Management/Organization
Management
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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)
- April 1986
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
- April 1981
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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)
- April 1992
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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)
- April 1983
- 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
(as of September 1, 2024)