Corporate Officers
Members of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Takeo Obayashi
Apr. 1977 |
Joined the Corporation |
Jun. 1983 |
Director |
Jun. 1985 |
Managing Director |
Jun. 1987 |
Senior Managing Director |
Jun. 1989 |
Executive Vice President |
Jun. 1997 |
Vice Chairman |
Jun. 2003 |
Chairman |
Jun. 2007 |
Director |
Jun. 2009 |
Chairman |
Apr. 2023 |
Chairman of the Board (incumbent) |
Representative Director
President and CEO
Toshimi Sato
Apr. 1985 |
Joined the Corporation |
Jan. 2011 |
Senior General Manager of North American Regional Headquarters at Overseas Business Division |
Apr. 2013 |
General Manager of Finance Department at Head Office |
May. 2015 |
General Manager of Corporate Management Planning Department at Head Office |
Apr. 2017 |
Executive Officer |
Jun. 2018 |
Director |
Apr. 2019 |
Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2022 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2023 |
Executive Vice President |
Apr. 2024 |
Representative Director (incumbent) |
Apr. 2025 |
President and CEO (incumbent) |
Representative Director
Executive Vice President
Yoshihito Sasaki
Apr. 1984 |
Joined the Corporation |
Apr. 2017 |
Executive Officer |
Mar. 2018 |
Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division at Osaka Main Office |
Apr. 2021 |
Head of Shikoku Branch Office |
Apr. 2022 |
Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2023 |
Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division (incumbent) |
Apr. 2024 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2025 |
Executive Vice President (incumbent) |
Jun. 2025 |
Representative Director (incumbent) |
Responsible for overall civil engineering construction
Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division
Representative Director
Executive Vice President
Yasuo Morita
Apr. 1982 |
Joined the Corporation |
Mar. 2018 |
Executive Officer |
Apr. 2019 |
Senior General Manager-in-Charge of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office |
Apr. 2021 |
Head of Tohoku Branch Office |
Apr. 2023 |
Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2024 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2025 |
Executive Vice President (incumbent) |
Responsible for overall safety and building construction
Head of Building Construction Division, and responsible for Environmental Management Division
Independent Director (*1)
Masako Orii
Apr. 1983 |
Joined Suntory Ltd. |
Apr. 2012 |
Executive Officer of Suntory Holdings Limited |
Apr. 2016 |
Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board of Suntory Wellness Limited |
Apr. 2019 |
Advisor of Suntory Holdings Limited |
Jun. 2020 |
Independent Director of the Corporation (incumbent) |
May. 2021 |
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of TOHO CO., LTD. (incumbent) |
Apr. 2025 |
Senior Advisor of Suntory Foundation for the Arts |
Jun. 2026 |
External Director of the Board of JVCKENWOOD Corporation (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent position:
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of TOHO CO., LTD.
External Director of the Board of JVCKENWOOD Corporation
Independent Director (*1)
Hiroyuki Kato
Apr. 1979 |
Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2010 |
Managing Officer of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2012 |
Executive Managing Officer of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2014 |
Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2016 |
Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2018 |
Director of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2018 |
Counselor of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Jul. 2020 |
Advisor of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2021 |
Independent Director of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Independent Director (*1)
Yukiko Kuroda
Apr. 1986 |
Joined Sony Corporation (current Sony Group Corporation) |
Jan. 1991 |
Representative Director of People Focus Consulting Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2010 |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Astellas Pharma Inc. |
Mar. 2011 |
Outside Director of CAC Co., Ltd. (current CAC Holdings Corporation) |
Apr. 2012 |
Managing Director/Founder of People Focus Consulting Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2013 |
Outside Director of Marubeni Corporation |
Jun. 2015 |
Outside Member of the Board of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. |
Jun. 2018 |
Outside Director of Seven Bank, Ltd. |
Jun. 2022 |
Independent Director of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Aug. 2022 |
Outside Director of ORACLE CORPORATION JAPAN (incumbent) |
Mar. 2024 |
Advisor/Founder of People Focus Consulting Co.,Ltd. (incumbent) |
Apr. 2025 |
Outside Director of the Board of Sekisui House, Ltd. (incumbent) |
Jun. 2025 |
Outside Director of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent position:
Outside Director of ORACLE CORPORATION JAPAN
Outside Director of the Board of Sekisui House, Ltd.
