Hiroyuki Tsubai
Member of the Board
Executive Vice President
President, Machinery Company;
Deputy COO
(March, 1960)
Career
| April 1982 | Joined ITOCHU Corporation Chemical Plant Department |
|---|---|
| October 1986 | ITOCHU Nigeria Ltd. |
| December 1989 | Chemical Plant Section No.1, Chemical Plant Department |
| May 1995 | ITOCHU (Thailand) Ltd. |
| October 2000 | Manager, Group No.2, Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Project Department |
| October 2004 | Deputy General Manager, Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Project Department Manager, Group No.2, Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Project Department |
| April 2007 | General Manager, Plant & Project Department No.1 |
| October 2009 | General Manager, Plant & Project Department No.2 |
| April 2011 | CEO for the Middle East Chairman, ITOCHU Middle East F.Z.E. General Manager, ITOCHU Corporation Dubai Branch |
| April 2014 | Executive Officer Chief Executive for Africa General Manager, ITOCHU Johannesburg Branch |
| January 2016 | CEO for Africa General Manager, ITOCHU Johannesburg Branch Managing Director, ITOCHU Côte d'Ivoire SARI Managing Director, ITOCHU Nigeria Ltd. |
| April 2016 | Managing Executive Officer Chief Executive for European Operation CEO for Africa Bloc CEO, ITOCHU Europe PLC |
| April 2017 | Chief Executive for European Operation CEO, ITOCHU Europe PLC |
| January 2018 | Chief Executive for European Operation CEO, ITOCHU Europe PLC Executive Advisory Officer for Africa |
| April 2019 | President, Machinery Company |
| June 2022 | Member of the Board Senior Managing Executive Officer President, Machinery Company |
| April 2023 | Member of the Board Executive Vice President President, Machinery Company |
| April 2025 | Member of the Board Executive Vice President President, Machinery Company; Deputy COO (current position) |
Reason for selection
Since joining ITOCHU Corporation, Mr. Hiroyuki Tsubai primarily engaged in machinery-related business, serving in positions including General Manager of Plant & Project Department No. 1, General Manager of Plant & Project Department No. 2, CEO for the Middle East, CEO for Africa Bloc, and CEO for Europe Bloc. After serving in key positions in the machinery sector and as top senior manager at overseas business sites, since April 2019, as President of Machinery Company, he has demonstrated excellent management skills, including overseeing the management and business activities of ITOCHU Corporation’s machinery sector overall and new business cultivation and business improvements. He has concurrently served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer since April 2025. As he possesses abundant work experience in ITOCHU Corporation and outstanding knowledge of general trading company management overall and global operational management, he has been designated as a director.