SONODA Yoshio

Date of Birth: Nov. 22, 1964


Apr. 1987 Joined Kenwood Corporation (currently JVCKENWOOD Corporation)
Jan. 2006 General Manager of Element Technology Development, Consumer Business Development Center of Kenwood Corporation (currently JVCKENWOOD Corporation)
Dec. 2012 General Manager of Element Technology Development, Engineering Division, Car Electronics Business Group of JVCKENWOOD Corporation
Jul. 2014 General Manager of Technology Strategy, Car Electronics Segment
Oct. 2015 Chief Product/Project Manager (CPM) of Dealer-installed Business, Car Electronics Segment
Oct. 2016 General Executive of Automotive Engineering & Design Division
Apr. 2017 General Executive of Automotive Engineering & Design Division
Apr. 2018 Executive Officer, General Executive, Automotive Engineering & Design Division
Apr. 2019 Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), General Executive of Automotive Engineering & Design Division, General Executive of Automotive Business Planning Division, In Charge of R&D Department, In Charge of Intellectual Property Department 
Jun. 2019

Director of the Board, Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), General Executive of Automotive Engineering & Design Division, General Executive of Automotive Business Planning Division, In Charge of R&D Department, In Charge of Intellectual Property Department

Apr. 2020 Director of the Board, Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in charge of R&D Department, Intellectual Property Department, Legal Affairs Department, Engineering Innovation Department and Procurement & Logistics Department
Apr. 2021 Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in charge of R&D Department, Engineering Innovation Department, Intellectual Property Department, Legal Affairs Department and Procurement & Logistics Department
Jul. 2021 Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in charge of Prospective Creation Research Laboratory, Engineering Innovation Department, Intellectual Property Department, Legal Affairs Department and Procurement & Logistics Department
Apr. 2022 Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in charge of Prospective Creation Research Laboratory, Intellectual Property Department and Engineering Innovation Department, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in charge of IT Department and JK-CIRT/CC (JVCKENWOOD Central Incident Response Team/Coordination Center)
Apr. 2023 Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) , Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)