Kao Corporation announced that its board of directors resolved to make changes of representative directors, directors and audit & supervisory board members, at the meeting of the board of directors held on the date hereof. The company announced the retirement of Katsuhiko Yoshida as representative director, senior managing executive officer; president, consumer products global; Masayuki Oku as outside director; and Toshiharu Numata as full time Audit & supervisory board member. Mr. Katsuhiko Yoshida and Ms. Hideko Aoki will retire from executive officers on March 26, 2019.