Outside Director of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Independent Director (*1)
Hiroyuki Shime
Apr. 1975 |
Joined UNITIKA LTD. |
Apr. 2003 |
Executive Officer of UNITIKA LTD. |
Apr. 2005 |
Managing Executive Officer of UNITIKA LTD. |
Jun. 2008 |
Director, Senior Executive Officer of UNITIKA LTD. |
Jul. 2012 |
Director, Managing Executive Officer of UNITIKA LTD. |
Jun. 2014 |
Representative Director and President, Chief Executive Officer of UNITIKA LTD. |
Jun. 2019 |
Representative Director Chairman of UNITIKA LTD. |
Jun. 2022 |
Outside Auditor of DAIHEN Corporation |
Jun. 2023 |
Advisor of UNITIKA LTD. |
Jun. 2024 |
Independent Director of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Independent Director (*1)
Yoshihiro Ikegawa
Apr. 1983 |
Joined Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited (current Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) |
Apr. 2005 |
Managing Director of MCC PTA India Corp. Private Limited |
Apr. 2014 |
Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
Dec. 2015 |
Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (current Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation) |
Apr. 2018 |
Managing Corporate Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation |
Apr. 2019 |
Managing Corporate Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Director of the Board of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
Apr. 2021 |
Representative Corporate Executive Officer and Managing Corporate Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation |
Apr. 2022 |
Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Representative Director, Director of the Board of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
Jun. 2023 |
Executive Consultant of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
Jun. 2024 |
Outside Director of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent position: Outside Director of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
Independent Director (*1)
Midori Tomita
Apr. 1984 |
Joined Sony Corporation (current Sony Group Corporation) |
Jul. 2011 |
Vice President of Sony Corporation |
Apr. 2012 |
Senior Vice President of Strategy Division, Sony Mobile Communications Inc. |
Nov. 2014 |
Vice President of UX, Product Strategy, Sales & Marketing Group, Sony Corporation (current Sony Group Corporation) |
Apr. 2016 |
Vice President of Brand Design Platform, Sony Corporation |
Nov. 2016 |
Vice President of Brand Design Platform, Sony Corporation and Director of FRONTAGE INC. |
Mar. 2017 |
Vice President of Brand Design Platform, Sony Corporation, Director of FRONTAGE INC. and Director of Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2021 |
Representative Director of Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., Representative Director of Animax Broadcast Japan Inc. and Representative Director of Kids Station Inc. |
Apr. 2022 |
Director of Shohoku College, Sony Institute of Higher Education (incumbent) |
Jun. 2026 |
Independent Director of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent position: Director of Shohoku College, Sony Institute of Higher Education
*1 Independent Director
An outside director as per Article 2, Section 15 of the Companies Act
Members of the Audit & Supervisory Board
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Eiichiro Okano
Apr. 1982 |
Joined the Corporation |
Apr. 2019 |
General Manager of iPD Center at Building Construction Division |
Apr. 2020 |
Executive Officer |
Feb. 2022 |
Head of Digital Transformation Division |
Apr. 2022 |
Managing Executive Officer |
Apr. 2024 |
Advisor |
Jun. 2024 |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (incumbent) |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Yoshiaki Takata
Apr. 1987 |
Joined the Corporation |
Apr. 2013 |
General Manager of General Administration Department at Tohoku Branch Office |
Apr. 2016 |
General Manager of Accounting Department at Head Office |
Apr. 2026 |
Advisor |
Jun. 2026 |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (incumbent) |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (*2)
Shinya Kuwayama
Apr. 1977 |
Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
Jan. 2000 |
Director, Economic Cooperation Division, Economic Cooperation Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
Jan. 2001 |
Director, Trade Finance and Economic Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Jul. 2002 |
Director, Personnel Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Aug. 2004 |
Deputy Director-General for Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Sep. 2005 |
Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat (assistant to Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary) |
Jul. 2008 |
Director-General for Regional Economic and Industrial Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Jul. 2009 |
Retired from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Aug. 2009 |
Executive Officer, Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. (ALSOK) |
Apr. 2010 |
Managing Executive Officer, ALSOK |
Jun. 2011 |
Director and Managing Executive Officer, ALSOK |
Apr. 2014 |
Representative Director and President, ALSOK Stationed Security Co., Ltd. |
Apr. 2016 |
Advisor, ALSOK |
Jun. 2016 |
President, the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships |
Jun. 2023 |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (*2)
Yohei Ueda
Apr. 1984 |
Joined the Ministry of Construction |
Apr. 1995 |
First Secretary of Embassy of Japan in Germany at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Jun. 2003 |
Director for Development Promotion of Waterfront Development Division, Bureau of Waterfront Development at Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
Aug. 2004 |
Director for Coordination of Headquarters of the Governor of Tokyo at Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
Jul. 2006 |
Director for Special Areas Development of City and Regional Development Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "MLIT" |
Jul. 2007 |
Director of Urban Administration Department, Kanto Regional Development Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "MLIT" |
Jul. 2008 |
Director of General Affairs Department, Kyusyu Regional Development Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "MLIT" |
Apr. 2010 |
Director for PPP/PFI Promotion Office at Cabinet Office |
Oct. 2012 |
Director of General Affairs Division, Land Economy and Construction and Engineering Industry Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "MLIT" |
Jul. 2015 |
Deputy General Manager of Management Business Headquarters at East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. |
Jun. 2016 |
Deputy Director-General of Kanto Regional Development Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "MLIT" |
Nov. 2018 |
