… And Masaki Momodomi CTO

Kioxia Holdings Corporation appointed Masaki Momodomi as CTO, effective immediately.

He fills the role of former CTO Nobuo Hayasaka, who has been appointed as president and CEO.

He has a background in the memory industry, bringing over 40 years of experience across roles at Kioxia, Toshiba Memory and Toshiba Corporation. Following Toshiba Memory’s separation from Toshiba Corporation, he was named director of Toshiba Memory, now Kioxia’s Institute of Memory Technology R&D. Previously, he served as director of Toshiba Corporation’s center of semiconductor R&D.

A pioneer in the memory field, in 1987, he co-authored a dissertation on Toshiba’s invention of NAND flash memory, playing a role in the exponential growth of this technology.

He graduated from Kyushu University’s Faculty of Engineering in Fukuoka, Japan.

“I have the utmost confidence in Mr. Momodomi’s ability, insight and innovative mindset to lead Kioxia’s technological advancement,” said Hayasaka. “His vast experience and expertise will help drive Kioxia’s legacy as an industry leader continuously at the forefront of memory innovation.”

“I am honored to take on this leadership role, especially at such a pivotal time in the memory industry,” said Momodomi. “With guidance from Dr. Hayasaka, I plan to lead Kioxia forward to achieve our goal of growing our solid state drive business and of capitalizing on new markets, such as next-gen memory.”