Board of Directors

Board of Directors

【Career】

• April 1982Joined Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
• June 2012Executive Officer and General Manager of Advanced Materials Div. of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
• June 2017Managing Executive Officer and Senior Deputy General Manager of Battery Materials Div. of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
• July 2019Joined the Company as an Operating Officer and General Manager of the Chemicals Productio Technology Center, the Chemicals Production Division
• April 2021Operating Officer and General Manager of the R&D Center of the Company
• June 2021Director, Managing Officer in Charge of the Chemicals Production Division and General Manager of the R&D Center of the Company
• October 2021Director, Managing Officer in Charge of the Chemicals Production Division, General Manager of the R&D Center and General Manager of the Battery Materials Development & Business Planning Department of the Company
• April 2023Diirector, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Chemicals Business General Headquarters of the Company
• June 2024President and General Manager of the Chemicals Business General Headquarters of the Company

【Career】

• April 1973Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
• April 1987Joined the Company
• April 1988General Manager of the Building Materials Division of the Company
• June 1989 Director of the Company
• June 1993Managing Director of the Company
• June 1995Executive Director of the Company
• April 1996 General Manager of the Building Materials Division and General Manager of the President Office of the Company
• June 1999Representative Executive Director of the Company
• June 2003President of the Company
• July 2003Chairman and Representative Director of NEXAS ELECHEMIC CO., LTD.
  Chairman and Representative Director of SIAM NKS CO., LTD.
• June 2024Chairman of the Company

【Career】

• April 1981Joined the Mitsui Bank, Ltd.
• January 2004Manager of the Roppongi Corporate Banking Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• April 2006Manager of the Shin-Yokohama Corporate Banking Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• April 2008Manager of the Nihonbashi Higashi Corporate Banking Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• June 2010Executive Officer of Taiyo Oil Company, Limited
• April 2014Senior Vice President of Taiyo Oil Company, Limited
• December
  2016Senior Vice President of Taiyo Oil Company, Limited and President and Representative Director of Nansei Sekiyu K.K.
• April 2019Joined the Company as an Executive Advisor for the General Affairs Department
• June 2019Director and Managing Officer in Charge of the General Affairs Department of the Company
• June 2022Director, Managing Officer and General Manager of the Administration Division of the Company
• April 2023Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Administration Division of the Company

【Career】

• April 1983Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
• April 2011General Manager of the Sales Management Department of Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.
• October 2012General Manager of the Tohoku Office of Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd.
• July 2014General Manager of the Risk Management Department of Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd.
• April 2016General Manager of the General Administration Department, the Management Support Center
• June 2019Audit and Supervisory Board Member of NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
• June 2023Joined the Company as a Director, Operating Officer and Assistant to the President for Special Missions
• April 2024Director, Operating Officer and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office of the Company
• June 2024Director, Managing Officer in Chage of the Building Materials Division and the Promotion of Sustainability and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office of the Company

【Career】

• April 1982Joined Bank of Japan
• November
  2001Head of the Planning and Coordination Division, the Currency Issue Department of, Bank of Japan
• March 2005General Manager of the Fukushima Branch of Bank of Japan
• April 2008Deputy Director-General of the International Department of Bank of Japan
• May 2008Long-term expert of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Central Banking General Operations)
  Project for Institutional Capacity Development for Infrastructure Finance in Vietnam
• June 2011Deputy Secretary General of the Management and Financial Investigation Committee on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Cabinet Secretariat
• July 2011Councilor, Cabinet Secretariat (Reconstruction Headquarters in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake）
• February
  2012Special Advisor to the Reconstruction Agency and Councillor to Director General
• October 2012General Manager of the Kobe Branch of Bank of Japan
• June 2015Corporate Auditor (outside) of RENAISSANCE INCORPORATED
• March 2017Advisor to TOPPAN INC. (Current TOPPAN Edge Inc.) (Current Position)
• June 2018Director of the Company (Current Position)
• April 2019Concurrent Lecturer at Rikkyo University (Current Position)
• August 2019Representative Director of Reiwa Sogo Kenkyusyo (Current Position)
• May 2020Outside Director and Audit Committee Member of Alleanza Holdings Co., Ltd. (Current Position)
• September
  2022Representative Chairperson of Japan Due Diligence Association (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

We have elected him as our outside director in order for us to receive useful opinions and recommendations regarding our overall management, from an outside perspective, independent of the Company, based on his extensive experience gained from holding key positions at the Bank of Japan and the Japanese government and the broad insight he has gained from these experiences.

【Career】

• April 1990Joined ORIX Corporation
• October
  1997Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (Current KPMG AZSA LLC)
• June 2018General Manager of the Global Management Department, the Administration Division of Suminoe Textile Co., Ltd.
• August 2019General Manager of the Global Management Department, the Administration Division and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department of Suminoe Textile Co., Ltd.
• February 2021Representative of Taki Certified Public Accountant Office (Current Position)
• May 2022Outside Director of AEON MALL Co., Ltd. (Current Position)
• June 2022Outside Auditor of Nitta Gelatin Inc.
• June 2022Director of the Company (Current Position)
• June 2024Outside Director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee), Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

We have elected her as an outside director in order for us to receive appropriate supervision and advice from an outside perspective, independent of the Company, based on her extensive experience and high-level insight, which she has cultivated through her experience in business strategy planning, restructuring of business management infrastructure, and establishment of accounting internal controls and other operations at other companies in executive positions close to management and her experience as a Certified Public Accountant specializing in accounting consulting, corporate governance and other areas.

