TOKYO, JAPAN - Nihon Kohden Corporation today announced its Change in Operating Officers as of April 1, 2026.
■Change in Operating Officers
New Title | Previous Title | Continuing Title | Name |
Vice President, General Manager of Domestic Business Operations | (Executive Operating Officer) | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Eiichi Tanaka |
Deputy General Manager of Domestic Business Operations | (Chief Regional Officer - Japan (CRO-J), In charge of Domestic Business and Services Business) | Operating Officer | Toshihiko Hiraoka |
General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division | (Deputy General Manager of Corporate Administration Operations, Senior Manager of Finance Department) | Operating Officer | Eri Watanabe |
In charge of Internal Audit | (General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division) | Operating Officer | Fumio Izumida |
Senior Manager of Solution Business Division, Domestic Business Operations | (General Manager of Solution Business Division) | Operating Officer | Yoshinori Obara |
Senior Manager of Emergency Resuscitation Technology Development Division, Technology Development Operations | Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager of Technology Development Operations | Tsutomu Wakabayashi | |
Senior Manager of Sales Operations, Domestic Business Operations | (General Manager of Domestic Business Operations) | Operating Officer | Hironori Asa |
Senior Manager of Customer Service Operations, Domestic Business Operations | (General Manager of Customer Service Operations) | Operating Officer | Fumito Horiuchi |
Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Administration Operations, Senior Manager of Finance Department | (Deputy General Manager International Business Operations) | Tomonari Maeda | |
Operating Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Development Operations | Senior Manager of Human Resources Department, Human Resources Development Operations | Kei Tagawa | |
Operating Officer, General Manager of Production & Logistics Operations | Kentaro Yageta |
Busuiness Unit
Business | Title | Name |
Head of Patient Monitoring Business | Senior Manager of Monitoring Technology Development Division, Technology Development Operations | Kiyohiro Omori |
Head of Ventilator Business | CEO of Nihon Kohden OrangeMed, LLC | Hong Lin Du |
Head of Emergency Resuscitation Business | Deputy General Manager of Technology Development Operations, Senior Manager of Emergency Resuscitation Technology Development Division | Tsutomu Wakabayashi |
Head of Neurology Business | General Manager of Neurology Business Division | Kaoru Imajo |
Head of Cardiology Business | Senior Manager of Cardiology Technology Development Division, Technology Development Operations | Hirotsugu Kubo |
Head of IVD Business | Senior Manager of IVD Technology Development Division, Technology Development Operations | Rikiya Tanabe |
Head of Vital Sign Sensor Business | Senior Manager of Vital Sign Sensor Technology Development Division, Technology Development Operations | Isao Matsubara |
Head of Digital Health Solutions Business | CEO of Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions, LLC | Harsh Dharwad |
Head of Solutions Business | Senior Manager of Solutions Business Promotion Division, Business Strategy Operations | Kenichi Ashizawa |