The Birth of the AℓNUV Brand

　Stanley Electric launched the AℓNUV brand for its deep ultraviolet products, in order to offer various products and solutions for surface, air, and water disinfection applications based on the disinfection effect of the company's deep ultraviolet light sources.
The AℓNUV brand visualized the technologies for 265-nm LEDs and 254-nm cold-cathode ultraviolet lamps which both offered powerful disinfection capability as well as for light source modules and systems which had an increased variation of light source wavelengths. This was how the company's products were distinguished. The brand name AℓNUV was a coined term that combined "AlN" (aluminum nitride substrate) and "UV" (ultraviolet).

The Passing of President Takanori Kitano

　President Takanori Kitano passed away at 3:45 on January 26, 2021, after a battle with illness. He was 64 years old. He started to lead the company as the Representative Senior Managing Director in June 1990, and since then, he drove the company for 30 years. His accomplishments in bringing the company to its current status were so exceptional that words cannot express them. A private funeral was held on January 31, 2021.

New Management and Governance Structure Reform

　After the passing of President Takanori Kitano, an extraordinary meeting of the board of directors was held in the afternoon on January 26, 2021. At the meeting, a resolution was made to appoint then-Vice President Yutaka Hiratsuka as the President and then-Managing Director Toru Tanabe as the Representative Managing Director.
　After that, a meeting of the governance committee was held. The position of the governance committee, which until then served as an advisory body for the representative director, was reviewed. It was suggested that the governance committee be reorganized as an advisory body for the board of directors in order to strengthen the governance structure. After discussions by the governance committee, at a meeting of the board of directors on March 22, a resolution was passed to, in principle, reorganize the governance committee as follows: (1) It will be an advisory body for the board of directors; (2) It will consist of a majority of outside directors; and (3) Its chairperson will be an outside director.
　After the loss of President Kitano, the governance committee was reorganized as an advisory body for the board of directors under the new management, and it became easier for the company to accept opinions of outside directors that have extensive knowledge and experience. It was also decided that the appointment and remuneration of directors would be determined on the advice of the governance committee. This was how the company's governance structure was changed significantly
　Hirokazu Kono, an Outside Director, was appointed as the chairperson of the governance committee.

The Start of the New Governance Structure

　On June 24, 2021, after the 116th ordinary general meeting of shareholders, a meeting of the board of directors was held. At this meeting, then-Representative Managing Director Toru Tanabe were appointed as the Representative Senior Managing Director and then-Director Yasuaki Kaizumi the Managing Director, and Tatsuaki Tomeoka was newly appointed as a Director. This was the company's first management that was formed on the advice of the governance committee. Under the new governance structure, the entrusted matters of directors and executive officers were reviewed to significantly strengthen the executive structure. Six new executive officers were added to increase the total number of executive officers to 19. This was to enhance initiatives in the 7th phase of Three-year Medium-term Management Plan.

Yutaka Hiratsuka, President

Toru Tanabe, Representative Senior Managing Director

Yasuaki Kaizumi, Managing Director

Memorial Service for President Kitano

　A memorial service for Takanori Kitano, Stanley Electric's 5th President, was held on February 1, 2022. The memorial service, which had been delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, took place at the Heian Room of The Okura Tokyo. In spite of the COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in place, customers and his friends, about 650 people in total, attended the service. After offering flowers at the altar, the attendees moved to a memorial exhibition and remembered him by looking at photographs of Kitano's life and his beloved car, a Jensen Healey, exhibited at the center of the hall.

Memorial service for Takanori Kitano

Stanley Technology Exhibition 2022

　The Stanley Technology Exhibition 2022 was held under the theme of "Light up the new 100 years" from March 16 to 18, 2022, as part of the company's 100th anniversary. The exhibition intended to promote all stakeholders' understanding of what Stanley Electric aims to be in the next 100 years in order to expand business and help the company further develop.
　Initially, it was scheduled to take place at an external venue, but it was held online through video streaming because of the preventive measures for COVID-19 infection.
　The exhibition began with an introduction to "TADAS," the company's concept for product development to deliver safety and security to all people at lower cost, and then broadcasted live coverage of its areas themed as "safety and security of mobility," "safety and security of people's lives," "light sources," "carbon-neutral," "monozukuri (manufacturing)," and "various solutions utilizing light." Many customers watched and asked questions.
　Being an unprecedented event for the company with various technical challenges, the exhibition was successful and received many favorable comments.