DENSO Announces Organizational Changes in Pursuit of Green, Peace of Mind Causes

DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today announced changes to its organization, executive structure and personnel, effective January 1, 2022.

The changes will help DENSO:

• Achieve its Long-term Policy 2030, which includes the concept of “Bringing hope for the future for our plants, society and all people.”
• Accomplish “Reborn 21,” an internal plan to revolutionize operations to provide new value to society.
• Expand its business domains to mobility, manufacturing and society-focused business.
• Enhance the pursuit of its “green” (environmentally friendly) and “peace of mind” (safer world for all) values.

DENSO’s updates include:  

I. Organizational Changes

1. In order to realize carbon neutrality, DENSO will provide value to customers with a total-system perspective. To help achieve this, the company will establish two new departments, the Electrified Energy Management System Engineering Dept. and the Electrified Energy Management System Business Planning Dept. They will oversee the development and planning of all business across the Powertrain Systems Business Group, Electrification Systems Business Group and Thermal Systems Business Group.
2. To create new systems that solve social issues beyond the scope of mobility, DENSO will combine its strengths in sensors and semiconductors by establishing the Advanced Devices Business Group. It will encompass the Mechatronics Systems Business Unit, Sensing Systems Business Unit, and Semiconductor Business Unit.
3. DENSO will create the New Business Development Dept. to generate growth scenarios in non-mobility businesses and study the organization of the new business groups.
4. In October, DENSO announced it reorganized its North America Engineering and R&D divisions to better integrate the company’s electrification, thermal and safety systems. Reorienting its product groups around Green Technology and Mobility Systems will strengthen DENSO’s ability to meet customers’ evolving needs and advances its efforts to power society’s shift to green, safe and seamless mobility.

II. Changes to Executive Structure and Executives

Operating Officers’ areas of responsibility effective January 1, 2022

Reference:Official name of CxO
 CRO: Chief Risk Officer 
 CFO: Chief Financial Officer 
 CCRO: Chief Corporate Revolution Officer 
 CTO: Chief Technology Officer 
 CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer 
 CQO: Chief Quality Officer 
 CMzO: Chief Monozukuri Officer 
 CSwO: Chief Software Officer 
 CDO: Chief Digital Officer^*2
*2 CDO is in charge of establishing and promoting IT strategy, including information security and management reform through Digital Transformation (DX). The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) will change its name to CDO in order to focus on DX management reform.

About DENSO Corporation

DENSO is a $44.6 billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 200 facilities to produce thermal, powertrain, mobility, electrification, & electronic systems, to create jobs that directly change how the world moves. The company’s 168,000+ employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 10.0 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. For more information about global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global

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