Directors and Officers

Directors (as of April 1, 2024)

Sadayoshi Fujishige

Sadayoshi Fujishige

Director

Position

Independent External Director*1, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee, Member of Audit Committee

Reason for Appointment

Mr. Fujishige has a wealth of experience and a high level of insight as a top manager of listed companies. The Company expects that he will appropriately fulfill his role as an External Director by contributing to the decision-making of the Board of Directors and supervising business execution from the standpoint of promoting sustainable growth and improving the Company’s mid- and long-term corporate value, resulting in his appointment.

Career Summary

  • Mar. 1969

    Joined Lion Fat & Oil Co., Ltd. (currently: Lion Corporation)

  • Mar. 1996

    Director, Executive General Manager of International Division of Lion Corporation

  • Mar. 2000

    Executive Director, Executive General Manager of Home Products Sales Headquarters of Lion Corporation

  • Mar. 2002

    Representative Director, Senior Executive Director, Responsible for Home Products Business, Executive General Manager of Home Products Sales Headquarters of Lion Corporation

  • Mar. 2004

    Representative Director, President and CEO of Lion Corporation

  • Mar. 2006

    Representative Director, President and CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Responsible for Home Products Business of Lion Corporation

  • Jan. 2012

    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lion Corporation

  • Jan. 2014

    Representative Director, Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lion Corporation

  • Mar. 2016

    Advisor of Lion Corporation

  • Jun. 2020

    External Director of SATO HOLDINGS CORPORATION (current)
    External Director of the Company (current)

  • Mar. 2021

    Special Consultant of Lion Corporation (current)

  • Jun. 2021

    Outside Member of the Board (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of TV Asahi Holdings Corporation (current)

Hiroshi Kagechika

Hiroshi Kagechika

Director

Position

Independent External Director*1, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee, Member of Audit Committee

Reason for Appointment

Mr. Kagechika has specialist insight and a wealth of experience in corporate business and the field of research and development in the manufacturing sector. The Company expects that he will appropriately fulfill his role as an External Director by contributing to the decision-making of the Board of Directors and supervising business execution from the standpoint of promoting sustainable growth and improving the Company’s mid- and long-term corporate value, resulting in his appointment.

Career Summary

  • Apr. 1972

    Joined NKK Corporation (currently: JFE Holdings, Inc.)

  • Feb. 2002

    Vice President of NKK Corporation

  • Apr. 2003

    Vice President of JFE Steel Corporation

  • Apr. 2005

    Senior Vice President (Director of Steel Research Laboratory) of JFE Steel Corporation

  • Apr. 2009

    President and Director of JFE Techno-Research Corporation

  • Apr. 2015

    Advisor of JFE Techno-Research Corporation

  • Jun. 2020

    External Director of the Company (current)

Agasa Naito

Agasa Naito

Director

Position

Independent External Director*1, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee, Member of Audit Committee

Reason for Appointment

Ms. Naito has a wealth of experience and a high level of insight as an expert in law and as an outside officer of other companies. The Company expects that she will appropriately fulfill her role as an External Director by contributing to the decision-making of the Board of Directors and supervising business execution from the standpoint of promoting sustainable growth and improving the Company’s mid- and long-term corporate value, resulting in her appointment.

Career Summary

  • Oct. 2001

    Registered as an attorney
    Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

  • May 2008

    Registered as an attorney at New York State Bar Association

  • Jun. 2011

    Joined TANABE & PARTNERS

  • Apr. 2013

    Partner of TANABE & PARTNERS (current)

  • Jun. 2015

    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

  • Oct. 2018

    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

  • Jun. 2020

    External Director of the Company (current)

  • Aug. 2021

    Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Board Member) of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (current)

  • Jun. 2022

    Supervisory Director of GLP J-REIT (current)

Yasuharu Nakajima

Yasuharu Nakajima

Director

Position

Independent External Director*1, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee, Member of Audit Committee

Reason for Appointment

Mr. Yasuharu Nakajima has engaged in corporate audit work for many years as a certified public accountant. He brings specialized knowledge and abundant experience in finance and accounting. He has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company to play an appropriate role in its decision making and supervision of business execution from the viewpoint of promoting sustainable growth and improving the Company’s mid- and long-term corporate value.

Career Summary

  • Oct. 1983

    Joined Tetsuzo Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)

  • Apr. 1987

    Registered as a certified public accountant

  • May 1998

    Partner of Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)

  • May 2004

    Senior Partner of ShinNihon & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)

  • Sep. 2008

    General Manager of 6th Audit Dept. of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

  • Sep. 2010

    Managing Director, General Manager of 2nd Audit Business Division, and General Manager of Knowledge Headquarters of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

  • Jul. 2021

    Partner of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

  • Jun. 2022

    External Director of the Company (current)

  • Jul. 2022

    Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of Business Brain Showa-Ota Inc.(current)

Yuichi Tsuji

Yuichi Tsuji

Director,
Representative and Chairman

Position

Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee

Reason for Appointment

Mr. Tsuji assumed his office as Executive Officer in 2014 and was responsible for overall headquarters functions, including the Corporate Business Planning Dept. and Human Resources Dept. Since 2016, he has presided over the entire Nittobo Group as Representative and Chief Executive Officer. He has ample business experience befitting a Director of the Company, and has a broad range of knowledge and deep insight into the Company’s business, resulting in his appointment.

