Officer List
Board of Directors, Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members and Executive Officers (As of June 27, 2025)
Board of Directors

MORI Kunishi
Representative Director of the Board, President
- Apr. 1981
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Jun. 2010
- Director of the Board, and Deputy General
Manager of the Coatings Business Div.
- Jun. 2015
- Representative Director of the Board;
Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales and International
(Significant positions concurrently held)
Representative Director of the Board,
President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2018
- Representative Director of the Board;
Senior Managing Executive Officer and COO in charge of Sales; and General Manager of the Coatings Business Div.
(Significant positions concurrently held)
Representative Director of the Board,
President, Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
(retired March 2019)
- Apr. 2019
- Representative Director of the Board, and President (current)

TOMIOKA Takashi
Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer
- Apr. 1996
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Apr. 2019
- General Manager of Business Planning Office
- Apr. 2020
- General Manager of Business Planning Div., Corporate Planning & Finance Unit
- Jul. 2020
- Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Unit, and General Manager of Business Planning Div., Corporate Planning & Finance Unit
- Apr. 2021
- Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Planning Unit, Corporate Planning & Finance Div.
- Apr. 2024
- Managing Executive Officer, Chief of Corporate Management and Administration Unit
- Jun. 2024
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, and Chief of Corporate Management and Administration Unit
- Apr. 2025
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Head Office
- Apr. 2025
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Unit and Head of Europe Business Segment (current)
- Significant positions concurrently held
- Director of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
- Director of the Board of Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH
- Director of the Board of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
- Director of Kansai Plascon East Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Director and Chairman of Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd.

TAKATA Yoichi
Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer
- Apr. 1989
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Apr. 2020
- Deputy General Manager of Automotive Refinish, Decorative and Protective Coatings Business Div.
- Apr. 2021
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Automotive Refinish, Decorative and Protective Coatings Business Div., Japan Business Segment
- Apr. 2023
- Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Japan Business Segment, Representative Director of the Board President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2024
- Managing Executive Officer, Head of Japan Business Segment, Representative Director of the Board President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2025
- Managing Executive Officer, Head of Head Office, Representative Director of the Board President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2025
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer,Head of Head Office (current)

Pravin D. Chaudhari
Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer
- June 1993
- Joined Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
- May 2008
- Executive Director-Industrial sales, Manufacturing, IR
- May 2017
- Executive Director-Manufacturing, IR, Technology and M&A
- Apr. 2018
- CEO – Special Projects, Pidilite Industries Ltd.
- Apr. 2023
- Joined Kansai Paint : Executive Officer and Deputy Chief of Corporate Production, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Procurement
Director of the Board of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
- Apr. 2024
- Executive Officer, Head of India business, Deputy Chief of R&D/Procurement Uni of the Company
- Apr. 2025
- Managing Executive Officer and Chief of Business Unit and India business of the Company
President of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
- Jun. 2025
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer and Chief of Business Unit and India business of the Company
President of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (current position)
- Significant positions concurrently held
- President of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

OMORI Shinichiro
Outside Director of the Board
- Apr. 1978
- Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
- Apr. 2016
- Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd. (retired March 2019)
- Jun. 2017
- Outside Director of Hitachi Capital Corp. (currently Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.) (retired March 2019)
- Jun. 2017
- Director of the Board of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (currently Resonac Corporation) (retired March 2018)
- Jun. 2019
- Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (currently Proterial, Ltd.) (retired March 2020)
- Jul. 2020
- Chairman of the Board of Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (retired March 2021)
- Mar. 2022
- Outside Director of KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (current)
- Jun. 2022
- Outside Director of MACNICA FUJI ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS, INC. (currently MACNICA HOLDINGS, INC.) (current)
- June 2023
- Outside Director of Kansai Paint (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Outside Director of KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of MACNICA HOLDINGS, INC.

