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Board of Directors

Member of the Board Audit & Supervisory Board Members Executive Directors Skills
Matrix

Member of the Board

Shigeyuki Kawamura

Member of the Board
President
Representative Director

Shigeyuki Kawamura

Date of Birth
June 30, 1963
1987
Joined the Company
2016
Chairman & General Manager of Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) Co., Ltd.
2020
Director
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
2025
President, Representative Director (current)

Reason for selection

Mr. Shigeyuki Kawamura has been engaged in the plant management sector, leading the safety systems business for many years and currently serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and Managing Director. Since he has extensive global experience such as being engaged in management of overseas subsidiaries and has advanced knowledge of the overall business of the Company, he has been elected as a director.

Hiroshi Shimada

Member of the Board
Senior Managing Director

Hiroshi Shimada

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
Executive 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 Managing Director, In charge of Life Science Business Unit, Head of Pharmaceuticals Group
2025
Member of the Board Senior Managing Director, In charge of Life Science Business Unit, Head of Pharmaceuticals Group (current)

Reason for selection

Mr. Hiroshi Shimada has been in charge of the Pharmaceuticals Group for many years and currently serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and Managing Director. Since he has extensive experience such as being engaged in management both domestic and overseas subsidiaries and has advanced knowledge of overall management, he has been elected as a director.

Shinji Inoue

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Shinji Inoue

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
Executive Director
2023
Head of Functional Materials Group, Fine Chemicals Business Unit
2024
Member of the Board Managing Director, In charge of Fine Chemicals Business Unit
2025
Member of the Board Managing Director, In charge of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Communications Division, Finance & Accounting Division and Information Systems Division (current)

Reason for selection

Mr. Shinji Inoue has been engaged in the Functional Chemicals business for many years and currently serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and Managing Director. Since he has extensive global experience such as being engaged in management of overseas subsidiaries and has advanced knowledge of overall management, he has been elected as a director.

Makoto Takeda

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Makoto Takeda

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
Executive Director
2023
Senior Director, General Manager of Human Resources Division
2024
Member of the Board Managing Director, In charge of Human Resources Division, Legal Affairs Division, General Affairs Division, Secretarial Division and Internal Control Management Division (current)

Reason for selection

Mr. Makoto Takeda has been in charge of Strategic Corporate Planning Group and Human Resources Management Division for many years and currently serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and Managing Director. Since he has extensive experience and has advanced knowledge of overall management, he has been elected as a director.

Yasuhito Kato

Member of the Board
Managing Director

Yasuhito Kato

Date of Birth
March 3, 1965
1990
Joined Company
2016
General Manager of Agrochemicals Laboratories
2019
Head of Agrochemicals Group
2021
Director
2024
Senior Director, Head of Agrochemicals Group, Life Science Business Unit
2024
In charge of Technology Unit
2025
Member of the Board Managing Director, In charge of Technology Unit (current)

Reason for selection

Mr. Yasuhito Kato has been in charge of the Agrochemicals Group for many years and currently serving as a Managing Director. Since he has extensive experience and advanced knowledge of overall management, he has been elected as a director.

Yasuyuki Fujishima

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Yasuyuki Fujishima

Date of Birth
March 25, 1947
1969
Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (presently Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
1997
Economic Planning Agency Representative to the Economic Planning Agency Bank of Japan Policy Board
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
Representative Director, President, Mutual Service Aid Guarantee Corporation
2016
Member of the Board of Directors, the Company (current)
2017
Representative Director, President, Ceremonial Occasions Research Institute, Inc.
2018
Chairperson of Human Resources Development & Employment Organization (current)

Reason for selection and overview of expected role

The Company has continuously elected Mr.Yasuyuki Fujishima as an Outside Director to make recommendations about overall business of the Company since he has extensive experience and knowledge through formulation and implementation of various policies at government economic agencies and management executive of general trading company. The Company expects him to perform the role of supervising management from an independent and objective standpoint of Member of the Board of Directors.

Seiichi Fusamura

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Seiichi Fusamura

Date of Birth
March 18, 1947
1971
Assistant Judge of Kyoto District Court
1998
Director-General of Judicial System and Research Dept., Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice
2001
Director-General of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2006
President of the Saitama District Court
2009
President of the Sendai High Court
2011
President of the Nagoya High Court
2012
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Registered Lawyer
2013
Chairperson of Public Security Examination Commission
Chairperson of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations Commission
2016
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
2020
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. (presently Yokohama Financial Group, Inc.)
Member of the Board of Directors, the Company (current)

Reason for selection and overview of expected role

The Company has continuously elected Mr. Seiichi Fusamura as an Outside Director to make recommendations about the overall business of the Company since he has extensive experience and knowledge as a legal expert at the judicial branch although he has not been involved in the management of the company. The Company expects him to perform the role of supervising management from an independent and objective standpoint of Member of the Board of Directors.

Ikuko Akamatsu

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Ikuko Akamatsu

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. (Audit & Supervisory committee member) (current)
2023
Member of the Board of Directors, the Company (current)
2025
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. (current)

Reason for selection and overview of expected role

The Company has continuously elected Ms. Ikuko Akamatsu as an Outside Director to make recommendations about overall business of the Company since she has extensive experience and knowledge as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner although she has not been directly involved in business management. The Company expects her to perform the role of supervising management from an independent and objective standpoint of Member of the Board of Directors.

Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto

Member of the Board
Outside Director

Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto

Date of Birth
October 15, 1959
1983
Joined TOMEN Corporation (presently Toyota Tsusho Corporation)
2012
Assistant to the Executive Directors, Overseas Regional Operations, Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2016
Regional Chief Operating Officer for East Asia Chairman of Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd. Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2018
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Division Officer of Chemicals & Electronics Division, Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2021
Asia Pacific, President of Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd
President of Toyota Tsusho Singapore, Inc.Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2022
Senior Executive Officer (At the level of Senior Managing Executive Officer) Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2023
Retiring Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2024
President, Representative Director of Nippon Quaker Chemical, Ltd (current)
2025
Member of the Board of Directors, the Company (current)

Reason for selection and overview of expected role

The Company has continuously elected Mr. Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto as an Outside Director to make recommendations about overall business of the Company since he has extensive global experience such as being engaged in management of overseas subsidiaries and has knowledge as a management executive of a general trading company. The Company expects him to perform the role of supervising management from an independent and objective standpoint of Member of the Board of Directors.

Audit & Supervisory Board
Members

Nagafumi Saito

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Nagafumi Saito

Date of Birth
September 25, 1965
1992
Joined Company
2012
General Manager of Technical Dept., Color Materials Division, Functional Chemicals Group
2014
Chairman & General Manager of ZHAOYUAN ADVANCED KAYAKU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
2016
General Manager of Administration Dept., Functional Materials Division, Functional Chemicals Group
2018
General Manager of Quality Assurance Dept., Functional Materials Division, Functional Chemicals Group
2022
President, Representative Director of NIKKA FINE TECHNO CO., LTD.
2025
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)

Reason for selection

Mr. Nagafumi Saito has been engaged in the Functional Chemicals Group for many years. The Company has elected him as an Audit & Supervisory Board member since he has extensive experience such as being engaged in management both domestic and overseas subsidiaries and has advanced knowledge of the overall business of the Company.

Yoichiro Wada

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Yoichiro Wada

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)

Reason for selection

Mr. Yoichiro Wada has been engaged in the plant management sector, the purchasing sector and the audit sector for many years. The Company has elected him as an Audit & Supervisory Board member in consideration of the fact that he has extensive experience and advanced knowledge of the overall business of the Company.

Atsushi Iwasaki

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Atsushi Iwasaki

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
Chief, 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)

Reason for selection

Mr. Atsushi Iwasaki has professional knowledge and experience as Certified Public Account. The Company has elected him as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member for utilizing his advanced knowledge on auditing system. Although he has not been directly involved in corporate management, the Company has judged he will fulfill his vocation of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member since he has the thorough knowledge of corporate accounting.

Kyoichi Toriyama

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Kyoichi Toriyama

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)

Reason for selection

Mr. Kyoichi Toriyama has professional knowledge and experience as a professor specializing in corporate law and commercial law at the graduate school. The Company has elected him as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member for utilizing his advanced knowledge on auditing system. Although he has not been directly involved in corporate management, the Company has judged he will fulfill his vocation of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member since he has the thorough knowledge of corporate law.

Yoko Shimizu

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Yoko Shimizu

Date of Birth
May 26, 1966
1989
Joined The Fuji Bank, Limited (presently Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.)
2011
Legal & Compliance Dept. Vice President, Alliance Bernstein Japan Ltd.
2014
Compliance Dept. Vice President, State Street Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
2014
Manager of Compliance Dept., State Street Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
2018
Vice President, Manager of Compliance & Risk Management, State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.
2018
Director of Risk Management, State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.
2024
Manager of Compliance Dept., BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Japan Ltd. (current)
2026
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)

Reason for selection

Ms. Yoko Shimizu has cultivated extensive experience, advanced expertise and broad insight in the fields of compliance and corporate governance through her career with both domestic and international banks. The Company has elected her as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member with the expectation that her experience and broad insight will contribute to the Company’s audit structure.

Executive Directors

  • President

    Shigeyuki Kawamura

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

    Hiroshi Shimada

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Communications Division, Finance & Accounting Division and Information Systems Division

    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

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Technology Unit

    Yasuhito Kato

  • Managing Director　
    In charge of Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Yoshiki Akatani

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

    Hideyuki Yuya

  • Senior Director　
    General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division

    Tsutomu Kawamura

  • Senior Director　
    General Manager of Corporate Communications Division

    Masako Aono

  • Senior Director　
    Head of Safety Systems Group, Mobility & Imaging Business Unit

    Shigeru Maeda

  • Director　
    Head of Catalysts Group, Fine Chemicals Business Unit

    Shigehide Kagaya

  • 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 Information Systems Division

    Hajime Suetsugu

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

    Shuichi Kobayashi

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

    Yasushi Matsumura

  • Director　
    General Manager of Legal Affairs Division

    Ichio Kohinata

  • Director　
    General Manager of Responsible Care & Technology Division

    Akihiko Miura

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