Changing Roles at Koito

Koito have announced changes of directors and corporate officers decided by the Board of Directors on 27 April: Masahiro Otake is Chairman and CEO;Michiaki Kato is President and COO;Kenji Arima is Engineering Executive VP. Takayuki Katsuda; Atsushi Inoue, and Toshiyuki Katsumata are Managing Corporate Officers;Koji Shimakura; Kirk Gadberry, and Manabu Kobayashi are Corporate Officers—the latter…

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