List of Corporate Officers
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Director
President & Representative Director
Tomohiko Okubo
(Date of birth: April 26, 1961)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1985 Joined MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
- Jun. 2001 Manager of Sales & Marketing Department of Aromatic Division II of Aromatic Chemicals Company
- Jun. 2006 General Manager of Management Division of Mizushima Plant of Aromatic Chemicals Company
- Jun. 2009 General Manager of Corporate Communications Division
- Jun. 2010 Manager of Marketing Department of Methanol Division of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Oct. 2014 Manager of Business Development Department of Methanol Division of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2015 General Manager of Methanol Division and Manager of Business Development Department of Methanol Division of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of Methanol Division and Manager of Business Development Department of Methanol Division of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Nov. 2018 Executive Officer and General Manager of Methanol Division of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2019 Managing Executive Officer in charge of Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Jun. 2019 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and in charge of Basic Chemicals Business Sector
- Apr. 2021 Director
- Jun. 2021 President and Representative Director of the Company (current position)
Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division
Yasushi Komori
(Date of birth: July 22, 1963)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Jan. 2005 Joined the Company
- Apr. 2010 Manager of Accounting Department of Finance & Accounting Division
- Jun. 2019 Executive Officer, and General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division and Accounting Department
- Jun. 2021 Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division and Accounting Department
- Jun. 2023 Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division and Accounting Department
- Jun. 2024 Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division (current position)
Director, Senior Executive Officer
Research & Development Division
General Manager of New Business Development Division
Yoshikazu Shima
(Date of birth: January 21, 1964)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1988 Joined MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
- Jun. 2009 General Manager of Research & Technology Division of Niigata Plant of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Jun. 2013 General Manager of Niigata Research Laboratory of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2016 General Manager of Niigata Research Laboratory of Natural Gas Chemicals Company and General Manager of Biotechnology R&D Center of Niigata Research Laboratory of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2017 General Manager of Research & Development Division
- Apr. 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager of Research & Development Department of Research & Development Division
- Apr. 2021 Specially Appointed Executive
- Jun. 2021 Director and Executive Officer in charge of Research and Development Division of the Company
- Jun. 2023 Director and Senior Executive Officer in charge of Research and Development Division and New Business Development Division of the Company
- Jun. 2024 Director and Senior Executive Officer in charge of Research and Development Division and General Manager of New Business Development Division of the Company (current position)
Director, Senior Executive Officer
Corporate Planning Division and Internal Audit Department
Tomoyuki Kiura
(Date of birth: May 24, 1963)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1986 Joined MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
- Jun. 2008 Chief of Raw Materials Purchasing Department of Purchasing & Logistics Center, Chief of Management Department of Corporate Planning Division, and Manager of Internal Audit Department of Internal Audit Division
- July 2008 Manager of Internal Audit Department of Internal Audit Division
- Jun. 2009 General Manager of Internal Audit Division and Manager of Internal Audit Department
- Jun. 2013 Manager of Accounting Department of Finance & Accounting Center
- Apr. 2016 General Manager of Administrative Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Jun. 2019 General Manager of Administrative Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company and General Manager of Organic Chemicals Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- Apr. 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division, and Manager of Finance Department of Finance & Accounting Division
- Apr, 2021 Executive Officer in charge of Finance &Accounting, General Manager of Finance &Accounting Division, and Manager of Finance Department of Finance & Accounting Division
- Apr. 2023 Specially Appointed Executive
Adviser of the Company - Jun. 2023 Director, Senior Executive Officer and Assistant to the President in charge of Corporate Planning Division of the Company
- Apr. 2024 Director, Senior Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Planning Division and in charge of Internal Audit Department（current position）
Director, Senior Executive Officer
General Manager of Supply Chain Management Division
Tadao Yabiki
(Date of birth: December 15, 1961)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1984 Joined the Company
- Jun. 2007 General Manager of Purchasing Department of Planning Promotion Division
- Apr. 2010 General Manager of Purchasing Department of Logistics & Purchasing Division
- Jun. 2016 Executive Officer and General Manager of Logistics & Purchasing Division
- Jun. 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Division, and General Manager of Kanuma Research Laboratory
- Jun. 2019 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Division, and General Manager of Kanuma Research Laboratory
- Apr. 2020 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Research & Development Division
- July 2020 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Division, and General Manager of Yokkaichi Research Laboratory
- Apr. 2021 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Division, and Manager of Intellectual Property Business Division
- Apr. 2022 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Research & Development Division
- Jun. 2023 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Research & Development Division
- Apr. 2024 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Supply Chain Management Division
- Jun. 2024 Director, Senior Executive Officer, and General Manager of Supply Chain Management Division (current position)
Director, Senior Executive Officer
General Manager of Bead Business Division and Advanced Materials Sales Division
