Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. TSE:7282
Toyoda Gosei : Announces Changes in Corporate Officer Responsibilities, Organizational Changes, and Personnel Changes
Source: MarketScreener
December 26, 2025
Toyoda Gosei Announces Changes in Corporate Officer Responsibilities, Organizational Changes, and Personnel Changes
JP Ver.
Kiyosu, Japan, December 26, 2025: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. is making changes in Director and Corporate Officer responsibilities, organizational structure, and personnel, to go into effect on January 1, 2026.
1. Corporate Officer transfers and changes in areas of responsibility
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| Name | Previous position | New position* |
| Hiroshi Yasuda |
Executive Vice President (Representative Director) COO, CMO, Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters, Chief of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Div. |
Executive Vice President (Representative Director) COO, CMO, Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters, Chief of Carbon Neutrality and Environment Promotion Div., Chief of Group & Partners Executive Leadership Development Dept. |
| Mitsuhiro Nawashiro |
Director, Corporate Officer CTO, Chief of Research and Development Headquarters, Adviser to New Value Business Headquarters |
Director, Corporate Officer CTO, Adviser to Sales Headquarters, Adviser to Research and Development Headquarters, Adviser to New Value Business Headquarters |
| Masayoshi Hachisuka |
Director, Corporate Officer CFO, Chief of IT Digital Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
Director, Corporate Officer CFO, Deputy Chief of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
| Yutaka Ogasawara |
Corporate Officer Chief of FC and WS Business Headquarters |
Corporate Officer Chief of FC and WS Business Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Automotive Business Management Headquarters |
| Yasushi Okada |
Corporate Officer Chief of Regional Headquarters in Europe and Africa, Deputy Chief of SS Business Headquarters |
Corporate Officer Chief of Research and Development Headquarters, Chief of Regional Headquarters in Europe and Africa |
* Underlines show changes (the same applies below)
2. New CxO position established and appointed
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| CxO Position | Role | Name |
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CDXO (Chief Digital Transformation Officer) | To direct and oversee digital transformation (DX) and stable operation of information systems with the aim of restructuring the company's business and building a solid management foundation. | Tetsuya Ogata |
3. Organizational changes (division level and above)
Research and Development Headquarters・Automotive Business Management Headquarters・Sales Headquarters (reorganization)
To accelerate the creation of future markets and new products, the Research and Development Headquarters is reorganized into an organization specializing in advanced development.
▽ To accelerate research and development in elemental and advanced technologies, a new Advanced Research and Development Division is established and the Mobility Development Division is reorganized (the Mobility Development Division is abolished).
▽ To strengthen the development of functional materials, a new Material Development Division is established and the advanced development operations in material engineering departments are transferred to the new division.
▽ To strengthen the control of advanced development, the Technical Administration Division is reorganized and a new Research and Development Management Division is established.
(Other functions are transferred to the Automotive Business Management Division. The Technical Administration Division is abolished.)
▽ To further enhance collaboration in market and customer exploration and customer proposals, the technology communication functions of the Design Development Division are transferred to the Sales Planning Division.
▽ To strengthen collaboration with mass production development and automotive divisions, the Engineering Management Division and the Electronics Engineering Division are transferred to the Automotive Business Management Headquarters.
FC and WS Business Headquarters
▽ To enhance the sharing of departmental knowledge and know-how, strengthen collaboration, and raise the efficacy of development by consolidating the production engineering development functions in the company's core rubber business, the production engineering functions of the FC Production Engineering Division are integrated with the WS Development Division, and the name is changed to the FC and WS Development Division.
Directly controlled organization
▽ A new Group & Partners Executive Leadership Development Department is established at the division level with the following aims.
• Develop next-generation management personnel for sustainable growth of the Toyoda Gosei Group and supply chain
• Communicate and pass on the management knowledge and expertise of top managers, advisers, and outside directors
• Contribute to the sustainable growth of industry that supports Japanese manufacturing
4. Personnel changes - See attachment