Career Summary

  • Oct. 2013

    Joined the Company General Manager of Accounting and Finance Dept.

  • Apr. 2014

    Operating Officer and General Manager of Accounting and Finance Dept.

  • Jun. 2014

    Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Business Planning Dept. and Responsible for Corporate Risk Management

  • Nov. 2014

    Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Business Planning Dept., Responsible for Corporate Risk Management, Human Resources Dept., Information System Dept., Compliance Management Dept., Purchasing Dept., Osaka Branch and Nagoya Branch

  • Jun. 2015

    Director and Executive Officer (current)

  • Feb. 2016

    Representative Executive Officer

  • Jun. 2016

    Representative and Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr. 2024

    Representative and Chairman (current)

Toyoshi Nishizaka

Toyoshi Nishizaka

Director

Position

Director not concurrently serving as an Executive Officer,*2 Member of Audit Committee

Reason for Appointment

Mr. Nishizaka served as General Manager of Human Resources Dept. and President of Environmental Division and has experience in starting up overseas subsidiaries. He has ample business experience befitting a Director of the Company, and has a broad range of knowledge and deep insight into the Company’s business, resulting in his appointment.

Career Summary

  • Apr. 1981

    Joined the Company

  • Jun. 2003

    General Manager of Planning & Administration Dept., Glass Fiber Division

  • Feb. 2007

    General Manager of Human Resources Dept.

  • Jun. 2008

    Director and General Manager of Human Resources Dept.

  • Oct. 2008

    Operating Officer and President of Building Materials Division

  • Apr. 2010

    Managing Operating Officer and President of Environmental Division

  • Jan. 2011

    Managing Operating Officer and stationed at Head Office (Fukushima)

  • May 2012

    President, Representative Director of Nittobo Allied Service Co., Ltd.

  • Apr. 2013

    Advisor and Head of Fukuyama Enterprise Center

  • Jun. 2014

    Director (current)

Kazuhiko Igarashi

Kazuhiko Igarashi

Director

Reason for Appointment

Mr. Igarashi has worked for many years in the production and technical areas of the Glass Fiber Division, and since 2017 has overseen it as the General Manager of the Division. Since April 2022, he serves as Managing Executive Officer and the President of the Research and Development Headquarters. He is appointed as a Director of the Company because of his extensive business experience, breadth and depth of knowledge, and insight into the Company’s production, technology and research and development fields.

Career Summary

  • Apr. 1990

    Joined the Company

  • Mar. 2007

    General Manager of the Glass Fiber Yarn Production Dept.

  • Apr. 2011

    General Manager of the Glass Fiber Division Manufacturing Control Dept.

  • Apr. 2013

    General Manager of the Glass Fiber Division Technology and Production Headquarters

  • Apr. 2014

    General Manager of the Glass Fiber Division Production Headquarters and Deputy General Manager of Fukushima Factory

  • Apr. 2015

    Executive Officer, General Manager of the Glass Fiber Division Production Headquarters and Deputy, General Manager of Fukushima Factory

  • Feb. 2016

    Executive Officer, General Manager of the Glass Fiber Division Production Headquarters and General Manager of Fukushima Factory

  • Apr. 2020

    Managing Executive Officer, President of Glass Fiber Division

  • Apr. 2021

    Managing Executive Officer, President of Glass Fiber Division and General Manager of Technology Headquarters

  • Apr. 2022

    Managing Executive Officer, President of Research and Development Headquarters, Head of DX Strategy Office and Environment Technology Strategy Office

  • Jun. 2022

    Director (current)

  • Jul. 2023

    Head of the Fukuyama Enterprise Center

  • Apr. 2024

    Senior Technical Supervisor (current)

  • *1 External Directors who meet the Company’s criteria for independence and have submitted an “Independent Directors/Auditors Notification” to the Tokyo Stock Exchange
  • *2 Director not concurrently serving as an Executive Officer

Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2024)

Name Position Main Responsibilities
Yuichi Tsuji* Representative and Chairman
Hiroyuki Tada Representative and Chief Executive Officer CEO
Hisanobu Hayashi Managing Executive Officer Division General Manager of Electronic Materials Business Division
Yasushi Okahisa Manageing Executive Officer Division General Manager of the Corporate Management Division
Takanobu Matsunaga Senior Executive Officer
Akimasa Kajita Senior Executive Office Deputy Division General Manager of the Electronic Materials Business Division
Hiroki Kajikawa Senior Executive Officer Deputy Division General Manager of the Corporate Management Division
Katsuya Hatanaka Executive Officer Deputy Division General Manager of the Medical Business Division
Masaki Ito Executive Officer Division General Manager of the Composite Materials Business Division
Koichi Nakamura Executive Officer Division General Manager of the Technology Development Division
Masao Fukushima Executive Officer Division General Manager of the Medical Business Division
Hiroyuki Tanida Executive Officer Deputy Division General Manager of the Corporate Management Division
Shotaro Yasuda Executive Officer Division General Manager of the Materials Solution Business Division
  • *Concurrently serving as Director