Board of Directors

Shinji Dairen, Chairman of the Board

  • Over 20 years of experience in iron and steel machinery engineering at IHI Corporation
  • Over 5 years of experience in corporate planning and control in IHI Group
  • General Manager of Heat Treatment & Surface Engineering Business Unit in IHI Corporation

Jeroen Landsbergen, Member of the Board

  • Over 30 years of experience in machine building, process and business development
  • Extensive international business experience
  • CEO of IHI Ionbond Group

Jeff Ostman, Member of the Board

  • Over 20 years of experience in the thin film coating industry
  • Extensive international experience in Europe, USA, Asia
  • University degree in International Management (USA/Japan)

Susumu Tokura, Member of the Board

  • Over 20 years of experience in Electromagnetic field application technology at IHI Corporation
  • Experience as Head of Applied Physics & Chemistry Group of Corporate R&D at IHI Corporation
  • Managing Director of IHI Europe Ltd

Motohisa Takahashi, Member of the Board

  • Over 25 years of experience in marketing and business development at IHI Corporation.
  • 3 years of Board Director of IHI Machinery and Furnace Co.,Ltd  Japan
  • Managing Director of IHI VTN GmbH

Kenji Funakoshi, Member of the Board

  • Over 30 years experience for Finance and Controlling in IHI
  • Experience as Head of Group Controlling in IHI
  • Controller of IHI Heat Treatment & Surface Engineering BU

Dave Doerwald, Member of the Board

  • Over 20 years experience in thin film coating technology and equipment
  • Extensive international experience
  • CEO of IHI Hauzer Techno Coating