YOMO Yukari
Outside Director of the Board
- Sept. 1987
- Joined General Electric Japan Company (currently, Japan GE Co., Ltd.)
- Jul. 1997
- General Manager of Human Resourced and General Affairs Dept. of General Electric Capital Car System Co., Ltd.
- Feb. 2001
- Director and General Manager of Human Resources Division of GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd. (currently, GE Healthcare Japan Corporation)
- Jan. 2003
- Executive Officer in charge of Human Resources of AIU Insurance Company (currently, AIG General Insurance Company, Ltd.
- Feb. 2006
- Senior Management and General Manager of Human Resources Division of Microsoft Co., Ltd. (currently, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.)
- Oct. 2011
- Director in charge of Human Resources of GlaxoSmithKline K.K.
- Apr. 2012
- Director of Japan Association of Corporate Executives (DOYUKAI)
- Oct. 2016
- Leadership & Organization Development-related advisor (current)
- Jun. 2021
- Independent Director of JALUX Inc.
- Jun. 2023
- Outside Director of JEOL Ltd. (current)
- Jun. 2024
- Outside Director of Kansai Paint (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Outside Director of JEOL Ltd.

Asli Meziyet Colpan
Outside Director of the Board
- Apr. 2008
- Program-specific Associate Professor at International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Columbia University
- Oct. 2012
- Visiting Scholar at Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS), Harvard University
- Oct. 2012
- Associate Professor at the School of Politics, and Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Jul. 2015
- Outside Director of GOURMET KINEYA CO., LTD.
- Apr. 2016
- Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University
- May 2016
- Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
- Sept. 2016
- Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School
- Mar. 2018
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (current)
- Apr. 2018
- Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University (current)
- Apr. 2018
- Professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University (current)
- Mar. 2019
- Outside Director of Nissha Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2024
- Outside Director of Kansai Paint (current)
- Jun. 2025
- Outside Director of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (current)
- Significant positions concurrently held
- Professor at the Graduate School, Kyoto University
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Outside Director of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members

HASEBE Hideshi
Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
- Apr. 1985
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Apr. 2015
- Senior Manager of Finance and Accounting Dept., Administrative Div.
- Apr. 2018
- Executive Officer, Senior Manager of Business Administration Dept. Administrative Div.
- Jun. 2020
- Full-time Corporate Auditor
- Jun. 2024
- Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (current)
Significant position concurrently held
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.

YAMAMOTO Tokuo
Outside Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
- Apr. 1981
- Joined NEC Corporation
- May. 1995
- Seconded to NEC de Mexico SA de CV, Accounting and Finance Manager
- Jun. 2007
- General Manager of Affiliated Companies of NEC de Mexico SA de CV (retired January 2014)
- Feb. 2014
- Associate Senior Vice President of NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation
- Jun. 2017
Full-time Corporate Auditor of NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (retired June 2019)
- Jun. 2019
- Full-time Corporate Auditor of JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
- Jun. 2021
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Kansai Paint
- Jun. 2024
- Outside Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of Kansai Paint (current)

NAKAI Hiroe
Outside Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
- Apr. 1988
- Registered as a lawyer (Osaka Bar Association)
- Aug. 2016
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Kansai Paint
- Jun. 2018
- Outside Director of GUNZE LIMITED (current)
- Jun. 2023
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Kansai Paint
- Jun. 2024
- Outside Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee member of Kansai Paint (current)
Significant position concurrently held
Lawyer
Outside Director of GUNZE LIMITED

TOKU Kiyohide
Managing Executive Officer
Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Segment

Prejay R. Lalla
Managing Executive Officer
Head of Africa Business Segment
Chief Executive Officer of Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd.

MAEKAWA Katsuhiko
Executive Officer
and Head of Japan Business Segment

TAKADA Hideo
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Segment

TONOMURA Hironori
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Segment

TANAKA Takeshi
Executive Officer
General Manager of Global Supply Chain Division

YOKOTA Gen
Executive Officer
General Manager of Global R&D/Procurement Division

YAMAMOTO Hideshi
Executive Officer
General Manager of Global Finance Division
Attendance of newly appointed officers at the General Meeting of Shareholders on June 27, 2025 are indicated as “-”.
・The numbers of Company shares owned by each officer and Significant positions concurrently held are as of March 31, 2025.