KOSÉ Corporation announced that Kiyoto Nagahama appointed as Executive Director for the current position of executive director, general manager of SK Brand Div, Noboru Naito appointed as executive director from the current position of executive director, director of R&D Laboratories effective March 21, 2017. Masanori Kobayashi promoted as executive director, general manager of Global Business Div from the current position of director, general manager of Global Business Div. Michihito Yanai appointed as director, CEO of KOSE AMERICA,INC. and KOSE BRASIL LTDA from the executive officer, general manager of Strategic Brands Div. Kumi Arakane appointed as Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member from the Director, General Manager of Quality Assurance Dept. Hiroshi Kawai will retire as full-time audit & supervisory board member in late June 2017. Tomoyuki Nio appointed as executive officer, general manager of Global Business Div. and Asia Operation Dept. President of KOSÉ COSMETICS CO., LTD. (CHINA) and KOSÉ COSMETICS SALES (CHINA) CO., LTD. from the current position of executive officer, president of KOSÉ COSMETICS CO., LTD. (CHINA) and KOSÉ COSMETICS SALES (CHINA) CO., LTD. Takumi Hasegawa appointed as executive officer, general manager of Product Designing Dept. from the previous position of executive officer, general manager of Selective Brands Div. effective March 21, 2017. Minoru Ushimura appointed as executive officer, general manager of Human Resource Dept. from the current position of general manager of Product Designing Dept. Akinobu Hayashi appointed as executive officer, director of R&D Laboratories, general manager of Customer Value Creation Laboratories and Advanced Cosmetic Research Laboratories from the current position of general manager of Advanced Cosmetic Research Laboratories, effective March 21, 2017.
KOSE Corporation is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of cosmetic products. The Company operates in two business segments. Make-up segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products under the brands of KOSE, Sekkisei, ESPRIQUE, COSME DECORTE, Predia, INFINITY, JILLSTUART, ADDICTION, CLIE, ALBION, tarte, among others. Cosmetry segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products under the brands of Visee, Fasio, ELSIA, softymo, SUNCUT, CLEAR TURN, Stephen Knoll New York, Nature & Co, among others. The Company is also involved in the manufacture and sale of amenity products, the leasing of real estate properties, the manufacture and export of materials, as well as the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) business.
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