Shojiro Asai

Apr. 1968	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
Aug. 1989	Deputy General Manager, Central Research Laboratory of Hitachi, Ltd.
Feb. 1991	General Manager, Advanced Research Laboratory of Hitachi, Ltd.
Jun. 1997	Board Member, General Manager of Research & Development Promotion Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
Jun. 1999	Executive Managing Director, General Manager of Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
Jun. 2001	Senior Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd.
Jun. 2003	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Medical Corporation
Jun. 2005	External Corporate Auditor, Kenwood Corporation (currently the Company)
Jul. 2006	Director, Rigaku Corporation
Dec. 2006	Executive Vice President and Director, Rigaku Corporation (current position)
Apr. 2007	Research Supervisor, CREST Program on “Fundamental technologies for dependable VLSI system,” Strategic Basic Research Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency
May. 2009	Director, Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers’ Association
Jun. 2012	External Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current position)
Jun. 2014	Advisor, Rigaku Corporation
Oct. 2015	ACCEL Research Area Advisor of The Japan Science and Technology Agency (current position)

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Advisor, Rigaku Corporation
ACCEL Research Area Advisor of The Japan Science and Technology Agency