Managing Executive Officer of Japan Federation of Construction Contractors |
Jun. 2021 |
Executive Director of Japan Federation of Construction Contractors |
Jan. 2024 |
Chairman of Board of Japan Construction Training Center (incumbent) |
Jun. 2026 |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent position: Chairman of Board of Japan Construction Training Center
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (*2)
Sachiko Tsujino
Apr. 1989 |
Joined Chemical Bank (current JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) at Tokyo Branch |
Apr. 1992 |
Joined Masuda and Ejiri Law Office (current Asahi Law Offices) |
Oct. 1994 |
Joined Century Audit Corporation (current KPMG AZSA LLC) |
Apr. 1998 |
Registered as Certified Public Accountant |
May. 2009 |
Partner of KPMG AZSA LLC |
Apr. 2024 |
Specially Appointed Professor of Chuo University Faculty of Commerce (incumbent) |
Jun. 2026 |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Corporation (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent position: Specially Appointed Professor of Chuo University Faculty of Commerce
*2 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board MemberAs per Article 2, Section 16 of the Companies Act
Executive Officers
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President and CEO
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Toshimi Sato
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Executive Vice President
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Hironobu Kawakami
Head of Technology Division, and responsible for Business Innovation Division
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Executive Vice President
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Yoshihito Sasaki
Responsible for overall civil engineering construction
Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division -
Executive Vice President
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Yasuo Morita
Responsible for overall safety and building construction
Head of Building Construction Division, and responsible for Environmental Management Division -
Executive Vice President
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Motoi Yano
Head of Tokyo Main Office
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Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Kazuyuki Goto
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division (responsible for mechanical & electrical)
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Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Kenichi Ando
Responsible for overall carbon neutral
Head of Nuclear Facilities Division -
Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Shigeru Edatsune
Head of Procurement Division, and Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division, and Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division
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Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Mitsuaki Sadatoshi
Head of Marketing Division
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Senior Managing Executive Officer
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Hidefumi Takenaka
Head of Osaka Main Office, and Head of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Hiromitsu Kato
Head of North American Regional Headquarters
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Managing Executive Officer
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Futoshi Takahashi
Senior General Manager of Marketing Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Toshiro Kito
Head of Hiroshima Branch Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Tetsuya Kurebayashi
Head of Digital Transformation Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Kimihiko Sato
Head of Real Estate Development Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Kojiro Nitta
Head of Yumeshima Development Division at Osaka Main Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Osamu Yoshizaki
Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Ryuji Kitaoka
Head of Safety Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Kazutoshi Mitsui
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for business development)
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Managing Executive Officer
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Kazuhisa Sugiyama
Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Toshio Suzuki
President, Obayashi Facilities Corporation
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Managing Executive Officer
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Takayuki Tomioka
Responsible for Corporate Strategy Division, and Corporate Communications Department, and Secretarial Department, and General Administration Department, and General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Koji Furuse
Responsible for Harassment Prevention Department, and Legal Department, and Human Resources Department, and Finance Department, and Accounting Department, and Senior General Manager at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for project administration)
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Managing Executive Officer
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Takayuki Akiyama
Head of Nagoya Branch Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Yasuyuki Onishi
Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division at Osaka Main Office, and Senior General Manager of Yumeshima Development Division at Osaka Main Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Naoyuki Suzuki
Head of Tohoku Branch Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Jun Nakamura
Head of Architectural Design & Engineering Division
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Managing Executive Officer
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Katsunori Hanato
Head of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office
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Managing Executive Officer
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Lee Aik Seng
Head of Asia-Pacific Regional Headquarters
CEO, Obayashi Singapore Private Limited -
Managing Executive Officer
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Hiroshi Kondo
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for construction projects), and Senior Project Director of M Project General Construction work office at Tokyo Main Office, and Senior Project Director of Shinagawa Station North Area General Project Office at Tokyo Main Office
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Executive Officer
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Atsushi Takeuchi
Head of Engineering Division
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Executive Officer
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Shinobu Yamanaka
Senior General Manager of Marketing Division
