Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 6/100
1 mention(s) identify EMIKO HIGASHI as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLA CORP | 2024-09-24 | Ms. Higashi holds a Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute CERT Certificate for Cybersecurity Oversight. | Has a background in technology-focused investment banking and holds a certificate in cybersecurity oversight, indicating familiarity with technical aspects of software and cybersecurity. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2016-09-23 | Ms. Higashi is a founder of Tomon Partners, LLC, a strategy and M&A advisory firm based in San Francisco and primarily serving companies in technology- and healthcare-related fields since 2003. ... Board Committees: Audit. ... The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by or awarded to each Outside Director during fiscal year 2016 who served on our Board during the fiscal year: Emiko Higashi ... Total: $301,457. |
| 2017-09-21 | Ms. Higashi is a founder of Tomon Partners, LLC, a strategy and M&A advisory firm based in San Francisco and primarily serving companies in technology- and healthcare-related fields since 2003. Ms. Higashi also serves on the boards of MetLife Insurance K.K., a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE), Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. (TSE), Rambus, Inc. (Nasdaq), and Tara Health Foundation (private). Ms. Higashi also serves as a senior advisor to several private consulting firms. Prior to Tomon Partners, she was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gilo Ventures, a technology-focused venture capital firm, from 2000 to 2002. Before that, Ms. Higashi spent 15 years in investment banking. After beginning her investment banking career at Lehman Brothers from 1985 to 1988, Ms. Higashi was a founding member of Wasserstein Parella and the head of that firm’s technology M&A business from 1988 to 1994, and subsequently served as a managing director in charge of Merrill Lynch’s global technology M&A practice from 1994 until 2000. Prior to her investment banking career, Ms. Higashi spent two years as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. in Tokyo, Japan. As a result of her extensive career in technology-focused investment banking and finance, Ms. Higashi brings to the Board significant strategic, business development, mergers and acquisitions and financial experience related to the business and financial issues facing large global technology corporations, a comprehensive understanding of international business matters, particularly in Asia, and knowledge of the semiconductor industry. In addition, as a founder and partner of several consulting firms and a founding member of an investment banking firm, Ms. Higashi also possesses significant leadership and entrepreneurial experience. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by or awarded to each Outside Director during fiscal year 2017 who served on our Board during the fiscal year: Emiko Higashi: Total $269,977. |
| 2018-09-28 | Emiko Higashi Director since: 2010 Age: 59 Board Committees: Audit Director Compensation Table: Emiko Higashi Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 105,000 Stock Awards ($): 199,995 All Other Compensation($): 4,732 Total ($): 309,727 |
| 2019-09-20 | Emiko Higashi Director since: 2010 Age: 60 Board Committees: Compensation Ms. Higashi is a founder of Tohmon Capital Partners... The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by or awarded to each Outside Director during fiscal year 2019 who served on our Board during the fiscal year: Emiko Higashi Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 105,000 StockAwards ($): 199,969 All OtherCompensation($): 5,097 Total ($): 310,066 |
| 2020-09-23 | Emiko Higashi \nDirector since: 2010 Age: 61 Board Committees: Compensation \nThe following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by or awarded to each Outside Director during fiscal year 2020 who served on our Board during the fiscal year:\nEmiko Higashi Total ($) 308,557 |
| 2021-09-24 | Ms. Higashi has served as Director since 2010. Board Committees: Compensation and Talent. Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $306,309. |
| 2022-09-22 | Ms. Higashi is a founder of Tohmon Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Tomon Partners, LLC), a strategy and M&A advisory firm based in San Francisco and primarily serving companies in technology- and healthcare-related fields since 2003. Ms. Higashi serves on the boards of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Rambus, Inc., and One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp. Prior to Tohmon Partners, she was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gilo Ventures, a technology-focused venture capital firm, from 2000 to 2002. Before that, Ms. Higashi spent 15 years in investment banking. After beginning her investment banking career at Lehman Brothers from 1985 to 1988, Ms. Higashi was a founding member of Wasserstein Parella and the head of that firm's technology M&A business from 1988 to 1994, and subsequently served as a managing director in charge of Merrill Lynch's global technology M&A practice from 1994 until 2000. Prior to her investment banking career, Ms. Higashi spent two years as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. in Tokyo, Japan. As a result of her extensive career in technology-focused investment banking and finance, Ms. Higashi brings to the Board significant strategic, business development, mergers and acquisitions and financial experience related to the business and financial issues facing large global technology corporations, a comprehensive understanding of international business matters, particularly in Asia, and knowledge of the semiconductor industry. In addition, as a founder and partner of several consulting firms and a founding member of an investment banking firm, Ms. Higashi also possesses significant leadership and entrepreneurial experience. Other U.S. Public Company Boards: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.(since 2016) Rambus, Inc. (since 2017) One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp. (since 2021) InvenSense, Inc. (2014 to 2017) |
