Kuraray : Executives（247KB）

Executives(As of March °, )	The reasons for the election of Directors and Corporate Auditors are disclosed in
the reference documents for the general meeting of shareholders at the time of election:
	https://www.kuraray.com/ir/stock/meeting

Hitoshi Kawahara

President and Representative Director

Hiroaya Hayase

Representative Director and

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Representative Directors

Apr. ‡™œ' Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.	Mar. -€‡œ Managing Executive Officer
Apr. -€‡' General Manager, Poval Film Division,	Mar. -€‡™ Director and Managing Executive Officer
Vinyl Acetate Company	Jan. -€-‡ President and Representative Director
Jan. -€‡› Vice President, Vinyl Acetate Film Company	(Current position)
Mar. -€‡› Executive Officer
Jan. -€‡œ President, Vinyl Acetate Resin Company
Apr. ‡™œ€ Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.	Mar. -€‡š Director and Managing Executive Officer
Apr. -€‡- General Manager, Poval Resin Division,	Jan. -€‡› President, Vinyl Acetate Resin Company
Resin Company	Mar. -€‡› Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun. -€‡- Executive Officer	Mar. -€-€ Representative Director and Senior Managing
Apr. -€‡• General Manager, Poval Resin Division,	Executive Officer (Current position)
Vinyl Acetate Company; and General Manager,	Jan. -€-‡ Executive Supervisor, Vinyl Acetate Resin Company
Production and Technology Management Division,	(Current position); Executive Supervisor,
Vinyl Acetate Company	Vinyl Acetate Film Company (Current position)
Jun. -€‡' Managing Executive Officer	Jan. -€-- President, Vinyl Acetate Film Company
Jan. -€‡š President, Vinyl Acetate Film Company	(Current position)

Board of Directors

Masaaki Ito

Chairman and Director

Yoshimasa Sano

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Keiji Taga

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Apr. ‡™œ€ Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Apr. -€‡€ General Manager, Methacrylate Division, Chemicals Company

Jun. -€‡- Executive Officer

Apr. -€‡• Vice President, Functional Materials Company Jun. -€‡• Managing Executive Officer

Apr. ‡™œ€ Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Apr. -€‡€ General Manager, Elastomer Division, Chemicals Company

Jun. -€‡- Executive Officer

Apr. -€‡' General Manager, Methacrylate Division,

Functional Materials Company

Jan. -€‡› Vice President, Functional Materials Company Mar. -€‡› Director and Managing Executive Officer

Apr. ‡™œ' Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Apr. -€‡' General Manager, Medical Division, Functional Materials Company

Mar. -€‡- Executive Officer

Jan. -€‡œ Officer Responsible for Corporate Management Planning Office (Current position);

Officer Responsible for CSR Division Mar. -€‡œ Managing Executive Officer

Apr. -€‡œ General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Office

Apr. -€‡' Officer Responsible for Corporate Management Planning Division; Officer Responsible for CSR Division

Jun. -€‡' Director and Managing Executive Officer Jan. -€‡š President and Representative Director Jan. -€-‡ Chairman and Director (Current position) Apr. -€-‡ Chairperson, Saijo Central Hospital

(Current position)

Jan. -€‡- General Manager, Carbon Materials Division,

Functional Materials Company

Jan. -€‡œ President, Functional Materials Company

Jan. -€-€ President, Fibers and Textiles Company

(Current position); Responsible for Osaka Office

(Current position)

Mar. -€-€ Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

(Current position)

Mar. -€‡™ Director and Managing Executive Officer (Current position)

Jan. -€-€ Officer Responsible for Administrative Unit Jan. -€-- Officer Responsible for Corporate Sustainability

Division (Current position); Officer Responsible for Global Digital Transformation Office

(Current position); Officer Responsible for Accounting and Finance Division (Current position)

Matthias Gutweiler

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Mar. ‡™œœ Joined Hoechst AG	Apr. -€‡• General Manager, PVB Division,
Jun. ‡™™› Plant Manager, Mowiol Plant, Hoechst AG	Vinyl Acetate Company
Dec. -€€‡ Joined Kuraray Specialities Europe	Mar. -€‡œ Managing Executive Officer

Jan. -€€™ President, Kuraray Europe GmbH (Current position), Mar. -€-€ Director and Managing Executive Officer

Executive Officer, Kuraray Co., Ltd.