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Executive Officer
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Hajime Onojima
Head of Technology Research Institute, and Senior General Manager of Technology Division
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Executive Officer
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Ryuichi Yanagawa
Head of Kyoto Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Ikuo Okuwaki
Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division
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Executive Officer
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Tsuyoshi Ito
Senior General Manager of Marketing Division
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Executive Officer
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Akio Inoue
Head of Construction Robotics Division
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Executive Officer
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Takuji Imagawa
Head of Yokohama Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Kenji Okamura
Head of Shikoku Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Shinji Nishikawa
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for business development)
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Executive Officer
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Masato Yanou
Head of Kanto Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Hiroshi Abe
Head of Hokuriku Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Shinya Urakawa
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for business development)
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Executive Officer
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Ikuo Takeuchi
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for mechanical & electrical), and Senior General Manager of Marketing Division
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Executive Officer
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Katsuhito Yamaura
Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office
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Executive Officer
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Ayako Kameda
Head of Green Energy Division
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Executive Officer
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Tsutomu Arai
Senior General Manager of Architectural Design & Engineering Division
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Executive Officer
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Go Ando
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for business development)
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Executive Officer
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Mitsuhiro Urata
Head of Kobe Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Takayuki Kimura
Head of Sapporo Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Yuichiro Sakai
Senior General Manager of North American Regional Headquarters
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Executive Officer
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Takeshi Sano
Senior General Manager of Technology Division, and General Manager of Division Head Office of Technology Division
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Executive Officer
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Masaki Takagi
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for construction projects), and Senior Project Director of Yumeshima General Project Office at Osaka Main Office
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Executive Officer
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Hiroyuki Nishigami
Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division, and General Manager of Division Head Office of Civil Engineering Construction Division
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Executive Officer
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Pornchai Sittiyakorn
Authorized Director & President, Thai Obayashi Corporation Limited
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Executive Officer
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Kuniyasu Adachi
Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division, and Senior General Manager of Marketing Division
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Executive Officer
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Koji Ueno
Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office
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Executive Officer
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Kinya Kubota
Senior General Manager Procurement Division, and Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for procurement)
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Executive Officer
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Kenji Kozuki
Head of Civil Engineering Technology Division
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Executive Officer
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Tadashi Satonaka
Senior General Manager of Nagoya Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Yasutaka Seta
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for business development)
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Executive Officer
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Motoharu Tsuchiyama
Head of Kyushu Branch Office
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Executive Officer
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Atsushi Nakagawa
Managing Director and COO, Obayashi Singapore Private Limited
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Executive Officer
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Satoshi Nishiwaki
Senior General Manager of Architectural Design & Engineering Division
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Executive Officer
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Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for construction projects)
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Executive Officer
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Yohei Yamaguchi
Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for business development)
Fellow
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Fellow
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Shigeru Kojima
Fellow of Civil Engineering Construction Division
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Fellow
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Koji Kohirata
Fellow of Civil Engineering Construction Division
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Fellow
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Akira Naito
Fellow of Civil Engineering Construction Division