Kuraray Co. Ltd. appointed Kazuhiko Kugawa and Masaaki Ito as director and senior executive officer. Kugawa is Vice President of Vinyl Acetate Company and General Manager of EVAL Division, Vinyl Acetate Company.

Ito is Vice President of Funtional Material Company and General Manager, Methacrylate Dividend, Functional Material Company. The company appointed Yukiatsu Komiya and Hiroaya Hayase promoted Senior Executive Officers. The company appointed Yukinori Yamane, Akira Omura and Tsugunori Kashimura as Executive Officers.