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Japanese

Board of Directors

Member of the Board

Atsuhiro Wakumoto

Member of the Board
President
Representative Director

Atsuhiro Wakumoto

Profile
Date of Birth
March 15, 1957
1979
Joined the Company
2008
General Manager of Global Business Division, Safety Systems Group
2010
General Manager of Marketing Division, Safety Systems Group
2012
Director
2016
Member of the Board
2018
Member of the Board, Head of Safety Systems Group
2019
President, Representative Director (current)
Yoshitsugu Ishida

Member of the Board
Representative Executive Vice President

Yoshitsugu Ishida

Profile
Date of Birth
September 8, 1958
1981
Joined the Company
2010
General Manager of Planning & Coordination Division, Safety Systems Group
2016
Director
2018
General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Safety Systems Group
2019
Member of the Board, Head of Safety Systems Group
2021
Member of the Board, Head of Financial Group, Executive Lead of Safety Systems Group
2021
Member of the Board, Head of Financial Group
2023
Member of the Board, In charge of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Communications Division, Finance & Accounting Division, and Information Systems Division
2024
Representative Director, In charge of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Communications Division, Finance & Accounting Division, Information Systems Division and Purchasing Division(current)
Shigeyuki Kawamura

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Shigeyuki Kawamura

Profile
Date of Birth
June 30, 1963
1987
Joined the Company
2016
Chairman & General Manager of Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) Co., Ltd.
2020
Director
General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Safety Systems Group
2021
Deputy Director, General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Safety Systems Group
2021
Senior Director
Head of Safety Systems Group
2022
Managing Director
2023
Member of the Board, In charge of Mobility & Imaging Business Unit, Head of Safety Systems Group (current)
Hiroshi Shimada

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Hiroshi Shimada

Profile
Date of Birth
June 4, 1965
1989
Joined the Company
2018
President & Representative Director of NIPPONKAYAKU FOOD TECHNO CO.,LTD.
2020
General Manager of Specialty Chemicals, International & IVD Division, Pharmaceuticals Group
2021
Director General Manager of Planning & Coordination Division, Pharmaceuticals Group
2023
Managing Director
In charge of Life Science Business Unit, Head of Pharmaceuticals Group
2024
Member of the Board, In charge of Life Science Business Unit, Head of Pharmaceuticals Group(current)
Shinji Inoue

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Shinji Inoue

Profile
Date of Birth
February 6, 1966
1988
Joined the Company
2011
Chairman & General Manager of Shanghai KAYAKU International Trading Co.,Ltd.
2018
General Manager of Color Materials Division, Functional Chemicals Group
2020
Director
2023
Senior Director
Head of Functional Materials Group, Fine Chemicals Business Unit
2024
Member of the Board, In charge of Fine Chemicals Business Unit (current)
Makoto Takeda

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Makoto Takeda

Profile
Date of Birth
July 17, 1964
1988
Joined the Company
2013
General Manager of Secretarial Division, Strategic Corporate Planning Group
2020
General Manager of Human Resources Division, Administration Group
2021
General Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Division, Administration Group
2022
Director
2023
Senior Director
General Manager of Human Resources Division
2024
Member of the Board, In charge of Human Resources Division, Legal Affairs Division, General Affairs Division, Secretarial Division and Internal Control Management Division (current)
Yo Ota

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Yo Ota

Profile
Date of Birth
October 3, 1967
1993
Registered lawyer. Joined Nishimura Tokiwa Law office
2001
Registered lawyer in New York State, USA
2004
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
2005
Outside Director, Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd.
2007
Partner of Nishimura ＆ Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo) (current)
2016
Member of the Board, Outside Director (current)
2017
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board , Ricoh Co.,Ltd. (current)
Yasuyuki Fujishima

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Yasuyuki Fujishima

Profile
Date of Birth
March 25, 1947
1969
Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
1997
Representative of the Economic Planning Agency to the Policy Board of Bank of Japan
1998
Japan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Panama, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002
Outside Director, Wacom Co., Ltd.
2005
Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sojitz Corp.
2008
Executive Vice President, Sojitz Corp.
2010
President & Representative Director, Mutual Service Aid Guarantee Corporation
2016
Member of the Board, Outside Director (current)
2017
President & Representative Director, Ceremonial Occasions Research Institute, Inc.
2018
Director, Human Resources Development & Employment Organization (current)
Seiichi Fusamura

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Seiichi Fusamura

Profile
Date of Birth
March 18, 1947
1971
Assistant judge of Kyoto District Court
1998
General Manager of Judicial Research Department, Ministry of Justice
2001
Director-General of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2006
Chief of Saitama District Court
2009
Chief of Sendai High Court
2011
Chief of Nagoya High Court
2012
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Lawyer registration
2013
Chairman of Public Security Examination Commission
Chairman of Tokyo Metropolitan Labor Relations Commission
2016
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board, The Bank of Yokohama,Ltd.
2020
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board, Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. (current)
Member of the Board, Outside Director (current)
Ikuko Akamatsu

