Watches
Here we outline our four businesses, through which we contribute widely to the lives of people around the world.
Machine tools
Citizen began production of machine tools in 1936, utilizing the technologies and know-how developed through the manufacture of watch parts. Our products contribute to the development of manufacturing industries all over the world.
Corporate Philosophy
Loved by citizens, working for citizens.
CITIZEN's corporate philosophy, "Loved by citizens, working for citizens" is to
deeply contribute to the lives of people around the world through the manufacturing of products that are loved and trusted by citizens.
Message From President & CEO
Crafting a new tomorrow Towards sustainable value creation
IR Library
CITIZEN REPORT(Integrated Report)
Top Management
By further promoting sustainable management, we aim to become a company that can create value sustainably
Sustainability Management
CITIZEN Group’s Sustainable Management
- TOP
- About Us
- Officer List
- Officer Profile
Officer Profile
Yoshitaka Oji
President & CEO
- Carrer Summary
- 1986 Joined the Company
- 2005 Assigned to Marketing Department, Watch Business Division of the Company (assigned to Singapore)
- 2011 General Manager of Business Administration Department, Administration Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2011 General Manager of Business Management Department, Strategic Planning Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2012 General Manager of Management Planning Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2015 General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the Company
- 2016 Operating Officer of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2016 Deputy General Manager of Product Development Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2016 Operating Officer of the Company
- 2016 Deputy Senior General Manager of Product Development Division of the Company
- 2017 Deputy Senior General Manager of Watch Business Division of the Company
- 2017 Director of the Company
- 2019 Senior General Manager of Product Development Division of the Company
- 2019 Senior General Manager of R&D Center of the Company
- 2019 Senior General Manager of Watch Development Division of the Company
- 2021 Senior General Manager of Watch Business Division and in charge of Movement Division of the Company
- 2022 Managing Director of the Company
- 2022 Senior General Manager of Watch Business Division of the Company
- 2025 President and CEO of the Company (present)
Toshihiko Sato
Director Executive Advisor
- Carrer Summary
- 1981 Joined the Company
- 2009 General Manager of R&D Division of the Company
- 2012 President of CITIZEN FINETECH MIYOTA CO., LTD. (currently Citizen Finedevice Co., Ltd.)
- 2015 Director of the Company
- 2016 Director of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2016 Responsible for Production, General Manager of Product Development Division, and in charge of Quality Assurance Department of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2016 Responsible for Watch Production of the Company
- 2016 Senior General Manager of Product Development Division and in charge of Quality Assurance Department of the Company
- 2017 In charge of Product Division and Quality Assurance Department of the Company
- 2017 President of Citizen Watch Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 2017 Managing Director of the Company
- 2018 Senior Managing Director of the Company
- 2019 President and CEO of the Company
- 2025 Director Executive Advisor of the company (present)
Toshiyuki Furukawa
Senior Managing Director
In charge of Corporate Planning
Division, IT Management Department,and Device Business
- Carrer Summary
- 1986 Joined the Company
- 2009 Manager of Investor and Public Relations Department of the Company
- 2010 Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the Company
- 2011 General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the Company
- 2015 Director of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2015 General Manager of Management Planning Division and in charge of Accounting Department of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2016 Director of the Company
- 2016 General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the Company
- 2016 In charge of Accounting Department and Public & Investor Relations Department of the Company
- 2016 In charge of IT Management Department of the Company (present)
- 2021 In charge of Corporate Planning Division of the Company (present)
- 2022 Managing Director of the Company
- 2025 Senior Managing Director of the Company (present)
- 2025 In charge of Device Business of the Company (present)
Yoshiaki Miyamoto
In charge of Group Risk Management, General Affairs Division and in charge of Personnel Division, and CSR Department
- Carrer Summary
- 1990 Joined the Company
- 2009 Deputy General Manager of Business Administration Department, Administration Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2010 Deputy General Manager of Strategic Planning Department, Planning Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2012 President of Citizen Watch Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- 2014 President of Citizen Watch Europe GmbH
- 2017 Senior Operating Officer of the Company
- 2017 General Manager of General Affairs Division of the Company
- 2017 Group Risk Management and in charge of Personnel Division of the Company (present)
- 2018 Director of the Company
- 2019 In charge of CSR Department and Environmental Management Department of the Company (present)
- 2025 Managing Director of the Company (present)
- 2025 In charge of General Affairs Division of the Company (present)
Hideo Ina
Director
In charge of Machine Tools Business
- Carrer Summary
- 1988 Joined CITIZEN PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2004 General Manager of Engineering and Service Department, Sales Division of CITIZEN PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2006 General Manager of Sales Engineering Department, Sales Division of CITIZEN PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2007 General Manager of Domestic Sales Department, Sales Division of CITIZEN PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2015 Deputy General Manager of Citizen (China) Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.
