Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

(as of 27 June 2025)

Seigo Hanji

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

April 1965 Joined the Company
June 1993 Director and Deputy General Manager of Business Division 3
June 1995 President
June 2007 Chairman  (current)
June 2010 Outside Director of Nichirei Co., Ltd.
May 2018 Executive of Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (current)
April 2023 Chairman and President,CEO and COO
June 2024 Chairman and CEO  (current)

Tomomitsu Furukawa

President and Chief Operating Officer(COO)

April 1984 Joined the Company
April 2009 President, DAIDO METAL Kotor AD. (Montenegro)
January 2013 President, Daido Metal Mexico S.A. DE C.V. (Mexico)
April 2017 President, NDC Co., Ltd.
April 2019 President, Daido Plain Bearings Co., Ltd.
April 2023 Head of Global Management for Production Machinery Division
June 2023 Director
June 2024 President and COO(current)

Shigemasa Hakakoshi

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Head of Human Resources Planning Division

April 1986 Joined the Company
April 2015 Head of Polymer Bearings Division
April 2017 President of DAIDO METAL SAGA CO., LTD.
April 2019 President of Dyna Metal Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
June 2021 Director (current)
July 2021 Head of Human Resources Planning Division (current)
June 2024 Head of Inuyama Site (current)

Arihiro Yoshida

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Head of New Products Development Division

April 1986 Joined the Company
January 2006 General Manager of the European Headquarters, Corporate Planning Division (UK)
July 2016 General Manager of Design Department
April 2017 Head of Technology Division and General Manager of Design Department
April 2019 Head of Technology Division
April 2021 Deputy Head of Technology Division
April 2022 Head of Technology Division
June 2022 Director
April 2024 General Manager of Tribology Research Department
June 2024 Head of New Business Development Promotion Div
General Manager of New Business Development Promotion Div
April 2025 Head of New Products Development Division (current)

Hiroki Ito

Director and Managing Executive Officer
Head of Finance Planning Div.

April 2019 Executive Officer and General Manager Sapporo Branch of  Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
(currently, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank,Limited)
July 2020 Joined the Company
Executive Officer and Head of Compliance Division and General Manager of Legal Affairs Department
April 2022 Head of Finance Planning Division (current)
July 2022 Senior Executive Officer and Head of Finance Planning Division
June 2024 Director (current)

Kenji Shoda

Director and Managing Executive Officer
President of Thinwall Bearings &
Turbo Charger Bearings Division

October 2012 Seconded to Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd., Vice President and Officer
January 2014 Join the Company
April 2014 President of DAIDO METAL EUROPE LIMITED (UK) and President of
Daido Metal Germany GmbH. (currently, Daido Metal Europe GmbH.) (Germany)
April 2024 President of Thinwall Bearings & Turbo Charger Bearings Division (current)
June 2025 Director (current)

Kiyotaka Hoshinaga

Outside Director
[Independent Director]

February 2006 Deputy Director, Fujita Health University Hospital
February 2009 Director, Fujita Health University Hospital
April 2013 Managing Director, Fujita Academy Incorporated Educational Institution
April 2014 President, Fujita Health University
June 2016  Outside Director of the Company (current)
October 2018 Chairman, Board of Directors of Fujita Academy Incorporated Educational Institution (current)

Miyuri Shirai

Outside Director
[Independent Director]

April 1998 Assistant professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University
April 1999 Associate professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University
August 1999 Visiting scholar, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
May 2003 Visiting scholar, Keio Business School
June 2005 Outside Director, Nichirei Corporation
April 2009 Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University
April 2011 Professor, International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yokohama National University
April 2015 Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University (current)
June 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current)

Shinji Ishihara

Outside Director
[Independent Director]

April 1985 Registered as a lawyer (Aichi Prefecture)
Joined Ishihara Law Office
August 2011 Managing Partner, Ishihara Law Office (current)
June 2013 Outside Director, YAHAGI CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
August 2015 Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), OTAKE
CORPORATION (current)
April 2016 Chairman, Aichi Bar Association
Vice President, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
October 2021 Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Juroku
Financial Group, Inc. (current)
June 2025 Outside Director of the Company (current)

Koji Takaki

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

October 2005 Joined the Company
April 2013 Chief, Business
Management Center, Corporate/Financial Planning Division
June 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)

Kazuo Matsuda

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

June 1996 Senior Managing Director of Fuji Securities Co.,Ltd.
May 1997 General Manager of Kabutocho Branch of The Fuji Bank, Limited
June 2004 Managing Director of NSK-Warner K.K.
June 2009 Representative Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of NSK Ltd.
June 2011 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current), Special Advisor of NSK Ltd., and Corporate Auditor of NSK-Warner K.K.
June 2016 Outside Director of Sumitomo Bakelite Company Limited (current) and Administration Officer of NSK Ltd.

Etsuaki Yoshida

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
[Independent Director]

April 1995 Joined Bank of Japan
April 2007 Joined Japan Bank for International Cooperation
October 2015 Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University
December 2019 Seconded to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information and Communication of the Republic of Uzbekistan
April 2022 Professor, Doshisha Business School, Doshisha University (current)
June 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company(current)

Executive Officers

(as of 1 April 2026)