Yoshihiro Suzuki

Since July 2005, Zen has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Polar Semiconductor. Zen has served as the Chairman and a member of the BoD since 2018 and previously served on the BoD from 2001 to 2013. Since June 2015, Zen has also served as a Director and Senior Vice President of Europe and North America strategy at Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. In addition, since 2005, Zen has served as a member of the BoD of Polar Semiconductor and its predecessor entity. From 2013 to 2018, Zen served on the BoD of Sanken North America Inc. Zen has also served on the BoD of a variety of other Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. affiliates and has over 40 years of experience with Sanken Electric Co., Ltd and its affiliates. Since joining Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. in 1980, Zen has held various management, senior leadership positions, and general management roles, including CEO of Sanken North America, Inc.

Zen received his B.S. in Physics and Engineering Science from Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan in 1982.