Kurita Water Industries Ltd. announced that a meeting of its board of directors on February 28, 2019 resolved to make the following changes in directors and members of the Audit & Supervisory Board. These changes will take effect on April 1, 2019. Also, the appointment of the new directors and members of the Audit & Supervisory Board will take effect on June 27. The appointment of the new directors and members of the Audit & Supervisory Board that will take effect on June 27 is expected to be formalized at the 83rd annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 27, 2019. The company promoted Hirohiko Ejiri as Managing Director and appointed Takahito Namura as Director, effective from April 1, 2019. The company also appointed Keiko Tanaka as Director (Part-Time), Ms. Keiko Tanaka is a candidate for an external director and will be registered as an independent officer, Yukihiko Mutou appointed as Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board, effective June 27, 2019. The company announced the retirement of Takahito Namura as Managing Director and Executive General Manager of Solution Business Division and Shiro Hayashi as Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board. The term of office of Mr. Yukihiko Mutou will expire at the close of the 87th annual meeting of shareholders, effective June 27, 2019. The term of office of Mr. Kenjiro Kobayashi will expire at the close of the 84th annual meeting of shareholders. The term of office of Mr. Shigekazu Torikai will expire at the close of the 85th annual meeting of shareholders.