Board of Directors

As of October 1, 2025

Directors

Takahito
Furuya

President

April 1966
Joined Nishimura Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Nikkato Corporation)
August 1968
Appointed Auditor, Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
March 1972
Joined Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
March 1976
Appointed General Manager, Sales Department
August 1987
Appointed President and Representative Director
October 2024
Appointed President and Representative Director, concurrently serving as General Manager, Sales Division (current position)

Tomohiro
Maruko

Director

April 1991
Joined Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
July 2005
Appointed General Manager, Research and Development Department
October 2007
Appointed Executive Operating Officer, General Manager, Manufacturing Department and General Manager, Research and Development Department
September 2009
Appointed Director, General Manager, Tsukuba Plant, concurrently serving as General Manager, Plant Administration Department and General Manager, Quality Assurance Department
January 2023
Appointed Director, General Manager, Manufacturing and Research & Development Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Tsukuba Plant and General Manager, Thin Film Electronic Materials Manufacturing Department
April 2024
Appointed Director, General Manager, Manufacturing and Research & Development Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Tsukuba Plant, General Manager, Technology Development Department, and General Manager, Green Chemistry Technology Office
October 2024
Appointed Director, General Manager, Manufacturing and Research & Development Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Tsukuba Plant and General Manager, Production Technology Development Control Department (current position)

Hideki
Kuwabara

Director

April 1987
Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation (currently Sojitz Corporation)
April 1997
Joined Engelhard Metals Japan Ltd. (currently BASF Metals Japan Ltd.)
April 2005
Appointed President and Representative Director, BASF Metals Japan Ltd.
July 2013
Joined Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
September 2014
Appointed Executive Operating Officer, General Manager, Product Sales Department
September 2017
Appointed Director, General Manager, Sales Department
July 2023
Appointed Director, General Manager, PGM Fine Chemicals & Recycling Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Tsuchiura Plant and General Manager, Precious Metals Department
October 2024
Appointed Director, General Manager, PGM Fine Chemicals & Recycling Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Precious Metals Department (current position)

Tsutomu
Nishimura

Director

April 1989
Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
April 2018
Seconded to Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
January 2019
Joined Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
October 2021
Appointed Operating Officer, General Manager, General Affairs & CSR Department, Administration Division
July 2022
Appointed Operating Officer, General Manager, General Affairs & CSR Department, Corporate Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Information Systems Office
April 2024
Appointed Operating Officer, General Manager, General Affairs & CSR Department, Corporate Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, Legal & Administration Group and General Manager, Information Systems Office
September 2024
Appointed Director, General Manager, Corporate Division, concurrently serving as General Manager, General Affairs & CSR Department, General Manager, Legal & Administration Group, and General Manager, Information Systems Office (current position)

Kazunori
Ochiai

Director

April 1984
Joined Tanaka Matthey Co., Ltd. (currently Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd.)
April 2009
Appointed Plant Manager, Ichikawa Plant, Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd.
April 2011
Appointed Corporate Officer(currently titled Managing Director), Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd.
May 2013
Appointed Executive Deputy General Manager, Chengdu Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., Ltd (China)
April 2017
Appointed Managing Director, Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd., concurrently serving as General Manager, Development and Administration Department, New Business Company
April 2020
Appointed Corporate Officer, Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd.
April 2021
Appointed Corporate Officer, Vice President, Chemical & Refining Company, concurrently serving as Plant Manager, Shonan Plant, Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd.
December 2024
Appointed Director, Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. (current position)
January 2025
Appointed Advisor, Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd.(current position)

Hideki
Wakabayashi

Director

October 1997
Appointed Director, Senior Analyst, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Securities (currently Commerzbank AG)
April 2000
Appointed Managing Director, Head of Research, Chief Analyst, J.P. Morgan
December 2001
Appointed Head of Research, Managing Director, Chief Analyst, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
April 2017
Appointed Professor, the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Science
April 2021
Appointed Chairperson, Semiconductor Policy Proposal Task Force, Semiconductor Committee, Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) (current position)
Appointed Technical Committee Member, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (current position)
January 2023
Appointed Vice President and Director, Japan Association for Research and Innovation (JARI) (current position)
April 2025
Appointed Distinguished Professor, Kumamoto University (current position)

Kazuo
Shimazaki

Director / Full-time Statutory Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

August 1980
Joined Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
July 2002
Appointed General Manager, Tsukuba Plant, concurrently serving as General Manager, Business Administration Department
October 2003
Appointed Operating Officer, General Manager, Tsukuba Plant, concurrently serving as General Manager, Business Administration Office
September 2007
Appointed Director
April 2010
Appointed Director, concurrently serving as General Manager, Internal Audit Office and General Manager, Business Administration Department
September 2017
Appointed Auditor, Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
September 2021
Appointed Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current position)

Keiko
Matsubayashi

Director / Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

July 1983
Appointed Administrative Officer, Adjudication Division, the National Tax Tribunal, National Tax Agency
July 2016
Appointed Director, Hongo Tax Office
July 2018
Appointed Director, Midori Tax Office
August 2019
Established Keiko Matsubayashi Certified Tax Accountant Office
June 2020
Appointed Auditor, Mitsui Sumitomo Construction Road Co., Ltd.
September 2021
Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. (current position)
June 2024
Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Mitsui Sumitomo Construction Road Co., Ltd. (current position)

Michio
Nakajin

Director / Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

December 2002
Completed the Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan Joined Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Offices / Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) (currently Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise))
June 2007
Joined Tokyo Themis Law Office
May 2008
Joined Field-R Law Office
August 2009
Appointed Auditor, Photocreate Co., Ltd.
June 2010
Appointed Auditor, Marvelous Entertainment Inc. (currently Marvelous Inc.)
July 2012
Established Nakajin Law Office
March 2019
Appointed Auditor, Inagora Inc. (current position)
September 2025
Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. (current position)

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