Taisuke Kusaba

Representative Director
Senior Executive Officer (Senmu)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Supervising Research & Development

Career summary

Apr. 1989
Joined the Company
Corporate Controlling Department in Osaka Development Center, Product Development Department, Technology Division
Aug. 1996
Purdue University, U.S. (until Feb. 1998)
Apr. 2005
Komatsu UK Ltd. (until Mar. 2008)
Apr. 2016
Took office as Executive Officer
Apr. 2017
General Manager of Construction Equipment Technical Center 1, Development Division
Apr. 2018
General Manager of Vehicle Development Center 3, Development Division
May 2020
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Komatsu America Corp.
Apr. 2023
Took office as Senior Executive Officer (Jomu)
CTO (current)
President of Development Division
Apr. 2025
Senior Executive Officer (Jomu) (Supervising Research & Development)
June 2025
Took office as Director and Senior Executive Officer (Jomu)
Apr. 2026
Took office as Representative Director and Senior Executive Officer (Senmu) (Supervising Research & Development) (current)