Officer List
Board of Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Executive Officers (As of April 1.2024)
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)
TAKAHARA Shigeki
Representative Director of the Board, Vice President Executive Officer
- Apr. 1981
- Joined NEC Corporation
- Jun. 2007
- CFO and Corporate Officer of MISUMI Group Inc.
- Feb. 2011
- Member of the Board and Operating Officer, CFO, Accounting & Finance Lead of Pfizer Japan Inc. (retired February 2020)
- Apr. 2020
- Joined Kansai Paint; Managing Executive Officer, and General Manager of Corporate Planning & Finance Div.
- Apr. 2021
- Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Chief of Corporate Planning, Finance, HR & Administration
- Jun. 2021
- Director of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Chief of Corporate Planning, Finance, HR & Administration
- Apr. 2022
- Representative Director of the Board, Vice President Executive Officer, Chief of Corporate Planning, Finance, HR & Administration
- Apr. 2024
- Representative Director of the Board, Vice President Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Director of the Board of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
NISHIBAYASHI Hitoshi
Representative Director of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer
- Apr. 1987
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Apr. 2015
- Deputy Head of Automotive Refinish, Decorative and Protective Coatings Business Div.
- Apr. 2019
- Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Business Development Div.
- Jun. 2020
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, and Head of International Business Unit
- Jul. 2020
- Director of the Board, and Managing Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Planning & Finance
- Apr. 2021
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Head of International Business Unit
- Apr. 2024
- Representative Director of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Head of International Business Unit (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Director of the Board of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
Director of the Board of Kansai Plascon East Africa (Pty) Ltd.
President Komisaris (Commissioner) of PT Kansai Prakarsa Coatings
KAJIMA Junichi
Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer
- Apr. 1987
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Apr. 2016
- Deputy General Manager of Automotive Refinish, Decorative and Protective Coatings Business Div.
- Apr. 2019
- Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager of Automotive Refinish, Decorative and Protective Coatings Business Div.
- Dec. 2019
- Executive Officer in charge of technical supervision of Coatings Business Div. (automotive and industrial coatings)
- Apr. 2021
- Executive Officer, concurrently serving as Director of the Board, and President of Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH (retired March 2023)
- Apr. 2023
- Managing Executive Officer, and Chief of Corporate Production, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Procurement
- Jun. 2023
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, and Chief of Corporate Production, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Procurement
- Apr. 2024
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, and Chief of R&D/Procurement Unit (current)
TERAOKA Naoto
Director of the Board
- Apr. 1985
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Apr. 2012
- Executive Officer, and General Manager of Automotive Refinish, Decorative and Protective Coatings Business Div.
- Jun. 2019
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales, General Manager of Coatings Business Div.
Representative Director of the Board, President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2021
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Japan Business Unit
Representative Director of the Board, and President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. (retired March 2023)
- Apr. 2023
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Japan Business Unit
- Apr. 2024
- Director of the Board (current)
YOSHIKAWA Keiji
Outside Director of the Board
- Apr. 1973
- Joined Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2008
- Executive Officer, and Head of Functional Glass SBU of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- Feb. 2012
- Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, and CPMO (Chief Project Management Officer) of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2012
- Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2015
- Advisor of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (retired June 2017)
- Jun. 2018
- Outside Director of the Board of Kansai Paint (current)
- Jan. 2021
- Outside Director of LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (current)
- May. 2021
- Outside Director of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD. (current)
- Jun. 2021
- Outside Director, and Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee of Fujikura Ltd. (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Outside Director of LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD.
Outside Director of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
Outside Director, and Member of the Audit and
Supervisory Committee of Fujikura 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)
Significant positions concurrently held
Outside Director of KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of MACNICA HOLDINGS, INC.
ANDO Tomoko
Outside Director of the Board
- Dec. 1996
- Joined Master Foods Ltd. (currently Mars Japan Limited)
- Jan. 2006
- People Pipeline Manager of Master Foods Ltd.
- Aug. 2008
- Joined NIHON L’ORÉAL K.K.
- Mar. 2011
- Vice President and Head of Human Resources of NIHON L’ORÉAL K.K. (retired May 2016)
- Jun. 2018
- Outside Director of PRESS KOGYO CO., LTD. (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
- Jun. 2019
- Outside Director of the Board of Kansai Paint (current)
- Jun. 2022
- Outside Director of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (Member of the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee) (current)
- Jan. 2023
- Representative Director of Open the Door Ltd. (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of PRESS KOGYO CO., LTD.
Outside Director of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (Member of the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee)
Representative Director of Open the Door Ltd.
