Mr. Hiroki Kobayashi was appointed as a non-executive Director of Jurong Engineering Limited on 1 April 2020. Mr Kobayashi is the President and Chief Executive Officer of IHI Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He is also concurrently Associate Director of Regional Headquarters for Asia Pacific and Global Marketing & Sales Headquarters of IHI Corporation and General Manager of Overseas Representative Office for Singapore Overseas Branch in Global Marketing & Sales Headquarters of IHI Corporation.
Since joining IHI Corporation in 1991 to 2012, Mr Kobayashi has accumulated extensive experience in sales where he spent the earlier years of his career in various positions in the Power Plant division of IHI Corporation including as Manager of Power Plant Overseas Sales department. From April 2012 to March 2016, he served as Manager of Secretariat division.
He was previously General Manager of Business Development & Sales department of Energy & Plant Operations and General Manager of Sales department in the Boiler Plant division from April 2016 to March 2017.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr Kobayashi held several key positions in the Resources, Energy & Environmental Business Area for business & sales development including Deputy General Manager of Business Development department from April 2018 to March 2019, and General Manager of Sales Strategy & Coordination department.
Mr Kobayashi studied Sociology and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Letters from Keio University in Japan.