000	Executive Officer, Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.
June 2001	Director, Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.
September 2003	Corporate Officer, Nabtesco Corporation
June 2004	Director of the board, Corporate Officer, Nabtesco Corporation Deputy General Manager, Technology and R&D Div. (in charge of technological development), Nabtesco Corporation
June 2005	Representative Director, President&CEO, Nabtesco Corporation
June 2011	Director & Chairman, Nabtesco Corporation
June 2013	Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present) Outside Director, Kitz Corporation (to present)

April 1970

Joined Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.（Currently Nabtesco Corporation）

June 2000

Executive Officer, Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.

June 2001

Director, Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.

September 2003

Corporate Officer, Nabtesco Corporation

June 2004

Director of the board, Corporate Officer, Nabtesco Corporation
Deputy General Manager, Technology and R&D Div. (in charge of technological development), Nabtesco Corporation

June 2005

Representative Director, President&CEO, Nabtesco Corporation

June 2011

Director & Chairman, Nabtesco Corporation

June 2013

Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)
Outside Director, Kitz Corporation (to present)

April 1980	Joined Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.（Currently Toshiba Corporation）
April 2007	Chief Technology Executive, Power Systems Company, Toshiba Corporation
June 2008	Executive Officer, Corporate Vice President, Toshiba Corporation (Director, Corporate Research & Development Center)
June 2010	Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President, Toshiba Corporation (Director, Corporate Research & Development Center)
June 2011	Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President, Toshiba Corporation
June 2013	Director, Representative Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President, Toshiba Corporation
June 2014	Executive Adviser, Toshiba Corporation
June 2014	Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)
June 2017	Senior Fellow, Toshiba Corporation
May 2018	Fellow, Toshiba Corporation Science and Technology Advisor to Cabinet Office (to present)

April 1980

Joined Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.（Currently Toshiba Corporation）

April 2007

Chief Technology Executive, Power Systems Company, Toshiba Corporation

June 2008

Executive Officer, Corporate Vice President, Toshiba Corporation (Director, Corporate Research & Development Center)

June 2010

Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President, Toshiba Corporation (Director, Corporate Research & Development Center)

June 2011

Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President, Toshiba Corporation

June 2013

Director, Representative Executive Officer, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President, Toshiba Corporation

June 2014

Executive Adviser, Toshiba Corporation

June 2014

Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)

June 2017

Senior Fellow, Toshiba Corporation

May 2018

Fellow, Toshiba Corporation
Science and Technology Advisor to Cabinet Office (to present)

April 1996	Joined the National Space Development Agency of Japan (currently Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)) (retired in August 2011)
April 2010	Crew Member of Space Shuttle Discovery as Mission Specialist, participated in Construction and Supply for ISS
September 2011	Honorary Chairperson, the National Soroban Education Association (to present)
April 2012	Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University (to present)
July 2012	Member, Committee on National Space Policy, Cabinet Office (to present)
May 2013	Visiting Professor, Joshibi University of Art and Design (to present)
July 2015	Director, Japanese Rocket Society (to present) and Chairperson of Sorajo Committee (to present)
March 2016	Outside Director, Nabtesco Corporation
September 2017	Outside Director, Optorun Co., Ltd. (to present)
April 2018	Director, Kitakamakura Joshi Gakuen (to present)
June 2018	Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)
July 2018	Representative Director, Space Port Japan Association (to present)
May 2019	Director, Sora Tourism Promotion Council (to present)
June 2019	Director, Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum (to present)
June 2020	Outside Director, FANUC CORPORATION (to present)
June 2021	Representative Director, Young Astronauts Club - Japan (to present)
August 2021	Director, ARIGATO Foundation (to present)

April 1996

Joined the National Space Development Agency of Japan (currently Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)) (retired in August 2011)

April 2010

Crew Member of Space Shuttle Discovery as Mission Specialist, participated in Construction and Supply for ISS

September 2011

Honorary Chairperson, the National Soroban Education Association (to present)

April 2012

Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University (to present)

July 2012

Member, Committee on National Space Policy, Cabinet Office (to present)

May 2013

Visiting Professor, Joshibi University of Art and Design (to present)

July 2015

Director, Japanese Rocket Society (to present) and Chairperson of Sorajo Committee (to present)

March 2016

Outside Director, Nabtesco Corporation

September 2017

Outside Director, Optorun Co., Ltd. (to present)

April 2018

Director, Kitakamakura Joshi Gakuen (to present)

June 2018

Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)

July 2018

Representative Director, Space Port Japan Association (to present)

May 2019

Director, Sora Tourism Promotion Council (to present)

June 2019

Director, Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum (to present)

June 2020

Outside Director, FANUC CORPORATION (to present)

June 2021

Representative Director, Young Astronauts Club - Japan (to present)

August 2021

Director, ARIGATO Foundation (to present)

April 1973	Joined Isuzu Motors Limited
September 1983	Joined FANUC CORPORATION
June 1989	Director, FANUC CORPORATION
June 1992	Senior Vice President (Director), FANUC CORPORATION
June 1995	Executive Vice President (Director), FANUC CORPORATION
May 2001	Senior Executive Vice President (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION
June 2003	President and CEO (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION
June 2016	Chairman and CEO (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION
April 2019	Chairman (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION (to present)
June 2020	Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)

