Directors and Officers
Directors (as of April 1, 2024)
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
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
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 & TsunematsuMay 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
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
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
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
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