Management/Organization

Management

  • President & CEO, Representative DirectorKazuhiro Noda

    President & CEO, Representative Director Kazuhiro Noda

    • April 1986

      Joined the Company

    • April 2005

      General Manager of Superabsorbents Sales Dept.

    • April 2011

      General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.

    • April 2015

      Deputy Division Manager of Corporate Planning Div. and General Manager of Group Management and Project Planning Dept.

    • April 2017

      Director of Superabsorbents Business Div.

    • June 2018

      Executive Officer

    • June 2020

      Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer and Director of Corporate Planning Div.

    • June 2022

      Representative Director, President / Chief Executive Officer (current)

  • Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Yasutaka Sumida

    Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Yasutaka Sumida

    • In charge of
    • Innovation & Business Development
    • Corporate Research Div.
    • Health & Medical Business Div.
    • New Business Promotion Div.
    • R&D Management Dept.
    • Process Catalysts Research Dept.
    • April 1991

      Joined the Company

    • April 2017

      General Manager of Research Center

    • April 2020

      Director of Innovation & Business Development Div.

    • June 2020

      Executive Officer

    • June 2021

      Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Director of the Board, Managing Executive OfficerYukihiro Matsumoto

    Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Yukihiro Matsumoto

    • In charge of
    • Production & Technology
    • Engineering Div.
    • DX Promotion Div.
    • Responsible Care Div.
    • Battery Business Project Div.
    • Indonesia Project Dept.
    • April 1988

      Joined the Company

    • July 2004

      Vice President of SINGAPORE ACRYLIC PTE LTD
      Vice President of SINGAPORE GLACIAL ACLYRIC PTE. LTD. (at present, NIPPON SHOKUBAI (ASIA) PTE. LTD.)

    • April 2009

      General Manager of Technology Department of Himeji Plant

    • April 2014

      Director of Production Div.

    • April 2016

      Director of Corporate Planning Div.

    • June 2016

      Director of the Board, Executive Officer

    • June 2020

      Managing Executive Officer
      Director & Plant Manager of Himeji Plant

    • June 2022

      Director of Production Div.

    • June 2023

      Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Kenjiro Komoda

    Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Kenjiro Komoda

    • In charge of
    • Business Sector
    • Battery Business Solutions Div.
    • Business Planning Div.
    • Purchasing & Logistics Div.
    • April 1986

      Joined the Company

    • July 2005

      President of NIPPON SHOKUBAI (ASIA) PTE. LTD.

    • April 2010

      General Manager of Specialty Esters Sales & Marketing Dept.

    • April 2013

      General Manager of Specialty Acrylics Sales & Marketing Dept.

    • April 2017

      President of SINO-JAPAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

    • April 2020

      General Manager of Business Planning and Development Dept.

    • April 2022

      Director of Business Planning Div.

    • June 2022

      Executive Officer

    • April 2025

      Senior Executive Officer

    • June 2025

      Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Shigeru Harada

    Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Shigeru Harada

    • In charge of
      Administration, HR, Finance, Accounting
    • April 1990

      Joined the Company

    • April 2016

      General Manager of Group Management and Project Planning Dept.

    • April 2022

      Director of Finance & Accounting Div.

    • June 2022

      Executive Officer

    • April 2025

      Senior Executive Officer, Director of General Affairs & HR Div.

    • June 2026

      Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Outside Director of the BoardMiyuki Sakurai

    Outside Director of the Board Miyuki Sakurai

    • April 1992

      Resisterd as attorney-at-law
      Joined Nishimura Law and Accounting Office

    • May 2003

      Partner of Hanamizuki Law Office (current)

    • March 2015

      Auditor of Nippon Life Insurance Foundation(current)

    • April 2016

      Auditor of Osaka University (at present, The University of Osaka)(current)

    • June 2017

      External Director of Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.(current)

    • June 2020

      Outside Director of the Board at the Company(current)

    • June 2022

      Outside Auditor of MBS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.(current)

  • Outside Director of the BoardAkiko Ikeda

    Outside Director of the Board Akiko Ikeda

    • April 1983

      Joined The Daimaru, Inc. (at present, Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co., Ltd.)

    • April 2003

      Joined Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.

    • March 2011

      Executive Officer of Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.

    • April 2016

      President and Representative Director of Jolly-Pasta Co.,Ltd.

    • June 2017

      President and Representative Director of COCO’S JAPAN CO., LTD.

    • April 2019Director of Okamoto Corporation

    • January 2023

      Outside Director of Kura Sushi, Inc.

    • June 2024Outside Director of the Board at the Company(current)
      Outside Director of J-OIL MILLS, INC.(current)

  • Outside Director of the BoardShigeru Takaragi

    Outside Director of the Board Shigeru Takaragi

    • April 1984

      Joined TODA KOGYO CORP.

    • July 2007

      Executive Officer of TODA KOGYO CORP.

    • June 2014

      President and Representative Director of TODA KOGYO CORP.

    • June 2024

      Director, Chairman and Executive Officer of TODA KOGYO CORP.

    • July 2025

      Director & Chairman of TODA KOGYO CORP.

    • June 2026

      Outside Director of the Board at the Company(current)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Atsushi Tabata
Kenichi Ueda
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Tsukasa Takahashi
Kazumasa Murai
Senior Executive Officer
Kazuhiro SakumaPresident of NIPPON NYUKAZAI CO., LTD.
Shinya KataokaDirector of Acrylics Business Div.
Tomiyuki SawadaDirector of Electronics & Environmental Solutions Div.
General Manager of Environmental Materials Sales & Marketing Dept.
Executive Officer
Shinichi ItoDirector of Finance & Accounting Div.
Koji TakedaDirector & Plant Manager of Kawasaki Plant
Kazuto OkazakiDirector & Plant Manager of Himeji Plant
Hisakazu FujitaDirector of Industrial & Household Solutions Div.
Yasuharu NakabayashiDirector of Basic Materials Business Div.
Shigetaka TakamiyaDirector of Production Div.
Nobuo AkanumaDirector of Superabsorbents Business Div.
Takashi TomitaPresident of NIPPOH CHEMICALS CO., LTD.

(as of June 19, 2026)

Organization

Organization chart

(as of April 1, 2026)

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