Company Name | Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. |
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Founded | April, 2022 |
President, CEO | Kazuo Tadanobu |
Business Details | The development, manufacture and sale of primary batteries (dry batteries, lithium primary batteries), cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for in-vehicle use, lithium-ion batteries for industrial or consumer, storage battery modules/ storage battery systems, nickel-metal hydride batteries, etc. |
FY2024 * | Sales: ¥873.2 billion |
Number of Employees ** | About 20,100 |
Address | 1-1, Matsushita-cho, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 570-8511, Japan |
* “FY2024” refers to the year ended March 31, 2025.
** consolidated, as of April 1, 2025
Access Map
* When searching on map applications, please use the following address:
1-1, Matsushita-cho, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 570-8511, Japan
10-minute walk from Doi Station on the Keihan Line
20-minute walk from Moriguchishi Station on the Keihan Line
15-minute walk from Shimizu Station on the Osaka Metro Imazatosuji Line
20-minute walk from Taishibashi-Imaichi Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line
Senior Management
Members of the Board of Directors, and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Names are listed in English alphabetical order by last name within each position group.
Representative Director | Kazuo Tadanobu |
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Masaru Miki | |
Director | Yasuaki Takamoto |
Masaaki Mizoguchi | |
Kunio Tanaka | |
Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Noriyuki Fujiwara |
Youichi Takemoto | |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Satoru Igarashi |
Executive Officers and their Responsibilities
Names are listed in English alphabetical order by last name within each position group.
President | Kazuo Tadanobu | Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In charge of DEI* Promotion |
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Executive Vice President | Yasuaki Takamoto | Director, Mobility Energy Business Division |
Shoichiro Watanabe | Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In charge of Intellectual Property, Environment and Procurement | |
Isamu Yamagiwa | Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO), In charge of Manufacturing Innovation, Production Engineering, Facility, Quality and Logistics | |
Managing Executive Officer | Hidefumi Fujii | Director, Energy Device Business Division |
Kazutaka Fukutome | in charge of Marketing & Sales Director, | |
Takamasa Kawabe | Director, Energy Solutions Business Division | |
Masaru Miki | Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In charge of General Affairs | |
Masaaki Mizoguchi | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | |
Osamu Nagano | Chief Information Officer (CIO) | |
Saburo Nakao | Chief Legal Officer (CLO). In charge of Risk Management | |
Kunio Tanaka | Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). In charge of Brand Strategy |
* Note：DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Organization
Company History
March, 1918 | Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works is established |
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March, 1923 | Bullet-shaped battery-powered bicycle lamp is invented and released |
September, 1931 | In-house production of dry batteries begins |
July, 1933 | Factory no.11（Current Moriguchi base） completed |
February, 1935 | National Storage Battery Co., Ltd. is established |
December, 1935 | Matsushita Dry Battery Co., Ltd. is established |
December, 1935 | The company is reorganized as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd |
January, 1979 | Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. is established |
May, 1991 | Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. Wakayama factory completed |
October, 2008 | Panasonic Corporation Energy Company is established |
March, 2010 | Suminoe factory completed |
April, 2011 | SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary |
November, 2013 | Automotive & Industrial Systems Company of Panasonic Group is established |
January, 2017 | Operation at U.S. Nevada factory begins |
April, 2019 | Industrial Solutions Company of Panasonic Group is established |
October, 2021 | The Energy Company was launched based on the energy domain of the Industrial Solutions Company, the Tesla energy division of the US Company, and the energy technology division of Panasonic Corporation. |
February, 2022 | Installed production facilities for in-vehicle lithium-ion batteries at the Wakayama factory |
April, 2022 | Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. established as an operating company system. (trade name changed) |
November, 2023 | Relocated the dry battery production site from the Moriguchi Plant to the Nishikinohama factory |
July, 2025 | Operation at U.S. Kansas factory begins |