【Career】

• April 1993Registered as an attorney (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
  Attorney at Law, Ginza Higashi Law Office
• April 1999Partner of Lexwell Partners
• May 2002Partner of Nishi-Shinbashi Sogo Law Office
• June 2008Outside Auditor of Win International Co., Ltd
• December
  2009Partner of Waseda University Legal Clinic
• April 2014Outside Auditor of WIN-Partners Co., Ltd.
• June 2015Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Board Member) of WIN-Partners Co., Ltd. (Current Position)
• June 2018Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Board Member) of MAX CO., LTD. (Current Position)
• April 2021President of Daini Tokyo Bar Association
  Vice President of Japan Federation of Bar Associations
• June 2023Director of the Company (Current Position)
• September
  2023President of Tokyo Frontier Foundation Law Office (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

He has expert knowledge as an attorney and experience in corporate management as an outside director and outside auditor at other companies, and we have elected him as our outside director because we believe he is able to utilize these knowledge and experience to provide appropriate supervision and advice from an outside perspective, independent of the Company.

Auditors

【Career】

• April 1980Joined the Mitsui Bank, Ltd.
• April 2008Executive Officer and Manager of the Tokyo Corporate Banking Department IV of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• April 2009Executive Officer and Manager of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Corporate Banking Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• June 2010President and Representative Director, Muromachi Real Estate Co., Ltd.
• June 2019President and Representative Director, Muromachi Create Co., Ltd.
• June 2020Auditor of the Company (Current Position)
• June 2021Outside Auditor of SMBC Trust Bank Ltd. (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

We have elected him as our standing outside corporate auditor because we believe that he will be able to utilize his wide range of insight, abundant experience, and the accomplishments he has achieved as a corporate manager, including his long years of experience in corporate management at financial institutions as well as his experience as President and Representative Director of Muromachi Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Muromachi Create Co., Ltd.

【Career】

• April 1982Joined the Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd.
• April 2017Deputy President, Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
  Director, Deputy President of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited.
• June 2017Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
  Representative Director, Deputy President of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited.
• April 2021Corporate Adviser of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust General Service Co., Ltd.(Current Position)
• June 2021Statutory Auditor of Relia, Inc.
• August 2021Director, Chairman of UBS SuMi TRUST Wealth Management Co., Ltd.
• December
  2023Executive Director of Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation (Current Position)
• April 2024Corporate Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club Co., Ltd.(Current Position)
• June 2024Auditor of the Company (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

He currently serves as an advisor to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust GENERAL SERVICE, Inc., an executive director of Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation and an advisor to SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST CLUB CO., LTD., after serving as Representative Director and Deputy President of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Deputy President Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. We have elected him as our outside auditor because we believe that he will be able to utilize his wide range of insight, abundant experience, and the accomplishments he has achieved as a corporate manager through serving in these positions.

【Career】

• April 1986Joined Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
• July 2012Professor (in charge of corporate tax), General Education Department of National Tax College
• July 2014Deputy District Director (in charge of corporate tax) of Azabu Tax Office
• July 2016Senior Assistant Professor, Tokyo Training Center of National Tax College
• July 2018Chief Examiner, Twenty-Seventh Large Enterprise Examination Group, Third Large Enterprise Department of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
• July 2019District Director of Koto Higashi Tax Office
• July 2020Director of Co-ordination Division, Fourth Large Enterprise Department of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
• July 2021Director of General Education Department of National Tax College
• July 2022District Director of Shinjuku Tax Office
• September
  2023Registered as a Certified Public Tax Accountant, Established Nariai Akiko Certified Public Tax Accountant Office. (Current Position)
• June 2024Auditor of the Company (Current Position)
• June 2024Outside Director (Audit Committee Member) of SHIN NIPPON AIR TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

We have selected her as our outside auditor because we believe that she is able to provide us with a great deal of advice and recommendations from an objective standpoint, as she has experience in working for regional taxation bureaus, including her experience in serving as a District Director, and has expert knowledge as a certified public tax accountant, as well as extensive knowledge regarding finance and accounting.

【Career】

• October 2004Registered as an attorney (Daini Tokyo Bar Association). Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.
• January 2018Partner of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto. (Current Position)
• June 2022Outside Auditor of KANDA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (Current Position)
• June 2024Auditor of the Company (Current Position)

【Reason for Election】

We have selected her as our outside auditor because she has a high level of expertise and insight as an attorney, and we believe that she is able to utilize her experience she has gained in resolving many corporate management issues as an attorney in our audits.

Executive Officers

• YAMADA OsamuManaging Officer, Deputy General Manager of the Chemicals Business General Headquarters
• ONOMURA IsaoManaging Officer, Deputy General Manager of the Chemicals Business General Headquarters
• MOMOSE YuzuruOperating Officer, General Manager of the General Affairs Department in Administration Division
• SUGAWARA YuzuruOperating Officer, General Manager of the Building Materials Division
• MATSUO OsamuOperating Officer, General Manager of the Business Management Office in the Chemicals Business General Headquarters
• WATANABE SumitakaOperating Officer, General Manager of the R&D Center and General Manager of the Research Department
• YOSHIDA YutakaOperating Officer, General Manager of the Audit Office