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YKK AP Inc. Executive Personnel Changes

(On April 1, 2023)

Corporate Information

YKK AP Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hidemitsu Hori) announced the following appointments of representative directors and directors.

 

(1) Representative Director Changes on April 1, 2023

Name

New Position

Current Position

Hidemitsu Hori

Chairman

Representative Director

President

Representative Director

Akira Uozu

President

Representative Director

Director

Executive Vice President,

International Business

Akira Yoshida

Director

Chairman

Representative Director

 

(2) Director Changes on April 1, 2023

Name

New Position

Current Position

Shinichiro Yamaji

Vice Chairman

Director

Director

Executive Vice President,

Sales and Marketing

Kazuo Matsutani

Director

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Director

Executive Vice President, CHRO

Wataru Otani

Director

Director

Executive Vice President,

Business Process Re-engineering

 

Brief Background of the new President Representative Director

Akira Uozu   Born May 31, 1962

March 1985  Joined YKK AP Inc.
April 2013    Vice President, Window Business Planning, Sales
April 2017    Vice President, Residential Business
April 2019    Vice President, Sales
April 2021    Senior Vice President, Residential Business
June 2021    Director, Senior Vice President, Residential Business
April 2022    Director, Executive Vice President, International Business (current position)

 

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