October 22, 2025
Kubota Corporation
Date of Issue : January 1, 2026
＜Changes of Management＞
New Position | Current Position | Continued Position | Name |
▽Chairman and Representative Director | President and Representative Director | Yuichi Kitao | |
▽President and Representative Director, | Representative Director and Executive Vice | Shingo Hanada | |
Chief Executive Officer（CEO） | President, GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division, GM of Innovation Center | ||
▽Director | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Deputy GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division, GM of Research and Development Headquarters, GM of Kubota Global Institute of Technology, Deputy GM of Innovation Center | Hiroto Kimura | |
▽Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer（CTO）, GM of Research and Development Headquarters, GM of Technology Development Promotion Unit, GM of Kubota Global Institute of Technology, | Managing Executive Officer, GM of Tractor Division, Deputy GM of Research and Development Headquarters, Deputy GM of Innovation Center | Nobushige Ichikawa | |
▽Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Manufacturing Officer（CMO）, GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Global Operating Headquarters, GM of ASEAN Farm and Industrial Machinery Strategy and Operations Headquarters | Managing Executive Officer, Deputy GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division, GM of Manufacturing Engineering Unit | GM of Manufacturing Promotion Headquarters | Takanobu Azuma |
▽Senior Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | GM of Water and Environment Infrastructure Consolidated Company, GM of Tokyo Head Office | Wataru Kondo |
New Position | Current Position | Continued Position | Name |
▽Chief Health & Safety Officer（CHSO） | Managing Executive Officer, GM of Health and Safety Promotion Headquarters | Mampei Yamamoto | |
▽GM of Resource Circulation Business Unit | Managing Executive Officer, GM of Environmental Solutions Division | Shinichi Fukuhara | |
▽GM of Parts Division | GM of Customer Solutions Division | Managing Executive Officer | Tomohiro Iitsuka |
▽Chief Human Resources Officer（CHRO） | Deputy GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division, In charge of ESG Promotion | Managing Executive Officer, GM of Human Resources Headquarters, GM of Head Office | Junji Ota |
▽Chief Compliance & Quality Officer（CCQO）, GM of Corporate Compliance & QA Headquarters | GM of Control Headquarters, GM of Corporate Control Dept. | Managing Executive Officer | Hideo Takigawa |
▽Managing Executive Officer | Executive Officer | GM of Engine Division | Toshiyuki Taneda |
▽Managing Executive Officer, Chief Business Planning Officer（CBPO）, GM of Corporate Planning & Control Headquarters | Executive Officer, GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Strategy and Operations Headquarters, Deputy GM of Control Headquarters | Hitoshi Sasaki | |
▽Managing Executive Officer, GM of Farm & Groundcare Equipment Division | Executive Officer Vice President of Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. | Satoshi Suzuki | |
▽Deputy GM of Farm & Groundcare Equipment Division | GM of Agricultural Implement Division | Senior Executive Officer | Hideki Mori |
▽Chief ICT Officer（CIO）, GM of ICT Headquarters | GM of Global ICT Headquarters | Executive Officer | Hiroyuki Tanihara |
▽GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Global Customer First Headquarters | Deputy GM of Research and Development Headquarters, GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Customer First Quality Planning and Promotion Headquarters, GM of Technology Development Promotion Unit | Executive Officer | Shiro Watanabe |
▽GM of Farming Solutions Headquarters, President of Kubota North America Corporation | Deputy GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division, Deputy GM of Customer Solutions Division, Senior Vice President of Kubota North America Corporation, Chairman of Kubota Tractor Corporation | Executive Officer | Todd Stucke |
Deputy GM of Research and Development Headquarters | Executive Officer GM of Technology Innovation Research and Development Unit, GM of Technology Innovation R&D Dept. I | Hiroyuki Araki |
New Position | Current Position | Continued Position | Name |
▽GM of Water and Environmental Solutions Promotion Headquarters | GM of Water and Environmental Solutions Developing and Sales Dept. | Executive Officer | Yoshifumi Makino |
▽GM of Farm and Groundcare Equipment Engineering Management Unit | Deputy GM of Tractor Division, GM of Tractor Engineering Management Unit | Executive Officer | Tadahito Suzui |
▽GM of Water and Environment Research and Development Center | President of Kubota Environmental Engineering Corporation | Executive Officer | Koichi Nakagawa |
▽GM of Manufacturing Unit | GM of Tsukuba Plant | Executive Officer | Yuji Kambara |
▽President of Kubota Holdings Europe B.V., Chairman of Kverneland AS | GM of Corporate Compliance and Risk Management Headquarters | Executive Officer | Shinichi Yamada |
▽GM of Corporate Compliance & QA Headquarters | Deputy GM of Corporate Compliance and Risk Management Headquarters | Executive Officer | Masaya Nishiyama |
▽GM of Tractor Unit | GM of Tractor Business Unit I | Executive Officer | Keishiro Nishi |
▽GM of Business Management Unit | GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Strategy and Operations Dept. | Executive Officer | Seiji Fukuoka |
▽GM of Manufacturing Engineering Unit | GM of Sakai Plant | Executive Officer | Junji Takeda |
▽GM of North America Manufacturing Unit | Executive Officer Vice President of Kubota North America Corporation, President of Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation | Brian Arnold | |
▽GM of Outdoor Power Equipment Unit | GM of Tractor Business Unit III | Executive Officer | Kuninosuke Iwata |
＜New Executive Officers＞
New Position | Current Position | Continued Position | Name |
▽Executive Officer | GM of ESG Promotion Unit, GM of President's Office | Katsuyuki Shutta | |
▽Executive Officer, President of Kubota Environmental Engineering Corporation | Takehito Yahata |
＜Retirement of Executive Officers＞
New Position | Current Position | Continued Position | Name |
▽Advisor | Senior Managing Executive Officer, President of Kubota North America Corporation | Nobuyuki Ishii | |
▽Advisor | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Deputy GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division, GM of ASEAN Farm and Industrial Machinery Strategy and Operations Headquarters | Yoshimitsu Ishibashi | |
▽Advisor | Managing Executive Officer, President of Kubota Holdings Europe B.V., Chairman of Kverneland AS | Yasukazu Kamada | |
▽Advisor | Managing Executive Officer, GM of Manufacturing Promotion Headquarters | Koichi Yamamoto | |
▽Advisor | Senior Executive Officer, GM of Quality Assurance Headquarters | Koichiro Kan |
＜Personnel Changes＞
New Position | Current Position | Continued Position | Name |
〔Farm and Industrial Machinery Global Operating Headquarters〕 | |||
▽GM of Sakai Plant | GM of Manufacturing Planning & Promotion Dept. | Shinsuke Domoto | |
▽GM of Tsukuba Plant | Deputy GM of Tsukuba Plant, GM of Tsukuba Plant Kubota Production System Promotion Dept. | Masahiko Koshidaka | |
〔Water and Environment Research and Development Center〕 | |||
▽Water and Environment Research and Development Center | GM of Resource Circulation Business Unit | Satoshi Kuroishi | |
〔Water and Environmental Solutions Promotion Headquarters〕 | |||
▽GM of Water and Environmental Solutions Sales Dept. | Takeshi Kamata | ||
▽GM of Water and Environmental Solutions Engineering Dept. | Takeshi Yamamoto | ||
▽GM of Water and Environmental Solutions Engineering Construction Dept. | Michiya Asano | ||
〔Environmental Solutions Division〕 | |||
▽Resource Circulation Business Unit | GM of Water and Environment Research and Development Center | Yasuhiro Kaneshina | |