Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. at its meeting of board of directors held on May 20, 2016, approved the appointment of Yoshimitsu Takahashi and Kai Yasouka as directors of the company. The company announced the retirement of Kiichi Habata as Managing Director and Masashi Kaneko as Director. The company also announced the promotion of Sasumu Ueno as Senior Managing Director and Masaki Miyajima as Managing Director of the company.