Directors are appointed in accordance with Kurita's corporate governance system.
As of June 27, 2024
| Name | Michiya Kadota |
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| Position | Director and Chairman |
| Commissioned duties | - |
| Reasons for election | Mr. Michiya Kadota has a career mainly in the area of general affairs such as finance and accounting at the Company and assumed office as Representative Director in 2016. After the assumption of office, he engaged in a business process change and business model transformation through the provision of social value, establishment of a global business foundation, and promotion of corporate governance reforms. Based on his experience of leading the management of the Company, he strives to increase the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, through appropriate deliberations and discussions on the Company's direction over the medium- to long-term, support for risk-taking, progress of the management plan, etc. He has also fulfilled his responsibilities adequately as the member of the Nominating and Compensation Committees. He is well-versed in the Group, and the Company believes that he is an individual capable of continuously contributing to quality discussions at, and strengthening the supervisory function of, the Company's Board of Directors. |
| Name | Hirohiko Ejiri |
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| Position | Director President and Representative Executive Officer |
| Commissioned duties | - |
| Reasons for election | Mr. Hirohiko Ejiri has considerable insight in the market and onsite operations accumulated through his years of experience at the sales departments of the Water Treatment Chemicals business. After his assumption of office of Director in 2016, he led the initiative for expansion of the Kurita Group's business fields and transformation of revenue structure, as well as transformation of the production structure including utilization of DX. He assumed the office of President and Representative Executive Officer in 2023, and has promoted construction of a strong business, and creation of solutions that offer shared value with society, and new businesses, toward the achievement of the medium-term management plan. Having the candidate, who is well-versed in the Water Treatment business, double as a Director would continue to contribute to strengthening the supervisory function of the Company's Board of Directors, while enabling the status of business execution to be shared in an appropriate manner, and he also fulfills his responsibilities adequately as the member of the Nominating and Compensation Committees. |
| Name | Shuji Shirode |
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| Position | Director Managing Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
| Commissioned duties | - |
| Reasons for election | Mr. Shuji Shirode has a wealth of experience at a corporate group with global operations, including time spent working overseas, as well as high expertise related to finance, tax affairs, and accounting. As the officer in charge of finance (CFO) at the Company from 2020, he has focused on strengthening the foundations of the Group's finance and accounting functions. He has also reviewed the Group's growth strategies in terms of capital markets at the Board of Directors. The Company believes that he can continue to contribute to strengthening the supervisory function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his high expertise from serving concurrently as the officer in charge of finance (CFO), where he played a central role in execution, and as Director. |
| Name | Yukihiko Mutou |
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| Position | Director |
| Commissioned duties | - |
| Reasons for election | Mr. Yukihiko Mutou has abundant knowledge and experience in the field of business management as he held important posts such as those at the finance, accounting and human resource departments. He assumed the post of Director of the Company in 2018 and a member of the Audit & Supervisory Board in 2019, and is well-versed in the fields of the Group's governance, internal audit and audits. He has also actively expressed his opinions on strengthening the management foundations at the Board of Directors, while fully performing his duties as a member of the Audit Committee. The Company believes that he is an individual capable of continuously utilizing his deep understanding of the Group and high expertise in the field of audit to strengthen the supervisory function of the Board of Directors. |
| Name | Kenjiro Kobayashi |
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| Position | External Director |
| Commissioned duties | - |
| Reasons for election | Mr. Kenjiro Kobayashi has played an active role in different areas of the Kurita Group's businesses and has high expertise and a wealth of international experience in the areas of finance, corporate planning, new business development and M&A, etc. Based on this expertise and experience, he has expressed his opinions on growth strategies and financial strategies from a medium- to long-term perspective at the Board of Directors. He has also had appropriate discussions and deliberations on results of audits, visits for audits, and hearings on the execution of duties of the Company's officers as a chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Company believes that he is an individual capable of continuously increasing the rationality and transparency in the Kurita Group's management from an outside perspective and strengthening the supervisory function of the Board of Directors. |
| Name | Keiko Tanaka |
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| Position | External Director |
| Commissioned duties | Outside Director, Nissui Corporation |
| Reasons for election | Ms. Keiko Tanaka has been active in business fields that differ from those of the Kurita Group and possesses a great deal of knowledge on public relations, marketing and HR management as well as an experience of having held the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Uruguay. Based on this experience, she has actively expressed her opinions on corporate management and business administration in corporate groups with global operations at the Board of Directors. She also gave advice on group-wide human resource development, through appropriate discussions and deliberations on successor candidate development planning for president, etc. as a chairperson of the Nominating Committee. The Company believes that she is an individual capable of continuously expressing opinions from an outside perspective to increase the rationality and transparency of the Kurita Group's management and utilizing her expansive knowledge and international experience for strengthening the supervisory function of the board of Directors. |
| Name | Masahiro Miyazaki |
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| Position | External Director |
| Commissioned duties | Outside Director, Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| Reasons for election | Mr. Masahiro Miyazaki has experience of holding important positions such as a representative executive officer and president and chief executive officer at corporate groups with global operations mainly in the electronics industry, both in Japan and overseas. Based on this experience, he has actively expressed his opinions on growth strategies from a medium- to long-term perspective with aspects of appropriate risk-taking at the Board of Directors. He also revised the remuneration system through appropriate discussions and deliberations on performance evaluation of officers and remuneration details as a chairperson of the Compensation Committee. The Company believes that he is an individual capable of continuously increasing the rationality and transparency of the Kurita Group's management and strengthening the supervisory function of the Board of Directors from an outside perspective based on his extensive experience in corporate management and global business. |
| Name | Yoshiko Takayama |
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| Position | External Director |
| Commissioned duties |
Vice Chairperson, J-Eurus IR Co., Ltd. Representative Director, Japan Board Review Co., Ltd. External Member of the Governance Council, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC |
| Reasons for election | Ms. Yoshiko Takayama has abundant experience in different areas of the Kurita Group’s businesses, as well as abundant experience and skills in the field of Investor Relations and high expertise related to corporate governance. Based on this experience, skills, and expertise, she has actively expressed her opinions on sustainability management and engagement with capital markets at the Board of Directors. She also identified issues for increasing corporate value and submitted reports to the Board of Directors, through appropriate discussions and deliberations on initiatives for materiality as a chairperson of the Sustainability Advisory Council, while explaining sustainability management to stakeholders. The Company believes that she is an individual capable of continuously increasing the rationality and transparency of the Kurita Group's management and strengthening the supervisory function of the Board of Directors. |