Dexerials Corporation announced that it will appoint executive officers and a division head as described below, effective as of April 1, 2024. Dexerials has commenced preparations for its next mid-term management plan, which will start from fiscal year 2024, to achieve sustainable growth even in an uncertain business environment. As part of its growth strategy, Dexerials will make the photonics domain the third pillar of its business after automobiles and start operations of Dexerials Photonics Solutions Corporation in April 2024.

New executive officers and a new division head are appointed with the objective of bolstering the business growth of the photonics domain and the group as a whole. Details are as follows. Kazuya Hayashibe as Executive Officer Representative Director and President Dexerials Photonics Solutions Corporation from his Current position Corporate R&D Division Head, Hiroshi Uchida as Executive Officer Optical Solutions Business Unit Head from his Current position Optical Solutions Business Unit Head, Kenji Kamiya as Executive Officer Connecting Materials Business Unit Head from his Current position as Connecting Materials Business Unit Head, Yoshifumi Ueno as Corporate R&D Division Head from his Current position Corporate R&D Division Deputy-Head.

Executive Officers, Business Unit Heads and Division Heads effective as of April 1, 2024: Yoshihisa Shinya: Representative Director and President, President and Executive Officer Officer in charge of management and business operations, Toshiya Satake: Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Officer in charge of management and administration, Takashi Yoshida: Executive Officer Production Strategy Division Head, Kozaburo Hayashi as Executive Officer Global Sales & Marketing Division Head, Kuo-Hua Sung: Executive Officer, Technology Strategy Head Officer in charge of Dexerials Innovation Group (DIG) Promotion Department, Kentaro Oshima as Executive Officer Automotive Solutions Business Unit Head, Naoyuki Tsuda as Executive Officer Human Resources Division Head, Kazuyoshi Terashita as Executive Officer Business Management Division Head, Kouji Yamagishi as Executive Officer Sustainability Promotion Division Head, Kazuya Hayashibe as Executive Officer Representative Director and President, Dexerials Photonics Solutions Corporation, Hiroshi Uchida as Executive Officer Optical Solutions Business Unit Head, Kenji Kamiya as Executive Officer Connecting Materials Business Unit Head, Yoshifumi Ueno as Corporate R&D Division Head.