April 1973

Joined Isuzu Motors Limited

September 1983

Joined FANUC CORPORATION

June 1989

Director, FANUC CORPORATION

June 1992

Senior Vice President (Director), FANUC CORPORATION

June 1995

Executive Vice President (Director), FANUC CORPORATION

May 2001

Senior Executive Vice President (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION

June 2003

President and CEO (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION

June 2016

Chairman and CEO (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION

April 2019

Chairman (Representative Director), FANUC CORPORATION (to present)

June 2020

Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)

April 1976	Joined SUMITOMO CORPORATION
April 2001	General Manager, Chicago Branch, Sumitomo Corporation of U.S.A.
April 2007	Executive Officer, General Manager of Metal Products for Automotive Industry Division, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
April 2009	Managing Executive Officer, Head of Chubu Block, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
April 2012	Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Kansai Block, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
June 2013	Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, and General Manager, Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
April 2015	Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, and General Manager, Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
June 2018	Special Adviser, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
June 2019	Adviser, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
June 2020	Outside Director, BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. (to present)
March 2021	Outside Director, Nabtesco Corporation (to present)
June 2022	Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)

April 1976

Joined SUMITOMO CORPORATION

April 2001

General Manager, Chicago Branch, Sumitomo Corporation of U.S.A.

April 2007

Executive Officer, General Manager of Metal Products for Automotive Industry Division, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

April 2009

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Chubu Block, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

April 2012

Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Kansai Block, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

June 2013

Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, and General Manager, Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

April 2015

Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, and General Manager, Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

June 2018

Special Adviser, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

June 2019

Adviser, SUMITOMO CORPORATION

June 2020

Outside Director, BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. (to present)

March 2021

Outside Director, Nabtesco Corporation (to present)

June 2022

Outside Director, Topcon Corporation (to present)

April 1985	Joined the Company
October 2002	President, Topcon Singapore Pte. Ltd.
April 2010	Senior Managar, Positioning Asia Sales Dept., Positioning Business Unit
April 2015	President, Topcon Sokkia India Pvt. Ltd.
June 2017	Executive Officer
August 2017	President, Topcon Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.
April 2019	Assistant of President
June 2019	Corporate Auditor (to present)

April 1985

Joined the Company

October 2002

President, Topcon Singapore Pte. Ltd.

April 2010

Senior Managar, Positioning Asia Sales Dept., Positioning Business Unit

April 2015

President, Topcon Sokkia India Pvt. Ltd.

June 2017

Executive Officer

August 2017

President, Topcon Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.

April 2019

Assistant of President

June 2019

Corporate Auditor (to present)

April 1985	Joined the Company
July 2001	President, Topcon Australia Pty. Ltd.
July 2006	Senior Manager, Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments 1st International Sales Dept., Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments Business Div.
July 2009	President, Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
April 2012	Senior Manager, Eye Care 2nd International Sales Dept., Eye Care Business Unit
December 2012	President, Topcon Medical Japan Co., Ltd.
June 2016	Executive Officer
April 2017	Vice General Manager of Sales & Marketing Div., in charge of Smart Infrastructure
April 2018	Vice General Manager of Smart Infrastructure Business Div.
April 2020	Assistant to President
June 2020	Corporate Auditor (to present)

April 1985

Joined the Company

July 2001

President, Topcon Australia Pty. Ltd.

July 2006

Senior Manager, Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments 1st International Sales Dept., Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments Business Div.

July 2009

President, Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.

April 2012

Senior Manager, Eye Care 2nd International Sales Dept., Eye Care Business Unit

December 2012

President, Topcon Medical Japan Co., Ltd.

June 2016

Executive Officer

April 2017

Vice General Manager of Sales & Marketing Div., in charge of Smart Infrastructure

April 2018

Vice General Manager of Smart Infrastructure Business Div.

April 2020

Assistant to President

June 2020

Corporate Auditor (to present)

April 1980	Joined Sony Corporation
April 2006	General Manager, Corporate Internal Control Review Office, Sony Corporation
June 2010	Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sony Semiconductor Corporation
September 2015	Senior Advisor, Risk & Control Dept., Sony Corporation
June 2016	Corporate Auditor, the Company (to present)
June 2017	Outside Corporate Auditor (full time), Ekitan & Co., Ltd. (to present)

April 1980

Joined Sony Corporation

April 2006

General Manager, Corporate Internal Control Review Office, Sony Corporation

June 2010

Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sony Semiconductor Corporation

September 2015

Senior Advisor, Risk & Control Dept., Sony Corporation

June 2016

Corporate Auditor, the Company (to present)

June 2017

Outside Corporate Auditor (full time), Ekitan & Co., Ltd. (to present)

April 1982	Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
April 1994	Executive Vice President, MIC Consulting Inc.
October 1998	Team Leader, Investment Team, Merchant Banking Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation
April 2003	Vice President, Millennia Venture Partners
October 2008	Team Leader, Planning Team, Food Business Div., Mitsubishi Corporation
February 2012	Executive Vice President, Hongling Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
June 2016	Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation
June 2021	Corporate Auditor, the Company (to present)

April 1982

Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

April 1994

Executive Vice President, MIC Consulting Inc.

October 1998

Team Leader, Investment Team, Merchant Banking Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation

April 2003

Vice President, Millennia Venture Partners

October 2008

Team Leader, Planning Team, Food Business Div., Mitsubishi Corporation

February 2012

Executive Vice President, Hongling Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.

June 2016

Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation

June 2021

Corporate Auditor, the Company (to present)