Dec. 27, 2018 News Releases Organization Announcement
KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that it will change its organization and Executive Responsibility on January 1, 2019.
The auto industry has been undergoing a once-in-a-century paradigm shift due to electrification, automated driving, and connected driving. To cope with the paradigm shift quickly, DENSO will review its organization to increase its competitiveness. The major changes are as follows:
I: Changes of Organization
1. Strengthening the organization for automated driving and connected driving
(1) Reorganization of the Mobility Systems Function Unit
To accelerate development from the viewpoint of vehicle systems in automated driving and connected driving, the Mobility Systems Function Unit will be reorganized, and the Mobility Systems Planning Div., in charge of business strategy and the Mobility Systems R&D Div., in charge of technology development will be newly established.
(2) Integration of the connected service business to DENSO TEN
To strengthen the connected service business for fleet vehicles, DENSO’s service business for trucks, buses, and leased vehicles will be integrated with DENSO TEN’s service business for commercial vehicles, mainly taxis, to expand the business by combining the strengths and expertise of the two companies. Thus, the business of the Connected Service Business Promotion Div. will be integrated with DENSO TEN.
2. Strengthening the capability to propose systems/products
(1) Reorganization of the Thermal Systems Business Group
a.To meet customers’ needs flexibly and promptly, the Thermal Systems Product Planning Div. will be newly established.
b.To strengthen the thermal management business that is essential for promoting electrification, the thermal management products will be consolidated, and the Thermal Management Business Unit will be newly established.
(2) Reorganization of the Powertrain Systems Business Group
Diesel engine regulations have been tightened in respective countries, and needs for powertrains have been diversifying in different countries and regions. To meet customers’ needs for internal combustion engines more precisely, the Powertrain Systems Business Group will be reorganized.
(3) Establishment of the CV&OH Div.
To consolidate the sales functions distributed for each country and route and to strengthen the capability to propose products, the CV&OH Div., will be newly established to undertake the commercial vehicle and agriculture and construction equipment business.
(4) Rename the Social Solution Business Development Div.
To create new businesses for solving social issues and define the role of the organization to incubate projects to a business phase, the New Business Unit will be renamed the Social Solution Business Development Div.
3. Strengthening the function
(1) Establishment of the Core Skills Development Div.
To promptly cope with changes in specialized fields due to business innovation, DENSO E&TS Training Center Corp. will be subject to an absorption-type merger. The manufacturing and technology section will also be consolidated, and the Core Skills Development Div. will be newly established.
(2) Enhancement of the information security function
To further strengthen the information security organization including the group companies in and outside Japan, the Information Security Promotion Dept. will be upgraded to the Information Security Promotion Div.
Ⅱ：Changes of Executive Responsibility
TitleName
New
Current
Executive Vice PresidentHiroyuki Wakabayashi
Overall Management, R&D Strategy, CISO(Chief Information Security Officer), Purchasing, Information Security Promotion Div.,
SOKEN,INC.
Overall Management, R&D Strategy, CISO(Chief Information Security Officer), Purchasing, Information Security Promotion Dept., SOKEN,INC.
Senior Executive DirectorsMasahiko Ito
Social Solution Business Development Div.,AgTech Business Development Div.Fleet Air-Conditioning Business Unit
New Business,AgTech Business Development Div., Fleet Air-Conditioning Business Unit
Executive DirectorsMasanori Tsuruta
Engineering of China
Sensor & Semiconductor Business Unit
Executive DirectorsYuji Ishizuka
Sales Planning Dept. Global Sales Dept.
Sales and Marketing of Europe
Executive DirectorsHirotsugu Takeuchi
Cockpit Systems Business Unit,Thermal Systems Advanced R&D Div.
Cockpit Systems Business Unit, Thermal Systems R&D Function Unit
Executive DirectorsYutaka Yamanouchi
Production Innovation Planning Div., Production Control Div., Facility Div.,
Core Skills Development Div.
Production Innovation Planning Div.,
Production Control Div., Facility Div.,
DENSO E&TS TRAINING CENTER CORP.
Executive DirectorsYasushi Mukai
Gasoline Systems Business Unit,
Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems Business Unit Powertrain Systems Business Planning Dept.
Engine Components Business Unit, Powertrain Systems Business Planning Dept.
Executive DirectorsKatsuhiko Takeuchi
e-Drive Module & Application Company Preparation Dept.
Engine Systems Business Unit,Powertrain Systems Development Div.
Executive DirectorsEiji Inoue
Air-Conditioning Business Unit, Thermal Systems Product Planning Div., Thermal Systems Electronics R&D Div. Thermal Management Business Unit
Air-Conditioning Business Unit
About DENSO Corporation
DENSO Corp., headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan has approximately 220 subsidiaries in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 170,000 people worldwide. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, totaled US$48.1 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 8.8 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.denso.com, or visit our media website at www.denso.com/global/en/news/media-center/