- 2018 Development Manager of CITIZEN MACHINERY UK Ltd.
- 2020 Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager of Sales Division and General Manager of Overseas Technical Support Office of CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2020 Representative Director of CITIZEN MACHINERY SERVICE CO., LTD.
- 2021 Director and Executive Officer, and Deputy General Manager of Sales Division of CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2023 Managing Director and Operating Officer and General Manager of Processing Technology Development Department of CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
- 2024 President of CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD. (present)
- 2024 Senior Operating Officer of the Company
- 2024 Director of the Company (present)
- 2025 In charge of Machine Tools Business of the Company (present)
Toshiko Kuboki
Outside DirectorIndependent
- Carrer Summary
- 1987 Registered as an attorney-at-law
- 2002 Conciliation commissioner of Tokyo Family Court (present)
- 2009 Retirement Benefit Examination Committee member of Board of Audit of Japan (present)
- 2012 Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Law, Chuo University (present)
- 2015 Outside Director of Qol Co., Ltd. (Currently Qol Holdings Co., Ltd.) (present)
- 2015 Outside Auditor of Kyodo News (present)
- 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
- 2019 Outside Director of the Company (present)
- 2021 Chuo-ku Specially Appointed Civil Servant Remuneration, etc. Council Member (present)
- 2023 Vice President of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (present)
- 2023 Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of Asahi Yukizai Corporation (present)
Yoshio Osawa
Outside DirectorIndependent
- Carrer Summary
- 2003 Corporate Officer and General Manager of Network Division of Sumitomo Corporation
- 2005 Executive Officer and General Manager of Network Division of Sumitomo Corporation
- 2007 Executive Officer and General Manager of Media Division of Sumitomo Corporation
- 2008 Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Media, Network & Lifestyle Retail Business Unit of Sumitomo Corporation
- 2008 Representative Director and Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Corporation
- 2011 Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Corporation
- 2013 Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of SCSK Corporation
- 2015 Representative Director and President of SCSK Corporation
- 2016 Director and Chairman of the Board of SCSK Corporation
- 2017 Director of SCSK Corporation
- 2018 Outside Director of Canon Marketing Japan Inc. (present)
- 2019 Outside Director of the Company (present)
Katsuhiko Yoshida
Outside DirectorIndependent
- Carrer Summary
- 2007 Executive Officer of Kao Corporation
- 2012 Managing Executive Officer of Kao Corporation
- 2014 Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer of Kao Corporation
- 2015 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kao Corporation
- 2019 President of Japan Childcare Support Association (present)
- 2022 Outside Director of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (present)
- 2022 Outside Director of the Company (present)
Noboru Akatsuka
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board
MemberIndependent
- Carrer Summary
- 1981 Joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited
- 2005 General Manager of Asia Corporate Banking of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. （Currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.）
- 2007 General Manager of Overseas Business Promotion Division of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- 2008 General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 18 of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- 2009Executive Officer of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- 2011 Managing Executive Officer of Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation
- 2016 Counselor of Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation
- 2016 Chairman of Fujitsu Leasing Co., Ltd.
- 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) of the Company (present)
Kazunori Yanagi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)
- Carrer Summary
- 1986 Joined the Company
- 2007 General Manager of Accounting Department, Administration Division of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2011 General Manager of Accounting Department of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- 2012 Executive Officer of Citizen Jewelry Co., Ltd.
- 2014 Director of ROYAL TIME CITI CO., LTD.
- 2014 Representative Director and President of ROYAL TIME CITI CO., LTD.
- 2017 Director of ROYAL TIME CITI CO., LTD.
- 2019 Director of Citizen Watch Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 2022 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) of the Company (present)
Yaeko Ishida
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board MemberIndependent
- Carrer Summary
- 2000 Registered as an attorney-at-law
- 2007 Judicial Commissioner of Tokyo Summary Court
- 2016 Conciliation Commissioner of Tachikawa Branch of Tokyo Family Court (present)
- 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present)
- 2021 Outside Director of Inageya Co., Ltd. (present)
Note: Ms. Yaeko Ishida, an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, uses the name Yaeko Kitadai in her profession as an attorney-at-law.
Mitsunori Morita
Senior Operating Officer
In charge of Accounting Department
Hiroshi Utsunomiya
Senior Operating Officer
In charge of Watch Manufacturing
Keiichi Kobayashi
Senior Operating Officer
In charge of Public & Investor Relations Department,Sustainability Development Department,Development Division,Intellectual Property Division
Independent
Independent officer pursuant to Rule 436-2 of the Securities Listing Regulations of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.