OSG Corporation confirms leadership team appointments for 2026

OSG Corporation announced on November 17, 2025, a comprehensive reaffirmation of its leadership, reappointing numerous directors and executive officers effective February 20, 2026. This decision, pending approval at the 113th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, solidifies the company’s governance.

Norio Ishikawa will remain representative director, chairman, and CEO, while Nobuaki Osawa continues as representative director, president, and COO. Directors Takehiro Tomiyoshi, Akito Takahashi, Kunihiko Hara, Kayoko Yamashita, and Yoshitsugu Hayashi were also reappointed to the audit & supervisory committee, with Takahashi, Hara, Yamashita, and Hayashi serving as outsiders.

Managing executive officer Hideaki Osawa retains responsibility for Europe and Africa, and Yasutaka Yoneda continues overseeing South Asia and the Middle East. Osamu Ishida will remain managing executive officer, general manager of manufacturing, and general manager of 4th manufacturing department, with additional responsibility for production planning department. The reappointments also extend to senior executive officers Yukinori Chikada and Koji Agata, and various executive officers, including Jeffrey Tennant for North America, Toshihiro Hisadome for SANWA SEIKI CO., LTD., and Yasushi Suzuki for quality assurance and production engineering.