Kioxia Appoints Yoshihiko Kawamura as Chief Financial Officer

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kioxia Holdings Corporation (TOKYO:285A), a world leader in memory solutions, today announced the appointment of Yoshihiko Kawamura as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective April 1, 2026.

Mr. Kawamura brings extensive international experience to Kioxia, having held assignments at Mitsubishi Corporation’s U.S. headquarters, served as General Manager of its Chicago office, and completed a tenure at the World Bank. At Hitachi, Ltd., he held senior leadership positions, including Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Risk Management Officer (CRMO), where he was instrumental in leading the company’s management reforms. Since joining Kioxia as Executive Vice President in June 2025, Mr. Kawamura has worked closely with the executive team to advance the business through strategic capital and financial planning.

Following its initial public offering on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2024, Kioxia is entering a new phase of growth characterized by business expansion and financial improvement. Under this new leadership, the company will pursue sustainable growth and enhanced financial soundness to drive long-term corporate value.

Comment from Nobuo Hayasaka, President and CEO:
“As Kioxia enters this new phase, I am confident our growth will be further solidified with Mr. Kawamura as CFO. His extensive leadership experience and outstanding knowledge in capital and financial strategy will be invaluable to our executive team.”

Comment from Yoshihiko Kawamura, incoming Chief Financial Officer:
“I am honored to take on this important role. I am committed to working with the management team to further enhance our corporate value and deliver on the expectations of our stakeholders for continued business growth.”

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About Kioxia

Kioxia is a world leader in memory solutions, dedicated to the development, production and sale of flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs). In April 2017, its predecessor Toshiba Memory was spun off from Toshiba Corporation, the company that invented NAND flash memory in 1987. Kioxia is committed to uplifting the world with “memory” by offering products, services and systems that create choice for customers and memory-based value for society. Kioxia's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, automotive systems, data centers and generative AI systems.