(Current position)

Foreign national

Nobuhiko Takai

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Jun Hamano

Outside Director (Independent Director)

Outside Independent

Keiko Murata

Outside Director (Independent Director)

Outside Independent

Apr. ‡™œ' Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.	Mar. -€‡™ Managing Executive Officer
Apr. -€‡' General Manager, Genestar Division,	Jan. -€-€ President, Functional Materials Company
Isoprene Company	(Current position)
Mar. -€‡› Executive Officer	Mar. -€-€ Director and Managing Executive Officer
Jan. -€‡™ Vice President, Functional Materials Company;	(Current position)
General Manager, Carbon Material Division,
Functional Materials Company
Apr. ‡™-' Entered Economic Planning Agency of Japan (EPA)	Jun. -€‡š Chairman, Ohara Memorial Institute for Science
Jul. ‡™™™ Director, Minister's Secretariat Division, EPA	of Labour (Current position)
Jul. -€€' Director General for Economic and	Mar. -€‡› Director, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Current position)
Fiscal Management, Cabinet Office	Apr. -€-€ Representative Director and Vice Chairperson,
Jul. -€€›Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Cabinet Office	Ohara Memorial HealthCare Foundation
Jul. -€€œ Deputy Vice-Minister, Cabinet Office	Jun. -€-‡ Representative Director and Chairperson,
Jul. -€€™Vice-Minister, Cabinet Office	Ohara Memorial HealthCare Foundation
Jan. -€‡- Advisor, Cabinet Office	(Current position)
Apr. -€‡• Executive Advisor, Dentsu Inc.
Apr. ‡™œ› Entered Economic Planning Agency of Japan (EPA)	May -€‡š Advisor to the President,
Aug.-€€š Director for Overseas Economies, Directorate	Tokyo Metropolitan University
General for Economic Research, Cabinet Office	Jul. -€‡- Trustee, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Aug.-€€› Director for International Affairs, Secretariat of	(Current position)
the Science Council of Japan, Cabinet Office	Apr. -€‡œ Professor, Graduate School of Management,
Jul. -€€œ Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences,	Tokyo Metropolitan University (Current position)
Tokyo Metropolitan University	Mar. -€-€ Director, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Current position)

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Satoshi Tanaka

Outside Director (Independent Director)

Outside Independent

Kiyoto Ido

Outside Director (Independent Director)

Outside Independent

	Executives
Apr. ‡™œ‡ Joined Mitsui & Co.	Jun. -€‡- Representative Director, Executive Vice President,
Apr. -€€- General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning,	Mitsui & Co.
Mitsui & Co.	Apr. -€‡™ Director, Mitsui & Co.
Apr. -€‡‡ Managing Officer, Mitsui & Co.	Jun. -€‡™ Counselor, Mitsui & Co.
Apr. -€‡• Executive Managing Officer, Mitsui & Co.	Mar. -€-€ Director, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Current position)
Apr. -€‡š Senior Executive Managing Officer, COO of	Apr. -€-€ Outside Director, Sekisui House, Ltd.
Asia Pacific Business Unit, Mitsui & Co.	Jan. -€-‡ Independent Director, IHH Healthcare Berhad
Apr. -€‡- Executive Vice President and CAO (Chief	(Current position)
Administrative Officer); CIO (Chief Information	Apr. -€-‡ Representative Director, Executive Vice President &
Officer); CPO (Chief Privacy Officer), Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer, Sekisui House, Ltd.
	(Current position)
Apr. ‡™-• Entered the Ministry of Finance (MOF)	Jun. ‡™™™ Minister, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.
Mar. ‡™œ€ Consul, Consulate-General of Japan,	Jul. -€€- Deputy Director-General, International Bureau, MOF
Frankfurt in Germany	Jul. -€€'Director-General, International Bureau, MOF
Jul. ‡™œ™ Deputy General Manager, Finance Dept.,	Aug.-€€› Executive Director, Bank of Japan
Inter-American Development Bank,	Apr. -€‡‡ Vice Chairman, Institute for International Economic
Washington, D.C.	Studies
Jul. ‡™™œ Deputy Vice Minister of Finance for	Mar. -€-‡ Director, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Current position)
International Affairs, MOF Deputy	Director (Outside), Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd.
Director-General, International Bureau, MOF	(Current position)

Corporate Auditors

Kazuhiro Nakayama

Full-time Corporate Auditor

Naoya Uehara

Full-time Corporate Auditor

Mitsuhiro Nagahama

Outside Corporate Auditor

(Independent Corporate

Auditor)

Outside Independent

Tomomi Yatsu

Outside Corporate Auditor

(Independent Corporate

Auditor)

Outside Independent

Apr. ‡™œ€ Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Apr. -€‡- General Manager, Kurashiki Plant Jun. -€‡- Executive Officer

Apr. -€‡• General Manager, Overseas Business, Vinyl Acetate Company

Apr. -€‡' General Manager, Technology Division

Apr. ‡™œ- Joined Kuraray Co., Ltd. Apr. -€‡• Vice General Manager,

Corporate Management Planning Division Jun. -€‡' Vice General Manager, GLS Division,

Kuraray America, Inc.

Apr. ‡™-› Entered The Fuji Bank Limited (the present Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

Apr. -€€- General Manager, Americas Non-Japanese

Corporate Banking Division No. -, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (the present Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

Mar. -€€• Executive Officer and General Manager, Otemachi Corporate Banking Division No. › and No. -, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Apr. -€€š Managing Executive Officer in charge of corporate banking, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Mar. -€€› Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Americas, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Apr. ‡™œ• Entered Tokyo Electron Ltd.

