Denso plans to elect Koji Arima as new president and CEO, following the company’s annual shareholders meeting in June 2015. Concurrently, current president and CEO Nobuaki Katoh will be promoted to chairman.
“I am both honored and determined to lead Denso to further success as we continue to focus on developing world-first technologies, innovations in manufacturing, and true globalization,” Arima said. “I am dedicated to meeting the needs of our current and future customers, as well as fostering a sense of community and collaboration among Denso’s 140,000 global employees.”
Arima joined Denso in 1981, after earning a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. He currently serves as senior executive director of Denso’s Manufacturing Innovation Center.