About DAICELDirectors & Senior Management
Directors
(As of June 25, 2021)
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
| April 1979 | Joined Daicel Corporation |
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| June 2006 | Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation Deputy Head of Corporate Support Center, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2008 | Head of Raw Material Purchasing Center, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2010 | President, Daicel Corporation President and CEO, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2019 | Chairperson of Board of Directors, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
- Chairperson of the Management Advisory Committee
| April 1983 | Joined Daicel Corporation |
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| April 2002 | Head of Business Process Innovation, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2006 | Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation Vice President of Aerospace & Defense Systems/Safety Systems Company, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2009 | Head of Production Technology, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2011 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
| June 2013 | Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2017 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2019 | President, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) President and CEO, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
- Member of the Management Advisory Committee
| April 1984 | Joined Daicel Corporation |
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| June 2011 | Head of Raw Material Purchasing Center, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2014 | Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation Representative Director and President of Daicel Logistics Service Co., Ltd. |
| June 2017 | Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2019 | Representative Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
| June 2020 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Management Advisory Committee
| April 1984 | Joined Daicel Corporation |
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| June 2012 | President of Organic Chemical Products Company, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2014 | Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2016 | President of Aerospace & Defense Systems/Safety Systems Company, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2017 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2019 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
| June 2020 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Management Advisory Committee
| April 1984 | Joined Daicel Corporation |
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| June 2008 | Representative Director and President, Daicel Safety Systems Inc. |
| April 2014 | Head, Central Research Center of Daicel Corporation Head, Corporate Research Center of R&D Headquarters of Daicel Corporation |
| February 2015 | Deputy General Manager of R&D Headquarters, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2015 | Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation |
| June 2019 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
| June 2020 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Chairperson of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
| April 2005 | Executive Vice President and Representative Director of Astellas Pharma Inc. |
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| June 2006 | President & CEO and Representative Director of Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| June 2011 | Chairman and Representative Director of Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| June 2016 | Retired from Chairman and Representative Director of Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| June 2017 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
| June 2005 | Director President (Representative Director) of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Chairman of the Board (Representative Director) of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
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| April 2017 | Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
| June 2017 | Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
| June 2018 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
| October 2018 | Honorary Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
| November 1993 | Director and Vice President of IBJ International Plc., U.K. securities subsidiary of The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited |
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| March 2002 | Executive Officer of IBJ Leasing Company, Limited |
| January 2006 | Director (General Manager of Administration Division) of Yuki Management & Research Co., Ltd. |
| March 2011 | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer of FUJITA KANKO INC. (Chief of Planning Group and Deputy Chief of Business Operations Division) |
| April 2017 | Special Advisor to the President (Chief Strategy Officer) of Tsuda University |
| June 2019 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
| April 2020 | Special Advisor to the President of Tsuda University |
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
| April 2010 | President & Representative Director, Presidential Executive Officer of Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. |
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| April 2014 | Presidential Executive Officer of Asahi Kasei Corp. |
| June 2014 | President & Representative Director, Presidential Executive Officer of Asahi Kasei Corp. |
| April 2016 | Director and Standing Advisor of Asahi Kasei Corp. |
| June 2016 | Standing Advisor of Asahi Kasei Corp. (incumbent) |
| June 2019 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
- Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
| March 2010 | Representative Director and Senior Managing Director of Nippon Life Insurance Company |
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| March 2012 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Nippon Life Insurance Company |
| July 2016 | Representative Director and Vice Chairman of Nippon Life Insurance Company (incumbent) |
| June 2020 | Director, Daicel Corporation (incumbent) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
(As of June 25, 2021)
| Shinji Fujita | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
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| Hisanori Imanaka | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Ryo Ichida | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Certified Public Accountant, Tax Accountant, Ryo Ichida Certified Public Accountant Office |
| Junichi Mizuo | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Representative Director and Chairperson of the Japan Compliance & Governance Institute |
| Hideo Makuta | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Registered as attorney (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association), Advisor of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
Executive Officers
(As of May 14, 2021)
President and CEO
| Yoshimi Ogawa | Responsible for Research Center Executive Consultant, Polyplastics Co., Ltd. |
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Senior Managing Executive Officers
| Yasuhiro Sakaki | General Manager, Corporate Planning & Strategy Headquarters Responsible for Safety SBU and Healthcare SBU Responsible for Raw Material Purchasing Center |
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| Kotaro Sugimoto | General Manager, Corporate Support Headquarters Responsible for Corporate Compliance Program Responsible for Corporate Sustainability |
| Hidekage Kojima | Responsible for Material SBU and Smart SBU |
| Toshio Shiwaku | General Manager, Performance Materials Headquarters President and CEO, Polyplastics Co., Ltd. |
Managing Executive Officers
| Akihisa Takabe | General Manager, Innovation and Business Development Headquarters Responsible for Intellectual Property Center Responsible for CPI Company |
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| Naotaka Kawaguchi | Head, Safety SBU Chairperson, Daicel Safety Systems (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Chairperson, Daicel Safety Technologies (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Chairperson, Daicel Safety Systems Americas, Inc. |
| Masamichi Mitsuuchi | Responsible for Engineering Center |
| Takashi Miyamoto | Head, Material SBU |
| Takashi Iiyama | General Manager, Production Management Headquarters Company President, Chain Production Company Responsible for Monozukuri Production Innovation Center |
Executive Officers
| Hitoshi Hayashi | Deputy General Manager, Innovation and Business Development Headquarters |
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| Masaaki Fujio | Head, Responsible Care |
| Akio Kojima | Head, Smart SBU |
| Haruyoshi Tashika | Plant General Manager, Ohtake Plant, Chain Production Company |
| Seiji Yamakado | Head, Customer Center Responsible for Digital Strategy Division |
| Nobuhiko Ikeda | Company President, Multiple Production Company Plant General Manager, Harima Plant, Multiple Production Company |
| Kazuya Kurosawa | President, Daicel Miraizu Ltd. Chairperson, Shanghai Daicel Polymers,Ltd. |
| Kei Yamane | Head, Research Center |
| Takaharu Takikawa | Head, Engineering Center Division Manager, Plant Engineering, Engineering Center |
| Yoichi Nemoto | Deputy General Manager, Corporate Support Headquarters |