Announcement of Reorganization and Personnel Changes

January 14, 2025

Corporate

Tokyo, January 14, 2025 - TOA Corporation (Headquarters: Kobe, Japan, President,CEO: TANIGUCHI Masahiro) is to implement the following personnel reassignments, effective as of April 1, 2025.

Reorganization

  1. 1) Establish the "Digital Transformation Division" by relocating the "Information Systems Department" and creating the "Digital Marketing Department"

To accelerate digital transformation, a new "Digital Transformation Division" has been established, with a focus on automating and streamlining company-wide operations. The division will also enhance supply chain management through advanced digital tools and generate demand in global markets via digital marketing. Furthermore, customer acquisition expertise will be centralized to implement effective measures quickly and efficiently.

  1. 2) Create the "Visual Information Department" under the "Global R&D Division"

The "Visual Information Department" has been newly established to enhance product development capabilities in the video field and develop new technologies for the transmission of information through vision.

  1. 3) Establish the "Management Planning Department," reporting directly to the President

The integration of the former "Department of the President" and " Planning Management Department" has resulted in the creation of the " Management Planning Department." This department will oversee short-, medium-, and long-term business strategies, enhancing the company's ability to adapt to complex management demands and drive growth.

  1. 4) Reorganize regional sales functions located in Japan in the "Solution Sales Division" into five departments

By revising the areas managed by each department, the previous six regional sales departments have been streamlined into five.

  1. 5) Rename the "Supply Chain Management Division" to the "Engineering Division" and the "Production Department" to the "Production Strategy Department"

In response to rapid environmental changes and technological advancements, the company aims to deliver high-quality products and services promptly by strengthening collaboration between engineering and production functions. This approach will address diverse needs across regions and markets while enhancing value-added offerings and profitability.

Personnel Changes – 3 Executives

Name / New position

NUMA Michiya
Executive Manager of Engineering Division of TOA Corporation

UEDA Akinori
Executive Manager of Digital Transformation Division of TOA Corporation

IMAGAWA Daisuke
Vice Executive Manager of Solution Sales Division of TOA Corporation

Personnel Changes – 17 General Managers

Name / New position

YAMAMOTO Kenji
General Manager of Management Planning Department of TOA Corporation

MOROHASHI Toshio
General Manager of Visual Information Department, Management Planning Department of Global R&D Division of TOA Corporation

AI Masakazu
General Manager of Production Strategy Department, Engineering Division of TOA Corporation

ONO Mototsugu
General Manager of Sales Engineering Department, Engineering Division of TOA Corporation

UENO Yusuke
General Manager of Digital Marketing Department, Digital Transformation Division of TOA Corporation

HAMADA Kentaro
General Manager of Information System Department, Digital Transformation Division of TOA Corporation

SAKAGUCHI Toru
General Manager of Kinki & Chubu Area Sales Department, Solution Sales Division of TOA Corporation

KOHRIDA Yuichi
General Manager of West Japan Area Sales Department, Solution Sales Division of TOA Corporation

MATSUMOTO Takashi
General Manager of Smart Visual Sales Department, Solution Sales Division of TOA Corporation

TANAKA Kosuke
General Manager of Europe, Middle East & Africa Business Department, International Business Division of TOA Corporation and Senior Product Director,
Managing Director of TOA Electronics Europe G.m.b.H. and
Managing Director of TOA ELECTRONICS SOUTHERN AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

MURAI Takatoshi
Vice General Manager of Europe, Middle East & Africa Business Department, International Business Division of TOA Corporation

KUNITAKE Yoshihiro
President of TAKEX Corporation

TOMITA Hiroyuki
General Manager of Dynatron Industrial Co., Ltd.

TAKIGAWA Minoru
President of TOA ENGINEERING CORPORATION

NINOMIYA Yosuke
General Manager of Asia & Pacific Business Department, International Business Division of TOA Corporation and Senior Product Director,
Managing Director of TOA ELECTRONICS PTE LTD, 
Managing Director of TOA ELECTRONICS (M) SDN. BHD. , and
Managing Director of TOA ELECTRONICS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED.

TANAKA Shiro
General Manager of TOA ELECTRONICS TAIWAN CORPORATION

FURUSE Yoshio
General Manager of TOA (CHINA) LIMITED.