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Ikuko Akamatsu

Profile
Date of Birth
February 27, 1968
1995
Joined Showa Ota & Co. (presently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) (Left in 2010)
1997
Registered as Certified Public Accountant
2008
Registered as Certified Fraud Examiner
2010
Chief Researcher, Management Training and Consulting Division, Institute of Management, SANNO University
2019
Senior Researcher, Management Training and Consulting Division, Institute of Management, SANNO University
Board Director, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (current)
2020
Outside Director of CAWACHI LIMITED
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (current)
2022
Outside Director of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co.,Ltd.(current)
2023
Member of the Board, Outside Director (current)

Audit & Supervisory Board
Members

Megumi Machida

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Megumi Machida

Profile
Date of Birth
March 26, 1961
1985
Joined the Company
2015
Manager of Development Management Department, Pharmaceuticals Group
2018
Manager of R&D Management Department, Pharmaceuticals Group
2020
General Manager of Regional Administration Division, Administration Group
General Manager of Tokyo Research Administration Office
2021
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
Yoichiro Wada

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Yoichiro Wada

Profile
Date of Birth
February 18, 1962
1984
Joined the Company
2017
Managing Director of Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia Sdn.Bhd.
2019
General Manager of Purchasing Division, Administration Group
2022
General Manager of Audit Division
2023
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
Ichiro Wakasa

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Ichiro Wakasa

Profile
Date of Birth
January 1, 1955
1977
Joined Meiji Life Insurance Company (currently Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company)
2014
Member of the Board and Deputy President of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
2018
Outside Director of The Hyakugo Bank,Ltd.
2021
Representative Director and Chairman of Meiji Yasuda System Technology Company Limited
2022
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
Atsushi Iwasaki

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Atsushi Iwasaki

Profile
Date of Birth
January 9, 1959
1990
Joined Century Auditing Company (presently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) (Left in 2005)
1991
Registered as Certified Public Accountant
1997
Registered as Real Estate Appraiser
2005
Director of Iwasaki Certified Public Accountant Office (current)
2013
Outside Director of ISEKI & CO., LTD. (current)
2015
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of NH Foods Ltd.
2016
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Olympus Corporation
2019
Outside Director of NH Foods Ltd.
Outside Director of Olympus Corporation
2024
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
Kyoichi Toriyama

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Kyoichi Toriyama

Profile
Date of Birth
May 15, 1958
1988
Assistant Professor, School of Law, Waseda University
1993
Professor, School of Law, Waseda University
2004
Professor, Waseda Law School, Waseda University (current)
2024
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)

Executive Directors

  • President

    Atsuhiro Wakumoto

  • Executive Vice President　
    In charge of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Communications Division, Finance & Accounting Division, Information Systems Division and Purchasing Division

    Yoshitsugu Ishida

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Mobility & Imaging Business Unit, Head of Safety Systems Group

    Shigeyuki Kawamura

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Life Science Business Unit, Head of Pharmaceuticals Group

    Hiroshi Shimada

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Shinji Inoue

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Human Resources Division, Legal Affairs Division, General Affairs Division, Secretarial Division and Internal Control Management Division

    Makoto Takeda

  • Senior Director　
    In charge of Technology Unit

    Yasuhito Kato

  • Director　
    General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division

    Tsutomu Kawamura

  • Director　
    President & CEO of KAYAKU Advanced Materials, inc.

    Kenichiro Yoshioka

  • Director　
    Chairman & General Manager of Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) Co., Ltd.

    Takumi Fujita

  • Director　
    Head of Polatechno Group, Mobility & Imaging Business Unit

    Hideyuki Yuya

  • Director　
    General Manager of Environmental Protection & Safety Division, Technology Unit

    Yoshinori Kato

  • Director　
    General Manager of Tokyo Plant, Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Tadayuki Kiyoyanagi

  • Director　
    Head of Agrochemicals Group, Life Science Business Unit

    Seiichiro Kodama

  • Director　
    Head of Color Materials Group, Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Yoshiki Akatani

  • Director　
    General Manager of Quality & Pharmacovigilance Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Life Science Business Unit

    Yuko Nagai

  • Director　
    General Manager of Pharmaceuticals Technical Operations Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Life Science Business Unit

    Atsurou Inubushi

  • Director　
    General Manager of Planning & Coordination Division, Mobility & Imaging Business Unit

    Shigeru Maeda

  • Director　
    Head of Catalysts Group, Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Shigehide Kagaya

  • Director　
    General Manager of Corporate Planning Division

    Masako Aono

  • Director　
    General Manager of Business Development Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Life Science Business Unit

    Tsuyoshi Kuboyama

  • Director　
    General Manager of Specialty Chemicals, International & IVD Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Life Science Business Unit

    Atsuya Saimoto

  • Director　
    General Manager of Fine Chemicals R & D Laboratories, Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Kazuhiko Ishii

  • Director　
    General Manager of Information Systems Division

    Hajime Suetsugu

  • Director　
    General Manager of Fukuyama Plant, Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Shuichi Kobayashi

  • Director　
    General Manager of Pharmaceuticals Marketing Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Life Science Business Unit

    Shinya Ikeda

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