Hidenori Shirakawa

Hidenori Shirakawa is a senior executive and engineering leader at Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of carbon and graphite products. He holds the position of General Manager of the Application Engineering Department within the Advanced Technology Division at Toyo Tanso. He has held several leadership roles within the company’s technical and sales divisions including the General Manager, Application Engineering, where he led the department focused on developing and refining specific applications for Toyo Tanso’s advanced carbon materials. He also served as General Manager, Sales Engineering Department. In that role within the Global Sales Division, he was worked on bridging the gap between technical development and international market needs. He has also served as General Manager of Tribology Business Unit, which focuses on the study of friction, wear, and lubrication in mechanical systems.

He has extensive leadership experience in development and application of specialty graphite, C/C composites, and other carbon-based solutions; tribology of engineering components like bearings, seals, and vanes that require high durability and specific frictional properties, and managing technical support and product integration for international clients in industries such as semiconductors, aerospace, and energy.