News Releases
Notification of Personnel and Organizational Changes, including Executive Officer's Areas of Responsibility
Rinnai Corporation will be implementing the following personnel and organizational changes, including Executive Officer's Areas of Responsibility.
1. Organizational Changes (effective April 1)
Business Strategy Division, having charge of New Business and Regional Product strategy planning to be set up in the Overseas Business Headquarters.
2. Executive Officer Changes
(1) Newly assigned (effective April 1)
| Name | New Title | (Current Title) |
|---|---|---|
| Hirohisa Ooi | General Manager of Production Headquarters, and General Manager of Production Control Division | (President of RB Controls Co., Ltd. and President of Noto Tech Co., Ltd.) |
(2) Resignation (effective March 31)
| Name | Current Title | After Resignation |
|---|---|---|
| Shinji Tanaka | General Manager of Group1 Sales & Marketing Division, Overseas Business Headquarters | Assistant to General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters |
| Katsuhiko Shinji | President of Shanghai Rinnai Co., Ltd. | Assistant to General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters |
3. Executive Officer's Areas of Responsibility (effective April 1)
| Name | New Title | Current Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President and Executive Officer | Hiroyasu Naito | ||
| Executive Vice President | Tsunenori Narita | (continue) | President's assistant |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Masao Kosugi | (continue) | General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters |
| Yuji Kondo | General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters, and General Manager of Group1 and Group3 Sales & Marketing Division In charge of Business Planning Division |
General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters, and General Manager of Group3 Sales & Marketing Division In charge of Business Planning Division |
|
| Managing Executive Officer | Terumasa Kaneko | (continue) | General Manager of Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Kinji Mori | General Manager of Quality Assurance Headquarters, and General Manager of Environment Division | General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, and General Manager of Technology Administration Division |
|
| Yasuo Koketsu | (continue) | General Manager of Administration Headquarters | |
| Greg Ellis | (continue) | President of Rinnai Australia Pty., Ltd. | |
| Executive Officer | Chuji Nakashima | General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, and General Manager of Product Development Division, General Manager of Technology Administration Division, Research & Development Headquarters | General Manager of Product Development Division, Research & Development Headquarters |
| ○ Hirohisa Ooi | General Manager of Production Headquarters, and General Manager of Production Control Division | President of RB Controls Co., Ltd. and President of Noto Tech Co., Ltd. | |
| Kazuhiko Matsumoto | (continue) | General Manager of Seto Factory, Production Headquarters | |
| Masanori Shimizu | (continue) | General Manager of Technology Development Division, Research & Development Headquarters | |
| Kazuto Inoue | (continue) | General Manager of Production Engineering Division |
|
| Hideyuki Shiraki | Vice General Manager of Marketing & Sales Headquarters, and General Manager of Kanto Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Kanto Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | |
| Koji Fujioka | (continue) | General Manager of Sales Division, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | |
| Fuminobu Ishikawa | President of GASTAR Co., Ltd. | General Manager of Production Headquarters, and General Manager of Production Control Division | |
| Kenji Endo | President of RB Controls Co., Ltd. and President of Noto Tech Co., Ltd. | General Manager of Quality Assurance Headquarters, and General Manager of Environment Division |
○ Newly assigned
4. Personnel Changes (effective April 1)
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Hoyano | Vice General Manager of Kanto Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters, and General Manager of Tokyo Sales Office, Kanto Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Minamikanto Sales Office, Kanto Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Yuichi Tutsui | General Manager of Minamikanto Sales Office, Kanto Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | R.G. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Kanagawa Sales Office |
| Toshio Shinmura | General Manager of Tokai Sales Office, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Hyogo Sales Office, Kansai Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Tetsuaki Okano | General Manager of Keiji Sales Office, Kansai Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | Team Leader of Living Sales Office, Kansai Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Makoto Okazaki | General Manager of Hyogo Sales Office, Kansai Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Chugoku Sales Office, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Hiroo Funahashi | General Manager of Chugoku Sales Office, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Tokai Sales Office, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Takahisa Sanada | General Manager of Shikoku Sales Office, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Nagoya Sales Office, Tokai branch, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Etsuhide Yoshimura | General Manager, Kyushu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Shikoku Sales Office, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Syuhei Nishiyama | General Manager, Fukuoka Sales Office, Kyushu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters | General Manager of Mie Sales Office, Tokai Branch, Chubu Branch, Marketing & Sales Headquarters |
| Yoshihiko Takasu | General Manager of Business Strategy Division, Overseas Business Headquarters | Head of Water Heater Section, Product Development Department, Research & Development Headquarters |
5. Personnel Changes of Group Companies (effective April 1)
| Name | New Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|
| Takashi Nagasaka | Advisor of GASTAR Co., Ltd. | President of GASTAR Co., Ltd. |
| Hayao Nishizawa | President of Shanghai Rinnai Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Rinnai Co., Ltd. |
PDF version is here.
(PDF/40KB)
Inquiries
Rinnai Corporation
Corporate Communication Division, Administration Headquarters
Tel: +81 (52) 361-8211
Note: The information contained herein is valid as of the date of release. Please be aware that certain details may change or be made irrelevant by circumstances that emerge at a later date.