Renesas Electronics Announces Executive Personnel Changes and New Organization Structure

TOKYO--()--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced changes to its organizational structure and executive personnel.

1. Change in Organizational Structure
Effective July 31, 2019, with the aim of strengthening collaboration among administrative divisions, the Corporate Planning Unit, the Organization Development Unit, and the Supply Chain Management Unit will all be dissolved and return to their individual division-level structures and operations. In addition, a new CEO Office will be established on August 1, 2019, to promote communication inside and outside the company.

2. Executive Personnel Changes
Note: Asterisks (*) indicate position currently held.

(1) Outline of the changes to Executive Vice President (As of July 31, 2019)

[Retiring Executive Vice President]
Hirotaka Yamanami
*Yamanami will assume the role of Senior Advisor effective August 1, 2019.

(2) Outline of the changes to Senior Vice Presidents and their roles (As of August 1, 2019)

[New Senior Vice Presidents]
- Senior Vice President and CFO
Shuhei Shinkai, Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Finance Division, Corporate Planning Unit*

- Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Jason Hall, Vice President and General Counsel of Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit*

(Note) Please refer to the attachment for the brief biographies of the newly appointed SVPs.

[Changes to current roles]
- Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Shinichi Yoshioka, Senior Vice President and CTO of Automotive Solution Business Unit*

- Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit
Tomomitsu Maoka, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Production & Technology Unit

(3). Reference: Executive team as of August 1, 2019

Position

Name

Representative Director, Chairman

Tetsuya Tsurumaru

Representative Director, President and CEO

Hidetoshi Shibata

Outside Director

Tetsuro Toyoda

Outside Director

Jiro Iwasaki

Outside Director

Kyoko Okumiya

Outside Director

Yukiko Nakagawa

Outside Corporate Auditor

Kazuki Fukuda

Outside Corporate Auditor

(part-time)

Kazuyoshi Yamazaki

Outside Corporate Auditor

(part-time)

Noboru Yamamoto

Outside Corporate Auditor

(part-time)

Takeshi Sekine

Executive Vice President, General Manager of Production & Technology Unit

Masahiko Nozaki

Executive Vice President

Manabu Kawashima

Executive Vice President, General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit

Shingo Yamamoto

Executive Vice President, General Manager of IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit

Sailesh Chittipeddi

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit

Tomomitsu Maoka

Senior Vice President, Head of SoC Business, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit

Hiroto Nitta

Senior Vice President and CTO

Shinichi Yoshioka

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Automotive Solution Business Unit

Olav Schulte 

Senior Vice President, Head of Sales and Corporate Digital Marketing, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit

Chris Allexandre 

Senior Vice President, Head of MCU Business, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit

Roger Wendelken 

Senior Vice President and CFO

Shuhei Shinkai

Senior Vice President and CLO

Jason Hall 

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live. A global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products, Renesas provides comprehensive solutions for a broad range of automotive, industrial, home electronics, office automation, and information communication technology applications that help shape a limitless future. Learn more at renesas.com.

(Remarks) All other names of products or services mentioned in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Attachment

Brief Biographies of the Newly Appointed Senior Vice Presidents
(as of August 1, 2019)

Name

Brief Biography

Shuhei Shinkai

March 2005

 

 

Obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tokyo

 

 

September 2007

 

Attorney-at-law, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

 

 

November 2009

 

 

Associate, Investment Group, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan

 

 

June 2013

 

Vice President, Investment Group, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan

 

 

November 2013

 

 

 

Executive Manager, Legal & Compliance Division and Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

December 2013

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Legal & Compliance Division and Executive Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

April 2014

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Legal Division and Executive Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

April 2015

 

 

Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

February 2016

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

April 2017

 

 

 

Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Finance Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

August 2019

 

Senior Vice President and CFO, Renesas Electronics Corporation responsible for Corporate Strategy & Finance, Accounting, Human Resources & General Affairs and Supply Chain Management

Name

Brief Biography

Jason Hall

May 2009

 

 

Obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law

 

 

November 2009

 

 

Intellectual Property Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP

 

 

March 2015

 

 

Corporate Counsel, Renesas Electronics America Inc.

 

 

April 2016

 

 

 

Vice President and General Counsel, Renesas Electronics America Inc., responsible for legal, intellectual property, procurement, and trade in the Americas

 

 

July 2017

 

 

 

Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation

 

 

January 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Division, Corporate Planning Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation responsible for legal and intellectual property

 

 

August 2019

 

 

Senior Vice President and CLO, Renesas Electronics Corporation responsible for Legal, Intellectual Property, Procurement, and Information technology

 

Contacts

Media Contacts
Kyoko Okamoto
Renesas Electronics Corporation
+81 3-6773-3001
pr@renesas.com

Contacts

Media Contacts
Kyoko Okamoto
Renesas Electronics Corporation
+81 3-6773-3001
pr@renesas.com