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Announcement of personnel and organization changes

February 28, 2024

TDK Corporation announces the following personnel and organization changes.


  • 1. Changes in executives’ responsibilities as of April 1, 2024

    Name New Position Former Position
    Tetsuji Yamanishi Senior Executive Vice President
    Chief Financial Officer
    Executive Vice President
    General Manager, Finance & Accounting HQ
    Shigeki Sato Senior Vice President
    Chief Technology Officer
    and General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    Senior Vice President
    General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    Jim Tran General Manager, Americas HQ
    and Deputy General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    and General Manager, Americas R&D Center, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    General Manager, Americas HQ
    and Deputy General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ

  • 2. Changes in personnel responsibilities as of April 1, 2024

    Name New Position Former Position
    Yoshitomo Matsushita Deputy General Manager, Ceramic Capacitors Business Group, Electronic Components Business Company -
    Mitsuharu Mizutani General Manager, Communication Devices Business Group, Electronic Components Business Company -
    Sam Maddalena General Manager, Magnetic Sensors Business Group, Sensor Systems Business Company -
    Takeo Kawamata Deputy General Manager, Magnetic Sensors Business Group, Sensor Systems Business Company -
    Tomohiro Yoshizumi Deputy General Manager, Power Systems Business Group, Energy Solutions Business Company -
    Shoko Kato General Manager, Sustainability Promotion HQ,
    and General Manager, Sustainability Engagement Grp, Sustainability Promotion HQ
    General Manager, Sustainability Promotion HQ,
    and General Manager, CSR Group, Sustainability Promotion HQ
    Jason Mizell General Manager, Safety, Environment & Social Grp, Sustainability Promotion HQ General Manager, Safety & Environment Group, Sustainability Promotion Group
    Georg Kuegerl Deputy General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ,
    and General Manager, Europe R&D Center, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    Deputy General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    Hidetoshi Suzuki General Manager, FA Solutions Business Group, Production HQ -
    Kenichi Kawabata Deputy General Manager, Production HQ,
    and General Manager, Production Engineering Grp, Production HQ
    General Manger, Process Development Group, Production HQ
    Philip Irving Deputy General Manager, Production HQ,
    and General Manager, SCM Group
    -
    Akihiko Tsuchiya General Manager, Finance & Accounting HQ -

  • 3. Changes in personnel responsibility as of June 1, 2024

    Name New Position Former Position
    Christoph Auer General Manager, Piezo & Protection Devices Business Group, Electronic Components Business Company -
    Frederico Knorr Deputy General Manager, Piezo & Protection Devices Business Group, Electronic Components Business Company -

  • 4. Organization Changes as of April 1, 2024

    • Integrate EMC & RF Solutions Business Division into Magnetics Business Group of Electronic Components Business Company
    • Consolidate Safety & Environment Group and CSR Group, and establish Safety, Environment & Social Group under Sustainability Promotion HQ
    • Establish Sustainability Engagement Group under Sustainability Promotion HQ
    • Establish Americas R&D Center and Europe R&D Center under Technology & Intellectual Property HQ
    • Rename Procurement & Logistics Group to the SCM Group
    • Consolidate Monozukuri Innovation Group, Process Development Group and Machinery Development Group, and establish Production Engineering Group under Production HQ
    • Rename SCM Reengineering Group to Supply Chain System Development Group

Contacts for media

Contact Phone Mail
Mr. Yoichi OSUGA TDK Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
+81 3 6778-1055 TDK.PR@tdk.com