Kenji NakanoSenior Vice President
After joining Seiko Instruments Inc. in 1986, he was involved in semiconductor manufacturing, such as introducing and setting up equipment, setting up processes and devices, improving productivity, reducing costs, improving quality, and formulating manufacturing strategies.
In 2015, he took the position of department head of business planning and corporate planning. At SII Semiconductor Corporation, the predecessor to ABLIC Inc., he led various projects related to business strategy, including initiating the company split-up, formulating and promoting business strategy, and implementing M&A of the medical unit from Hitachi.
In 2020, he became an executive officer in charge of strategy promotion and handled integration with MinebeaMitsumi Inc., formulated and promoted ABLIC business strategy, and promoted M&A projects. In 2021, he assumed the position of deputy head of the ABLIC operations department in the MinebeaMitsumi Group and deputy director of the semiconductor business strategy office, and as such also took part in planning shared activities with Mitsumi semiconductors as the Group semiconductor department.
In 2022, he was appointed executive officer in charge of the manufacturing domain (in addition to being executive officer in charge of strategy promotion). He directs this company’s manufacturing department as the general manager in charge of the wafer & assembly and testing manufacturing.
As a manufacturer specializing in analog semiconductors, making ABLIC a global role model is truly in keeping with the vision I’ve formed through my work with semiconductors, and I hope to keep that vision in play while I’m a part of ABLIC.
To make it happen, my goal is to evolve the manufacturing domain I’m in charge of into a world-class manufacturing unit and create a semiconductor plant with productivity, profitability, and high-quality products rivaling any other company, with safety as the number one priority.
Succeeding in becoming such a strong manufacturing unit will enable us to speedily supply analog semiconductors needed by society throughout the world at a reasonable price, and help bring convenience and comfort to society while contributing to the SDGs.
More than anything, I’ll strive to create a company where each and every employee can work with enthusiasm and is proud to boast to family and society about working at ABLIC.