Officer List

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)

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

Apr. 2026

Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Unit (current)

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

Apr. 2026

Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Head Office and Chief of Corporate management and Administration Unit (current)

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.

Apr. 2025

Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Asia Business Segment
President of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (current)

Jan. 2010

South Africa Sales & Marketing Director of AkzoNobel

Mar. 2016

Commercial Executive Africa of Kansai Plascon Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Sept. 2017

Chief Executive Officer of Kansai Plascon Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Apr. 2024

Executive Officer, Deputy Head of International Business Unit and Head of Africa business of the Company

Apr. 2025

Executive Officer and Head of Africa Business Segment
Chief Executive Officer of Kansai Plascon Africa (Pty)Ltd.

Apr. 2026

Managing Executive Officer and Head of EMEA Business Segment of the Company
Chief Executive Officer of Kansai Plascon Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Jun. 2026

Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer and Head of EMEA Business Segment of the Company
Chief Executive Officer of Kansai Plascon Africa (Pty) Ltd. (current)

Apr. 1978

Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Apr. 2016

Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd.

Jun. 2017

Outside Director of Hitachi Capital Corp. (currently Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.)

Jun. 2017

Director of the Board of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (currently Resonac Corporation)

Jun. 2019

Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (currently Proterial, Ltd.)

Jul. 2020

Chairman of the Board of Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

Mar. 2022

Outside Director of KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (current position)

Jun. 2022

Outside Director of MACNICA FUJI ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS, INC. (currently MACNICA HOLDINGS, INC.) (current position)

June 2023

Outside Director of Kansai Paint (current position)

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)

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 the Board of the Company (current)

Jun. 2025

Outside Director of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (current)

Apr. 1987

Joined the Company

Apr. 2009

General Manager in charge of International Div. of the Company (on secondment to Tianjin Winfield Kansai)

Apr. 2012

Deputy General Manager of Automotive Coatings Sales Div. of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2013

General Manager of Automotive Refinish Coatings Sales Div.

June 2013

Director and General Manager of Automotive Refinish Coatings Sales Div.

Apr. 2016

Director and Deputy General Manager of Industrial Coatings Sales Div.

Apr. 2019

Executive Officer and General Manager of Industrial Coatings Div. of the Company
Director and General Manager of Industrial Coatings Sales Div. of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2023

Managing Executive Officer and Head of Global Automotive Business Segment of the Company

Apr. 2024

Managing Executive Officer and Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Segment

Apr. 2026

Managing Executive Officer (current position)

Jun. 2026

Director of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (current)

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

Feb. 2014

Associate Senior Vice President of NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation

Jun. 2017

Full-time Corporate Auditor of NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation

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)

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)

Apr. 2026

Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (current position)
President of the Osaka Bar Association (current position)