Advantest Corporation gab bekannt, dass der Verwaltungsrat in seiner Sitzung am 28. Februar 2024 beschlossen hat, die repräsentativen Direktoren des Unternehmens wie folgt zu ändern. Grund für die Änderungen: Da der nächste mittelfristige Managementplan des Unternehmens im Geschäftsjahr 2024 beginnt, sollen der Chief Executive Officer der Advantest Group und der President der Advantest Corporation ausgewechselt werden, um noch größere Fortschritte für die Advantest Group in der sich schnell verändernden, schnell wachsenden Halbleiterindustrie zu erzielen. Das Unternehmen ernannte Douglas Lefever zum Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer, Group CEO von Representative Director, Corporate Vice President, Group COO; Koichi Tsukui zum Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer und President, Group COO von Representative Director, Corporate Vice President, Group Co-COO; Yoshiaki Yoshida zum Director, Chairperson of the Board von Representative Director, President, Group CEO.

Datum des Inkrafttretens: 1. April 2024. Douglas Lefever (10. Dezember 1970): Mai 1993- Abschluss BSE in Maschinenbau, University of Michigan; Mai 1995- Abschluss Master of Science in Maschinenbau, University of Texas at Austin; Juni 1998- Eintritt in Advantest America Inc.; Juni 2004- Abschluss Master of Business Administration (MBA) Northwestern University; September 2008- Vice President, Business Development, Advantest America Inc.; August 2014- Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation; September 2014- Director, President und CEO, Advantest America Inc.Juni 2017- Managing Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation; Juni 2019- Executive Vice President, System Test Business Unit (derzeitige Position); Juni 2020- Director, Managing Executive Officer Customer Relations & Corporate Strategy Leader, Applied Research & Venture Team; Juni 2021- Director, Senior Executive Officer CSO (Chief Strategy Officer); Januar 2023- Representative Director, Corporate Vice President, Group COO (derzeitige Position). Koichi Tsukui (11. Dezember 1964): März 1987- Abschluss in Elektrotechnik, School of Technology, Gunma University; April 1987- Eintritt in die Advantest Corporation; April 1998- Wechsel zu Advantest (Europe) GmbH (derzeit Advantest Europe GmbH); Juni 2013- Leiter, New Business Enabling Division, New Concept Product Initiative; Juni 2014- Executive Officer; Juni 2015-Managing Executive Officer; Juni 2016-Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations Group; Juni 2018-Executive Vice President, Memory Test Business Unit, ATE Business Group; Juni 2019-In Charge of DH Business Group; Juni 2020-Director, Managing Executive Officer Test Technology Leader, ATE Business Group; Juni 2021- Director, Senior Executive Officer CTO (Chief Technology Officer); Januar 2023- Representative Director, Corporate Vice President, Group Co-COO (derzeitige Position).