SMC Corporation (SMECF)

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SMC Corporation

Akihabara UDX15F, 4-14-1
Sotokanda Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0021
Japan
81 3 5207 8271
https://www.smcworld.com

Sector(s): Industrials
Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Full-time employees: 23,356

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Yoshiki Takada	President, Senior GM of Sales Headquarters & Chairperson	726.23k	N/A	1958
Ms. Kelley Stacy	President of SMC US, Executive Officer & Director	1.05M	N/A	1962
Mr. Masahiro Ota	Executive Officer, GM of Finance & Accounting Division and Director	N/A	N/A	1963
Akinori Kato	General Manager of Corporate Communications Office	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Toshio Isoe	Executive Officer, GM of General Affairs Department, In charge of HR & Director	N/A	N/A	1961
Mr. Samuel Neff	Executive Officer & Director	N/A	N/A	1982
Mr. Susumu Maruyama	GM of Presidential Office, Executive Officer & Director	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. Yoshitada Doi	Managing Executive Officer, GM of Engineering & Technology Headquarters and Director	N/A	N/A	1962
Mr. Koji Ogura	Executive Officer, Deputy GM of Sales Headquarters & Director	N/A	N/A	1954

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment. It also provides flow control equipment, speed controllers, silencers/exhaust/blow guns/pressure gauges, switches/sensors/controllers, static neutralization equipment, and industrial device communication equipment/wireless system. In addition, the company offers process valves, chemical liquid valves/fittings and needle valves/tubing, process pumps, temperature control equipment, and process gas equipment, as well as high vacuum equipment, industrial filters/sintered metal elements, and pneumatic instrumentation and hydraulic equipment. The company was formerly known as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to SMC Corporation in April 1986. SMC Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Corporate governance

SMC Corporation’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 9; Compensation: 6.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.