Kazutoshi Sasaki
(Date of birth: August 15, 1961)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1985 Joined the Company
- Jun. 2009 General Manager of Production Technology Department of Advanced Materials Company
- Jun. 2012 General Manager of Production Technology Department and Plant Manager of Kanuma No. 2 Plant of Advanced Materials Sales Division
- Apr. 2013 General Manager of Automotive Material Sales Department of Advanced Materials Sales Division
- Jun. 2018 Executive Officer and General Manager of Advanced Materials Sales Division of Business Division II, and in charge of Special Applications Sales Departments I and II
- Apr. 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager of Advanced Materials Sales Division and Functional Material Sales Department, and in charge of Special Applications Sales Departments I and II
- Apr. 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager of Advanced Materials Sales Division, and in charge of Special Applications Sales Departments I and II
- Apr. 2023 Executive Officer and General Manager of Advanced Materials Sales Division
- Jun. 2023 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Advanced Materials Sales Division
- Apr. 2024 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Bead Business Division and Advanced Materials Sales Division
- Jun. 2024 Director, Senior Executive Officer, and General Manager of Bead Business Division and Advanced Materials Sales Division (current position)
Director, Senior Executive Officer
General Manager of General & Personnel Affairs Division
Yosuke Takemura
(Date of birth: November 28, 1962)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Jan. 1990 Joined the Company
- Jun. 2012 General Manager of East Japan Construction Materials Management Department of Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division of Business Division I
- Apr. 2014 General Manager of West Japan Construction Materials Management Department of Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division of Business Division I
- Jun. 2018 Manager of General Affairs Department of General & Personnel Affairs Division
- Jun. 2019 Executive Officer and Manager of General Affairs Department of General & Personnel Affairs Division
- Jun. 2023 Executive Officer, General Manager of General & Personnel Affairs Division, and Manager of General Affairs Department
- Apr. 2024 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of General & Personnel Affairs Division
- Jun. 2024 Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of General & Personnel Affairs Division (current position)
Director, Executive Officer
General Manager of Extrusion Business Division and Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division
Takashi Hanne
(Date of birth: October 26, 1965)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1989 Joined the Company
- Apr. 2014 Lead Researcher of Board Group of Kanuma Research Laboratory of Research & Development Division
- Apr. 2018 Lead Researcher of Materials Group of Kanuma Research Laboratory of Research & Development Division
- Apr. 2020 General Manager of Civil Engineering Material Sales Department and Business Administration Department of Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division
- Apr. 2022 Deputy Manager of Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division
- Jun. 2023 Executive Officer and General Manager of Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division
- Apr. 2024 Executive Officer and General Manager of Extrusion Business Division and Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division
- Jun. 2024 Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of Extrusion Business Division and Construction and Civil Engineering Materials Division (current position)
Outside Director
Takayuki Ikeda
(Date of birth: September 15, 1957)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1981 Joined Toshiba Corporation
- Apr. 2007 General Manager of Storage Device Business Division
- Apr. 2010 General Manager of Corporate Innovation Division
- Jun. 2011 Senior Vice President and Director of Toshiba Tec Corporation
- Jun. 2014 President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Risk Compliance Management Officer (CRO)
- Jun. 2020 Counsellor
- Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
- Jun. 2022 External Director of MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (current position)
Outside Director
Kiyoshi Itou
(Date of birth: March 8, 1956)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1979 Joined Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
- Apr. 2000 General Manager of Legal Department of Administration Division
- Jun. 2003 General Manager of Personnel and Labor Relations Department of Administration Division
- Jun. 2007 Executive Officer in charge of Personnel and Legal, and General Manager of Personnel and Labor Relations Department of Administration Division
- Jun. 2009 Director and Executive General Manager of Administrative Division
- Jun. 2013 Managing Director and Executive General Manager of Corporate Planning Division
- Apr. 2016 Managing Director and Executive General Manager of Administrative Division
- Apr. 2018 Executive Senior Managing Director, Representative Director, and Executive General Manager of Corporate Planning Division
- Apr. 2019 Executive Senior Managing Director, Representative Director, and Executive General Manager of Corporate Planning and Control Division
- Jun. 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Outside Director
Ryoko Sugiyama
(Date of birth: July 27, 1955)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- May 1996 Established Sugiyama & Kurihiara Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Representative Director - Aug. 2007 Director (current position)
- Apr. 2010 Professor at the Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies, Fuji Tokoha University (current Tokoha University)
- Jun. 2015 External Director of UACJ Corporation (current position)
- Jan. 2016 Director of Gifu Sugiyama Memorial Foundation, a general incorporated foundation (now Gifu Sugiyama Memorial Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation) (current position)
- Jun. 2016 External Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of LECIP HOLDINGS CORPORATION
- Jun. 2017 External Director of Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
- Dec. 2018 Head and Representative Director of Gifu Shimbun Co., Ltd. (current position)
- Dec. 2019 Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Gifu Broadcasting System, Inc. (current position)
- Jun. 2023 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Outside Director
Kaoru Kurashima
(Date of birth: May 5, 1960)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1984 Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- July 2011 Director and President of Ajinomoto del Perú S.A.
