Tadamasa Hayakawa

Tadamasa Hayakawa currently serves as the General Manager and Design Director of the Innovation Design Center at Haier Asia R&D in Japan, overseeing the design management of the "AQUA" and "Haier" brands since December 2021. Previously, Tadamasa worked at Nissan Motor Corporation from January 2005 to November 2021, holding various roles including Senior Expert and Deputy General Manager in the Product Quality Design Department, where responsibilities included executing product design quality for INFINITI and Nissan brands, as well as leading global design strategy. Tadamasa's career began at Honda R&D Co., Ltd. and continued through roles at Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, focusing on industrial design and vehicle design development. Tadamasa holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Nihon University College of Art, earned between 1985 and 1989.