| 2023-09-21 | Ms. Higashi is a founder of Tohmon Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Tomon Partners, LLC), a strategy and M&A advisory firm based in San Francisco and primarily serving companies in technology- and healthcare-related fields since 2003. Ms. Higashi serves on the boards of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. and Rambus, Inc. Prior to Tohmon Partners, she was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gilo Ventures, a technology-focused venture capital firm, from 2000 to 2002. Before that, Ms. Higashi spent 15 years in investment banking. After beginning her investment banking career at Lehman Brothers from 1985 to 1988, Ms. Higashi was a founding member of Wasserstein Parella and the head of that firm’s technology M&A business from 1988 to 1994, and subsequently served as a managing director in charge of Merrill Lynch’s global technology M&A practice from 1994 until 2000. Prior to her investment banking career, Ms. Higashi spent two years as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. in Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Higashi holds a Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute CERT Certificate for Cybersecurity Oversight. As a result of her extensive career in technology-focused investment banking and finance, Ms. Higashi brings to the Board significant strategic, business development, mergers and acquisitions and financial experience related to the business and financial issues facing large global technology corporations, a comprehensive understanding of international business matters, particularly in Asia, and knowledge of the semiconductor industry. In addition, as a founder and partner of several consulting firms and a founding member of an investment banking firm, Ms. Higashi also possesses significant leadership and entrepreneurial experience. Other U.S. Public Company Boards: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.(since 2016), Rambus, Inc. (since 2017), One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp. (2021 to 2023). Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $102,500; Stock Awards: $219,944; All Other Compensation: $2,483; Total: $324,927. |
| 2024-09-24 | Ms. Higashi holds a Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute CERT Certificate for Cybersecurity Oversight. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2018-03-09 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. ... The Board of Directors has determined that each of the following directors, constituting a majority of our Board of Directors, has no material relationship with us ... and is "independent" under the applicable NASDAQ and SEC rules: ... Emiko Higashi ... Currently, each of the committees of our Board of Directors is composed of independent directors as follows: ... Audit Committee: Charles Kissner (Chair), J. Thomas Bentley, Emiko Higashi, David Shrigley ... Compensation Committee: David Shrigley (Chair), Emiko Higashi, Charles Kissner ... Corporate Development Committee: Penelope Herscher (Chair), Emiko Higashi, E. Thomas Fisher ... The following table shows compensation information for our non-employee directors for 2017. ... Emiko Higashi ... $23,516 fees earned in cash, $313,705 stock awards, $337,221 total. |
| 2019-03-08 | Emiko Higashi is a founder of Tohmon Capital Partners, LLC... Ms. Higashi also serves on the boards of MetLife Insurance K.K., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., and KLA Inc., where she also serves on the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors determined she should serve as a director. She serves on Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Corporate Development Committee. Director compensation for 2018 was $201,297. |
| 2020-03-13 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. Ms. Higashi currently serves as the chair of our Corporate Development Committee and a member of our Compensation Committee and Audit Committee. ... Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the following directors, constituting a majority of our Board of Directors, has no material relationship with us ... and is "independent" under the applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules: ... Emiko Higashi ... Currently, each of the committees of our Board of Directors is composed of independent directors as follows: Audit Committee: Charles Kissner (Chair), Emiko Higashi, Meera Rao, Sanjay Saraf ... Compensation Committee: Eric Stang (Chair), Emiko Higashi, Necip Sayiner ... Corporate Development Committee: Emiko Higashi (Chair), E. Thomas Fisher, Sanjay Saraf, Necip Sayiner ... Compensation information: Emiko Higashi $149,967. |
| 2021-03-29 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. Ms. Higashi currently serves as the chair of our Corporate Development Committee and a member of our Audit Committee. ... Ms. Higashi holds a B.A. from International Christian University in Tokyo, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. |
| 2022-03-11 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. Ms. Higashi currently serves as the chair of our Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee and member of our Corporate Development Committee. ... The following table shows compensation information for our non-employee directors for 2021. Emiko Higashi Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($) 67,458 Stock Awards($) 173,492 Total($) 240,951. |
| 2023-03-17 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. Ms. Higashi currently serves as the chair of our Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee and member of our Corporate Development Committee. ... Ms. Higashi holds a B.A. from International Christian University in Tokyo, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. |
| 2024-03-08 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. Ms. Higashi currently serves as the chair of our Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee and member of our Corporate Development Committee. ... The following table shows compensation information for our non-employee directors for 2023. Emiko Higashi: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $67,500, Stock Awards $184,951, Total $252,451. |
| 2025-03-07 | Ms. Higashi has served as a director since May 2017. Ms. Higashi currently serves as the chair of our Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee and member of our Audit Committee and Corporate Development Committee. ... Ms. Higashi’s experience in investment banking and finance, as a director of several publicly traded companies, and as a founder and partner of a venture capital firm, led the Board of Directors to conclude that she should serve as a director. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03