John P. DURKIN
Outside Director of the Board
- Apr. 2010
- Joined BELLSYSTEM24, Inc. as CFO (retired May 2012)
- Feb. 2013
- Joined Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. (currently FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.) as Board Director and CFO (retired December 2017)
- Jan. 2018
- Joined John Masters Organics Group, Inc. as Board Director (retired April 2022)
- Jun. 2019
- Outside Director of the Board of Kansai Paint (current)
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
YOSHIDA Kazuhiro
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)
- Apr. 1983
- Joined Kansai Paint
- Jul. 2011
- Executive Officer, General Manager of Global Procurement Div.
- Apr. 2016
- Senior Executive Officer, Senior Manager of Human Resources Planning Dept., Corporate Planning Div.
- Jun. 2019
- Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer in charge of Administration
- Oct. 2019
- Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Administration
- Jun. 2021
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) (current)
Significant positions concurrently held
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kansai Paint Marine Co., Ltd.
HASEBE Hideshi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)
- 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
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) (current)
Significant position concurrently held
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
YAMAMOTO Tokuo
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board 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
- Standing Auditor of JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (current)
- Jun. 2019
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) of JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (retired June 2023)
- Jun. 2021
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kansai Paint (current)
NAKAI Hiroe
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
- Apr. 1988
- Registered as a lawyer (Osaka Bar Association)
- Aug. 2016
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kansai Paint (retired in June 2017)
- Jun. 2018
- Outside Director of GUNZE LIMITED (current)
Significant position concurrently held
Lawyer
Outside Director of GUNZE LIMITED
Utilization of a Skill Matrix
Our skill matrix was formulated following a consultation with the Nomination Committee held in FY2020. The Nomination Committee meeting held this year also confirmed that the combination of skills required of directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members shown in the skill matrix would be utilized continuously to formulate the appointment policy, while appropriately verifying such skills in accordance with the business environment and business characteristics, etc.
| MORI Kunishi |
TAKAHARA Shigeki |
NISHIBAYASHI Hitoshi |
KAJIMA Junichi |
TERAOKA Naoto |
YOSHIKAWA Keiji |
OMORI Shinichiro |
ANDO Tomoko |
John P. Durkin |
YOSHIDA Kazuhiro |
HASEBE Hideshi |
YAMAMOTO Tokuo |
NAKAI Hiroe |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Director of the Board, President |
Representative Director of the Board, Vice President Executive Officer |
Representative Director of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer |
Director of the Board | Outside Director of the Board |
Outside Director of the Board |
Outside Director of the Board |
Outside Director of the Board |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
|
| Internal | Internal | Internal | Internal | Internal | Outside Independent |
Outside Independent |
Outside Independent |
Outside Independent |
Internal | Internal | Outside Independent |
Outside Independent |
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| Male | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male | Female | Foreign national male | Male | Male | Male | Female | |
| Evaluation Committee | ● | ● | ● Chairman |
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| Nomination Committee | ● Chairman |
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| Corporate management | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Sales, Marketing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Finance & accounting | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
| Global | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| R&D, SCM | ● | ● | |||||||||||
| Human resources, Human resource development | ● | ● | |||||||||||
| Legal affairs, Risk Management | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
| ESG | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| IT Digital | ● | ● | ● |
Executive Officers (Excluding 3 Directors of the Board concurrently serving as Executive Officers)
We have introduced an executive officer system, under which duties and responsibilities are clarified by separating the function of decision-making and supervisory of corporate management from the executive function, and initiatives in the business environment can be executed with speed and flexibility. The numbers of Executive Officers is 13, of which three are concurrently serving as Director.
TOKU Kiyohide
Managing Executive Officer
Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Unit
TAKATA Youichi
Managing Executive Officer
Head of Japan Business Unit
Representative Director of the Board, President of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.
TOMIOKA Takashi
Managing Executive Officer
Chief of Corporate Management and Administration Unit
TANAKA Takeshi
Executive Officer
Chief of Supply Chain Unit
TAKADA Hideo
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Unit
TONOMURA Hironori
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Automotive and Industrial Business Unit
MAEKAWA Katsuhiko
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Japan Business Unit
Pravin Digambar Chaudhari
Executive Officer
Head of India business and Deputy Chief of R&D/Procurement Unit
YOKOTA Gen
Executive Officer
Deputy Chief of R&D/Procurement Unit
Prejay R. Lalla
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of International Business Unit and Head of Africa business
President of Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd.
Attendance of newly appointed officers at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 27, 2024 are indicated as "-".
・The numbers of Company shares owned by each officer and Significant positions concurrently held are as of March 31, 2024.
