Management/Organization

Management

  • Member of the Board, President & CEOKazuhiro Noda

    Member of the Board, President & CEO Kazuhiro Noda

    • April 1986

      Joined NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.

    • April 2005

      General Manager of Superabsorbents Sales Department

    • April 2011

      General Manager of Corporate Planning Division

    • April 2015

      Deputy Director of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of Group Management and Project Planning Department

    • April 2017

      Director of Superabsorbents Business Division

    • June 2018

      Executive Officer

    • June 2020

      Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer

    • June 2022

      Member of the Board, President & CEO (current)

  • Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Kuniaki Takagi

    Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Kuniaki Takagi

    • Administration, HR, Finance, Accounting,
    • General Affairs & HR Div.
    • April 1987

      Entered Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    • April 2019

      Joined NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. as an entrusted worker

    • May 2019

      Director of General Affairs & HR Division

    • June 2019

      Executive Officer

    • June 2020

      Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Masahiro Watanabe

    Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Masahiro Watanabe

    • Business Sector, Purchasing & Logistics, Business Planning
    • Director of Basic Materials Business Div.
    • Battery Business Solutions Div.
    • April 1984

      Joined NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.

    • April 2009

      General Manager of Raw Materials Purchasing Department

    • April 2013

      General Manager of Performance Polymers Sales & Marketing Department

    • April 2016

      Director of Purchasing & Logistics Division

    • June 2018

      Executive Officer
      President and Representative Director of Nisshoku Butsuryu Co., Ltd.

    • June 2021

      Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Yasutaka Sumida

    Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Yasutaka Sumida

    • Innovation & Business Development
    • Corporate Research Div.
    • GX Research & Development Div.
    • Health & Medical Business Div.
    • Cosmetics Business Div.
    • R&D Management Dept.
    • Water & Environment Solutions Business Dept.
    • Printing Materials Business Dept.
    • April 1991

      Joined NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.

    • April 2017

      General Manager of Research Center

    • April 2020

      Director of Innovation & Business Development Division

    • June 2020

      Executive Officer

    • June 2021

      Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer (current)

  • Member of the Board, Managing Executive OfficerYukihiro Matsumoto

    Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer Yukihiro Matsumoto

    • Production & Technology
    • DX Promotion Div.
    • Responsible Care Div.
    • Production Div.
    • Engineering Div.
    • Indonesia Project
    • IONEL Technology Dept.
    • IONEL Domestic Location Preparation Dept.
    • April 1988

      Joined NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.

    • 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 Division

    • April 2016

      Director of Corporate Planning Division

    • June 2016

      Member of the Board, Executive Officer

    • June 2020

      Managing Executive Officer
      Plant Manager of Himeji Plant

    • June 2022

      Director of Production Division

    • June 2023

      Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer(current)

  • Outside Member of the BoardTetsuo Setoguchi

    Outside Member of the Board Tetsuo Setoguchi

    • April 1981

      Entered OSAKA GAS CO.,LTD

    • April 2015

      Vice President, Executive Officers OSAKA GAS CO.,LTD

    • April 2018

      Officers, OSAKA GAS CO.,LTD

    • June 2018

      Outside Member of the Board, NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.(current)
      Advisor,OSAKA GAS CO.,LTD(current)

    • April 2020

      Member of the Board,Chairman, OSAKA GAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD.

    • June 2021

      External Statutory Corporate Auditor, YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION.(current)

    • April 2022

      Member of the Board, Chairman, OGIS-RI Co.,Ltd(current)

  • Outside Member of the BoardMiyuki Sakurai

    Outside Member of the Board Miyuki Sakurai

    • April 1992

      Entered Attorney registration
      Nishimura law&accounting office.

    • May 2003

      Joint management Hanamizuki Law Office.(current)

    • March 2015

      Auditor Nihon Seimei foundation.(current)

    • April 2016

      Auditor OSAKA UNIVERSITY.(current)

    • June 2017

      Outside Member of the Board,
      NIPPON SHINYAKU CO., LTD.(current)

    • June 2020

      Outside Member of the Board,
      NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.(current)

    • June 2022

      External Statutory Corporate Auditor,
      MBS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.(current)

  • Outside Member of the BoardAkiko Ikeda

    Outside Member of the Board Akiko Ikeda

    • April 1983

      Joined Daimaru Department Store Co., Ltd. (Currently 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 JollyPasta 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 Member of the Board, NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.(current)

Statutory Corporate Auditor
Takashi Kobayashi
Teruhisa Wada
External Statutory Corporate Auditor
Tsukasa Takahashi
Kazumasa Murai
Managing Executive Officer
Katsunori KajiiDirector of Acrylics Business Div.
Executive Officer
Naoki HijikuroPresident of SINO-JAPAN CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.
Yoshihisa OkaPlant Manager of Kawasaki Plant
Kenta KanaidaPresident of Nippon Shokubai America Industries, Inc.
Kazuhiro SakumaDirector of Industrial & Household Solutions Div.
Shinya KataokaDirector of Purchasing & Logistics Div.
President of Nisshoku Butsuryu Co., Ltd.
Tokihiro YokoiPlant Manager of Himeji Plant
Kenjiro KomodaDirector of Business Planning Div.
Shigeru HaradaDirector of Finance & Accounting Div.
Tomiyuki SawadaDirector of Electronics & Environmental Solutions Div.

(as of September 1, 2024)

Organization

Organization chart

(as of September 1, 2024)

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