- July 2013 Director and President of PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA
- Jun. 2015 Executive Officer of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Jun. 2016 Managing Executive Officer
- Jun. 2019 Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Food Business Division - Sept. 2019 Outside Director of Tokai Denpun Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2020 Outside Director of J-OIL MILLS, INC.
- Apr. 2021 General Manager of Global Corporate Division of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
General Manager of Corporate Services Division - Jun. 2021 Director
Executive Officer & Senior Vice President - Apr. 2022 Executive Officer
- Jun. 2022 Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Ajinomoto Foundation (current position)
- Jun. 2023 Chairman of Umami Manufacturers Association of Japan (current position)
- Sept. 2023 Outside Director of The Monogatari Corporation (current position)
- Jun. 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
Kosuke Uchida
(Date of birth: June 20, 1960)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1984 Joined the Company
- Apr. 2008 Manager of General Affairs Department and Secretary Group of Corporate Management Division
- Jun. 2009 Manager of General Affairs Department and Secretary Group of General & Personnel Affairs Division
- Jun. 2016 Executive Officer and Manager of General Affairs Department and Secretary Group of General & Personnel Affairs Division
- Jun. 2017 Executive Officer, Manager of General Affairs Department of General & Personnel Affairs Division, and in charge of Internal Control Department (current Internal Audit Department)
- Jun. 2018 Director, Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Planning Department and Internal Audit Department
- Apr. 2021 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and Internal Audit Department
- Jun. 2021 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of General & Personnel Affairs Division and Internal Audit Department
- Jun. 2022 Director, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of General & Personnel Affairs Division and Internal Audit Department
- Jun. 2023 Director and Senior Executive Officer in charge of General & Personnel Affairs Division and Internal Audit Department (current position)
- Apr. 2024 Director and Senior Executive Officer in charge of General & Personnel Affairs Division
- Jun. 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
Yoshiaki Sawada
(Date of birth: April 4, 1962)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1985 Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
- Mar. 2006 General Manager of Yamagata Office
- Mar. 2009 Manager of Underwriting Department
- Mar. 2012 Manager of 1st Financial Institutions Relations Department
- Mar. 2014 General Manager of Okayama Office
- Mar. 2016 Manager of Affiliated Business Department, and Audit Committee
- Jun. 2016 Outside member of Audit & Supervisory Board of the Company (current position)
Outside member of Audit & Supervisory Board (part-time)
Yoshiyuki Kawakami
(Date of birth: October 6, 1974)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1998 Joined Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Jun. 2003 Registered as a lawyer in New York State, USA
- Dec. 2010 Registered as a lawyer Joined Tanabe & Partners
- Jan. 2021 Partner (current position)
- Jun. 2023 Outside member of Audit & Supervisory Board of the Company (current position)
Outside member of Audit & Supervisory Board (part-time)
Mayumi Noguchi
(Date of birth: September 3, 1968)
Career Summary
▼ OPEN
- Apr. 1991 Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Limited (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
- Mar. 1993 Joined Citibank, N.A. (incorporated in Japan)
- Oct. 1998 Joined Asahi & Co. (current KPMG AZSA LLC)
- Apr. 2003 Registered as certified public accountant
- Apr. 2008 Head of Noguchi Accounting Office (current position)
- Nov. 2012 Registered as tax accountant
- Nov. 2014 Outside Auditor of Phone Appli Inc.
- Mar. 2018 Outside Director of Fenwal Controls of Japan, Ltd. (current position)
- Jun. 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. (current position)
- Oct. 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality (current position)
- Jun. 2024 Outside member of Audit & Supervisory Board of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
| Senior Executive Officer | Shingo Takahashi | JSP International Group, Ltd. Chairman & Director |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Officer | Kazuhiro Nakajima | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and Corporate Planning Department |
| Executive Officer | Atsuo Shimizu | General Manager of Research & Development Division |
| Executive Officer | Hiroaki Fukui | General Manager of Living Materials Division, Extrusion Business Division |
| Executive Officer | Masaharu Oikawa | General Manager of Global Business Division and Business Management Department, Bead Business Division |
| Executive Officer | Shusuke Tsuji | General Manager of EPS Division, Bead Business Division |
| Executive Officer | Takeshi Aoki | General Manager of Industrial Materials Division, Extrusion Business Division |