Hikaru Sugi, Senior Managing Director Member, Board of Directors, DENSO Corporation

Hikaru Sugi is a member of the Board of Directors and a senior managing director of DENSO Corporation in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. He oversees the Engineering Research & Development Center and Hybrid System Engineering Department at DENSO Corporation and the China region.

Originally from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Sugi graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1974. Following graduation he joined DENSO Corporation's (formerly Nippondenso Co., Ltd.) working on thermal technologies in the Thermal Development Department.

Following a series of positions in the thermal group, Sugi was promoted to Project Manager of Air-conditioning Research and Development in 1998. As Project Manager, Sugi was responsible for air-conditioning system advanced development and cockpit module development. In 2000, Sugi became General Manager of the same division.

In June 2004, he was named one of DENSO's managing officers. He was promoted to senior managing director in June 2008.

DENSO, a leading global supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components, employs approximately 120,000 people in 34 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 totaled US$32.0 billion.

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