Yoichi (Hank) Nakagawa
President, SEMI Japan

As President of SEMI® Japan, Yoichi (Hank) Nakagawa assumes full responsibility for SEMI operations in Japan and oversees programs, products and services in the region. He is responsible for relationships with SEMI members as well as industry, related organizations and academia in Japan. Additionally, he supports SEMI international programs and serves SEMI members from all regions that have interests in the Japanese markets for technology and materials to manufacture semiconductors, displays and related electronic products.

Prior to joining SEMI, Hank Nakagawa was president of Nova Measuring Instruments K.K. and representative director of Helix Technology K.K. Before that, he held a variety of senior management, business development, sales and marketing positions at GE Capital Japan; Applied Materials Japan; and Tokyo Electron Limited. Nakagawa earned his Bachelor degree in Economics Engineering from Musashi Institute of Technology, Tokyo.