Oct. ‡™œ› Entered Tohmatsu Awoki & Sanwa

(the present Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Sep. ‡™™€ Registered as a Certified Public Accountant Oct. -€€‡ Registered with Tokyo Bar Association;

Entered Shin-Tokyo Sohgoh Law Office (later merged with Bingham Sakai Mimura Aizawa- Foreign Law Joint Enterprise)

Jun. -€€™ Outside Corporate Auditor, Calbee, Inc.

Jun. -€‡€ Outside Corporate Auditor, Taiko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Jan. -€‡› Officer Responsible for Technology Division; Officer Responsible for Plants in Japan; Officer Responsible for Environmental Business Development and Promotion Division

Mar. -€‡› Director and Managing Executive Officer Jan. -€‡œ Officer Responsible for Environmental and

Industrial Safety Management Center Jan. -€-€ Assistant to the President

Mar. -€-€ Corporate Auditor (Current position)

Jan. -€‡œ Vice President, Kuraray Europe GmbH Mar. -€-€ Executive Officer, Kuraray Co., Ltd. Jan. -€-‡ Assistant to the President

Mar. -€-‡ Corporate Auditor (Current position)

Apr. -€‡€ Deputy President, Head of the Americas,

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Apr. -€‡• Chairman of the Board, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.; Chairman of the Board, Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

Apr. -€‡š Senior Advisor, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Jun. -€‡š Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member,

Azbil Co., Ltd.

Mar. -€‡œ Corporate Auditor, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Current position)

Mar. -€‡™ Outside Director, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.

Jun. -€‡™ Outside Director, Azbil Co., Ltd. (Current position) Jun. -€-€ Outside Director, NSK Ltd. (Current position)

Mar. -€‡- Outside Corporate Auditor, KOKUYO Co., Ltd. Mar. -€‡š Outside Corporate Auditor, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Apr. -€‡š Partner, TMI Associates (Current position)

Jun. -€‡› Outside Director, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (Current position)

Jun. -€‡- Outside Corporate Auditor, IHI Corporation Mar. -€‡™ Corporate Auditor, Kuraray Co., Ltd.

(Current position)

Mar. -€-‡ Outside Corporate Auditor, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Current position)

Kenji Komatsu

Outside Corporate Auditor

(Independent Corporate

Auditor)

Outside Independent

Apr. ‡™-œ Entered Mitsubishi Corporation	Mar. -€‡› Director and Chairman, BELLSYSTEM-' Holdings,
Feb. ‡™™› Entered GE International Inc.	Inc.
Jul. -€€š Representative Director and President, Ecolab Inc.	Jun. -€‡› Advisor, COACH A Co., Ltd.
(the present Ecolab GK)	Dec. -€‡œ Advisor, API Consultants CO., LTD.
Apr. -€€- Ecolab Inc. Senior Vice President	Mar. -€‡™ Corporate Auditor, Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Dec. -€‡€ Senior Executive Officer, Sanden Corporation	(Current position)
(the present SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION)	May -€-€ Executive Vice President,
Nov. -€‡‡ Entered Bain Capital Asia, LLC	FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED (Current position)
Mar. -€‡• Director, President and CEO, BELLSYSTEM-', Inc.

Executive Officers

Managing Executive Officers

	Officer Responsible for Technology Division;
Akira Omura	Officer Responsible for Plants in Japan;
Officer Responsible for Environmental and Industrial Safety
	Management Center;
	and General Manager of Technology Division
Toshihiro Omatsu	President, Isoprene Company
Toshinori Tsugaru	Officer Responsible for Innovation Networking Center;
Officer Responsible for Research and Development Division;
	Officer Responsible for IP Management Center
Satoru Fujinami	Officer Responsible for General Affairs and HR Division;
Officer Responsible for Purchasing and Logistics Division;
	and General Manager of General Affairs and HR Division
Executive Officers
Stephen Cox	General Manager, Advanced Interlayer Solutions Division
Koichi Takano	General Manager, Purchasing and Logistics Division
Hajime Suzuki	Vice President, Kuraray America, Inc.

Takaharu Kawahara	President, Kuraray America, Inc.
Fuyuo Ueyama	Vice President, Calgon Carbon Corporation
Tomoyuki Watanabe	President, Vinyl Acetate Resin Company,
General Manager, Poval Resin Division
Stevan R. Schott	General Manager, Environmental Solutions Division,
Functional Materials Company;
	President, Calgon Carbon Corporation
Yoji Ikemori	General Manager, Genestar Division
Kazushige Sakamoto	General Manager, Okayama Plant
Koichi Daifuku	General Manager, Poval Film Division
Junichi Fujiwara	General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Office
Hideo Ohi	General Manager, Corporate Auditing Division
Hiroyuki Shimo	General Manager, EVAL Division
Yoshinobu Nakamura	General Manager, Methacrylate Division
Akiko Ide	General Manager, Corporate Sustainability Division
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