Management and Board of Directors

Hirozumi Sone

director and chairperson
Section：non-executive director, chairperson of the Board, board effectiveness enhancement

Hirozumi Sone has been involved in control and automation business for industrial market both domestically and abroad, successively serving as the head of marketing and engineering of the Advanced Automation business, the president of a subsidiary, and the general manager of the Corporate Planning Department. He went on to become the president and chief executive officer of Azbil Corporation from 2012 and provided direction for management as CEO. He has worked to expand business and enhance sustainable enterprise value, including rebuilding the business portfolio and entering into new business fields through implementation of the corporate philosophy of “human-centered automation.” Since he assumed the posts of representative director chairperson and chairperson of the Board in 2020 and as non-executive director chairperson and chairperson of the Board following the Company’s transition to a company with a three-committee board structure, he has been continuously working to strengthen corporate governance and improve the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.

Biography

April 1979	Joined the Company
April 1996	Systems Marketing Manager of Systems Development Group, Industrial Systems Division
October 1998	Transferred to Yamatake Industries Systems Co., Ltd. (Present: Advance Automation Company of the Company), General Manager of Marketing Department of Yamatake Industries Systems Co., Ltd.
June 2000	Director, General Manager of Marketing Department of Yamatake Industries Systems Co., Ltd.
April 2003	Vice Executive Officer of the Company, General Manager of Engineering Department, Advanced Automation Company
April 2005	Executive Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department
April 2008	Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department
April 2009	Managing Executive Officer
June 2010	Director and Managing Executive Officer
April 2012	Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
April 2020	Representative Director, Executive Chairperson, President and Group Chief Executive Officer
June 2020	Representative Director Chairperson, Executive Chairperson of the Company
June 2021	Outside Director of Yasuda Logistics Corporation (Present post)
June 2022	Director and Chairperson (Present post)
June 2023	Outside Director of Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited (Present post)