Japan Pulp and Paper Company Limited announced organizational changes, effective as of April 1, 2015. The Administration & Planning Division to be restructured and its functions transferred to the newly established Finance & Administration Division and Corporate Planning Division. The Environmental Business Division renamed the Environment & Resources Division.

The changes in the management structure as of April 1, 2015 as follows Akihiko Okazaki promoted as Representative Director, Administration & Planning and Senior Managing Executive Officer from Director, Administration & Planning, General Manager, Administration & Planning Division and Managing Executive Officer; Shingo Obata promoted as Director, Paper Sales & Marketing and Senior Managing Executive Officer from Director, Paper Sales & Marketing and Managing Executive Officer; Yasuyuki Nishikawa retired as Representative Director, Paper Sales & Marketing and Senior Managing Executive Officer and remains as Director; Hiroyuki Matsuda retired as Representative Director, Paperboard, Household Paper & Raw Materials and Senior Managing Executive Officer and remains as Director; Tomoyuki Miyazaki promoted as Managing Executive Officer, Paper Sales & Marketing from Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Newsprint & Publication Paper Sales Division; Keiji Yasuoka promoted as Managing Executive Officer, Raw Materials & Environment General Manager, Environment & Resources Division from Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Environmental Business Division; Kazuhiko Sakurai promoted as Managing Executive Officer, Paperboard & Household Paper from Executive Officer, General Manager, Kitanihon Branch; Satoshi Sakai promoted as Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance & Administration Division from Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Administration & Planning Division; Tetsuo Izawa promoted as Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Kansai Branch from Executive Officer, General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Division; Koji Kassai promoted as Managing Executive Officer, President, Eco Paper JP Co.,Ltd from Executive Officer, General Manager, Industrial Materials Sales Division; Akihiko Watanabe promoted as Managing Executive Officer, President, Japan Pulp & Paper (U.S.A.) Corp. from Executive Officer, President, Japan Pulp & Paper (U.S.A.) Corp.; Mitsutoshi Imamura promoted as Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division from Officer, Deputy General Manager, Administration & Planning Division; Makoto Shimada promoted as Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Functional Materials Division from Officer, General Manager, Functional Materials Division; Katsuhiro Tsukuma transferred as Senior Executive Officer, Chairman, Taiho Paper Co. Ltd. from Executive Officer, President, Eco Paper JP Co.,Ltd; Yasushi Takei promoted as Senior Executive Officer, Vice President, JP Corelex Holdings Co.,Ltd from Officer, Vice President, JP Corelex Holdings Co.,Ltd; Kagetaka Matsuura promoted as and Executive Officer, General Manager, Purchasing Division transferred from General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Department; Shinichiro Yamamoto promoted as Executive Officer, General Manager, Newsprint & Publication Paper Sales Division from General Manager, Newsprint & Publication Paper Sales Department 1; Susumu Tanaami transferred from Officer, Deputy General Manager, Kansai Branch to Executive Officer, General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Division; Toshihiko Kitayama promoted as Executive Officer, General Manager, Industrial Materials Sales Division from Officer, Deputy General Manager, Industrial Materials Sales Division; Toru Teshima promoted as Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Kansai Branch transferred from Deputy General Manager, Kyushu Branch; Yoichi Sakiyama promoted as Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Kansai Branch from General Manager, Business Administration Dept.

Kansai Branch; Nobuyuki Matsuura promoted as Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Chubu Branch transferred from General Manager, Purchasing Department; Koji Ukeguchi promoted as Executive Officer, General Manager, Kitanihon Branch transferred from General Manager, Direct Sales Department; Hiroshi Shida promoted as Executive Officer, President, JP Household Supply Co. Ltd. from Senior Managing Director, JP Household Supply Co., Ltd; Kazuki Kosugi promoted as Executive Officer, Senior Managing Director, Eco-port Kyushu Co. Ltd. from Senior Managing Director, Eco-port Kyushu Co., Ltd; Shoichi Nomura retired as Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Kansai Branch; and Masanori Minakata retired as Managing Executive Officer, President, Eco Resource JP Co.,Ltd.