Tokyo, Japan—The Board of Directors of Tosoh Corporation passed a resolution concerning the changes of directors and officers of the company, as detailed below, at the Board of Directors meeting on May 12, 2023.
1. Changes of directors and auditors (effective June 23, 2023)
(1) New candidates for director
Senior vice president Akihiro Yoshimizu
Senior vice president Takahiko Kamezaki
(2) New candidate for external director
Director of Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Yukimasa Nakano
(3) New candidate for corporate auditor
Director Satoru Yonezawa
(4) Retiring directors
Representative director Katsushi Tashiro
Director Satoru Yonezawa
(5) Retiring external director
External director Keiichi Miura
(6) Retiring corporate auditor
Corporate auditor Kouji Kawamoto
(7) Changes of representative director
This matter is set to be formalized at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 23, 2023, and at the Board of Directors meeting to be held immediately thereafter on that date.
Director Toru Adachi
2. Appointment of new officers (effective May 12, 2023)
(1) New vice presidents
Ikuya Seo
Kenichi Yamamoto
Ryuichi Tahara
3. Appointment of new officers (effective June 23, 2023)
(1) New candidates for vice president
Yutaka Shiokawa
Eiji Okanari
Masashige Sakata
Hisashi Murata
Seiya Churei
Yoshinori Matsumura
Hideaki Imoto
Mitsuhiro Nishimura
(2) Retiring vice presidents
Senior executive vice president Katsushi Tashiro
Executive vice president Satoru Yonezawa
Vice president Hideyuki Obayashi
Vice president Shigeki Hattori
Vice president Kouji Inage
Vice president Hideaki Nishioka
Vice president Yuji Takeda
Vice president Shuuji Takatou
Vice president Ikuya Seo
Vice president Kenichi Yamamoto
Vice president Ryuichi Tahara
Additionally, Hideyuki Obayashi is scheduled to take on the role as executive director at Taiyo Vinyl Corporation.
Shigeki Hattori is scheduled to take on the role of director and president at Tosoh Information Systems Corporation.
Kouji Inage is scheduled to take on the role of director and president at Tosoh Logistics Corporation in late June.
Yuji Takeda is scheduled to take on the role of director and president at Kasumi Kyodo Jigyo Co., Ltd. in late June.
Shuuji Takatou is scheduled to take on the role of director and president at Tosoh Analysis and Research Center Co., Ltd. in late June.
Ikuya Seo is scheduled to take on the role of executive director at Tohoku Denki Tekko Co., Ltd. in late June.
Ryuichi Tahara is scheduled to take on the role of president at Tosoh (Ruian) Polyurethane Co., Ltd. in late June.
(3) Promotion of officers
(1 Candidates for executive vice president
Senior vice president Toru Doi
Senior vice president Akihiro Yoshimizu
Senior vice president Takahiko Kamezaki
Senior vice president Nobukatsu Ohmichi
(2 Candidates for senior vice president
Vice president Yutaka Murata
Vice president Teruhiko Ide
Vice president Hidetoshi Horiuchi
Vice president Yasuhiro Kojima
Vice president Takafumi Kiuchi
Vice president Mitsutaka Sugata
Vice president Tatsuji Kushimoto
TOSOH CORPORATION
Who We Are
Tosoh Corporation is the parent of the Tosoh Group, which comprises over 100 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 14,000 people. It generated net sales of ¥1,064.4 billion (US$7.9 billion at the average rate of ¥135.5 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2023, ended March 31, 2023.
What We Do
Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh’s petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polyethylene, and functional polymers, while its advanced materials business serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries. Tosoh has also pioneered sophisticated bioscience systems that are used for the monitoring of life-threatening diseases. In addition, Tosoh demonstrates its commitment to a sustainable future in part by manufacturing a variety of eco-products.
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