About Zentek

Zentek, a DVB member, develops software and provides engineering services for the digital consumer electronics market with a focus on two areas: digital television and mobile digital devices. The company pioneered mobile device emulation tools that shorten product development cycles. Zentek Technology Group’s U.S. headquarters is in Redwood City, California. The company was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Zentek Technology Japan, Inc. with shares traded on the Japan New Market, code 4296. The company also has offices in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, and in Singapore.

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Executive Management Team

Zentek Technology Group is a publicly traded company (Japan New Market/Hercules, code 4296) run by a seasoned executive team with international experience. Its executive management team and Board of Directors includes:

Shozo Ohtani, President & CEO (Founder)
A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Ohtani joined Matsushita Electric in 1982. Ten years later he established Zentek Strategy, Inc., a technology and business consulting enterprise. Ohtani formed Zentek Technology, Inc. in 1997, and has been president since 2000.

Kazuo Yoshimura, Executive Director, CFO & IR
Yoshimura graduated from prestigious Tokyo University and joined the Industrial Bank of Japan in 1979. In 1996 he became Managing Director of AIDEC Management Co. Yoshimura was appointed Director for Finance and Investor Relations at Zentek in 2000.

James M. Morris, Ph.D., Executive Director, Engineering (Co-founder)
A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1968, Morris obtained his masters degree from the University of Utah and served stints at Burroughs Corporation and Northern Telecom Limited (now Nortel Networks) before earning his doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1988. Morris was appointed Vice President of Development at Zentek in 1997, and has been a corporate Director since 2000.

Zentek Technology Group is a publicly traded company (Japan New Market/Hercules, code 4296) run by a seasoned executive team with international experience. Under the leadership of President, CEO and founder Shozo Ohtani, the company has made steady advances, despite uncertain industry conditions. The company’s commitment to its shareholders is reflected in the following principles: Reduce risk by implementing commercial products based on regional or global standards; shorten development cycles; and enable future cost reduction for predictable margins and profits.