News Release
August 28, 2025
TOKYO - Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced organizational and personnel changes to take effect on September 1, 2025.
On Thursday, August 7, we announced our medium-term business plan (FY2025 to FY2027). This medium-term business plan is based on a foundation of strengthening Safety, Quality, and Compliance to become a company that continues to earn the trust of its customers and stakeholders. The four pillars of this plan are "Ensure profitability in each region, with a focus on achieving profitability in the United States," "Reform of Cost Structure," "Implement initiatives for immediate expansion of sales," and "Focus on new technologies, new products, and new markets for the next medium-term business plan." Through these initiatives, we aim to rebuild our foundations and target an operating profit of 8 billion yen (operating profit margin of 6%) by the FY2027.
Organizational and personnel changes aimed at achieving this medium-term business plan will be implemented on September 1 as outlined below.
Compliance
To strengthen compliance, a Corporate Governance Office will be newly established under the CEO. It will oversee legal functions and internal control. The CEO will be responsible for internal control.
Safety and Quality
To strengthen safety and quality systems, an Executive Officer in charge of Safety & Quality will be appointed.
Controlling Division
To reform cost structure, the organizational structure will be thoroughly revised with the aim of strengthening cost management and profitability management functions.
Research & Development Division
R&D planning functions will be strengthened in line with our medium-term business plan, advanced development functions will be integrated, and we will shift from the current nine-department structure to an eight-department structure.
Regional Operations (Outside Japan)
To achieve profitability in North America, we will establish a management structure in the North American region and strengthen our management structure in Asia.
Personnel changes at the level of General Manager and above are as follows:
Personnel changes at the level of Executive Officer effective September 1, 2025Name | New responsibilities | Former responsibilities | Continuing responsibilities |
Hiroshi Nagaoka | In charge, Internal Control | Representative Director President CEO Chairman, Akebono Brake Corporation | |
Seiji Nishimura | In charge, Safety & Quality | In charge, Quality Head of the Quality Assurance Division | Executive Officer |
Takao Watanabe | In charge, Internal Control | Executive Officer In charge, Administration Head of the Administration Division |
Name | New responsibilities | Former responsibilities | Continuing responsibilities |
Shinobu Hashimoto | General Manager, Corporate Governance Office | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Controlling Division | |
Hiroyuki Goto | Vice Head of the Controlling Division | Senior Manager, Controlling Division | |
Masafumi Onozaki | General Manager, Accounting Department, Controlling Division | General Manager, Controlling Department, Controlling Division | |
Tsutomu Mamuro | General Manager, Corporate Controlling Office, Controlling Division | Member, Corporate Controlling Department Project, Controlling Division | |
Shotaro Note | General Manager, Research & Development Planning Department, Research & Development Division | General Manager, Advanced Brake Research & Development Department, Research & Development Division | |
Satoshi Kusaka | General Manager, Advanced Research & Development Department, Research & Development Division | General Manager, Advanced Friction Material Research & Development Department, Research & Development Division | |
Yoichi Kawashima | General Manager, Friction Material Engineering Department, Research & Development Division | General Manager, Friction Material Application Engineering Department, Research & Development Division | |
Naoya Hashizume | General Manager, Foundation Brake Engineering Department, Research & Development Division | General Manager, Foundation Brake Application Engineering Department, Research & Development Division | |
Akihiro Hikichi | General Manager, Environment Office, Administration Division | General Manager, Safety & Environment Department, Administration Division | |
Makoto Iwai | Head of the Quality Assurance Division | Vice Head of the Quality Assurance Division | |
Kiyoshi Anzai | General Manager, Global Sales Department, Automotive Sales Division | General Manager, Sales Coordination Department, Automotive Sales Division | |
Takashi Miyoshi | President, Akebono Cooperation (Thailand) Co.，Ltd. | Vice Head of the Manufacturing Division | Responsible for Asian Operations |
Masaaki Saito | President & CEO, Akebono Brake Mexico S.A. de C.V. | Senior Manager, Manufacturing Division | |
Masaki Suzuki | President, A&M Casting (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Senior Manager, Akebono Brake Mexico S.A. de C.V. |
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