KAO CORPORATION - Key Persons

President, Chemical Business, Global Chairperson of the Board, Fatty Chemical ( Malaysia ) Sdn. Bhd. Chairperson of the Board, Pilipinas Kao, Inc. Chairperson of the Board, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L

Masakazu Negoro

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Director
Member of the Leadership Team
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

Naohiko Uramoto

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Vice President, DX Strategy - Data Intelligence Strategy, Global

Naoshi Nakamoto

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Senior Vice President, Procurement, Global

Natsumi Hotta

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President, Consumer Products - Hygiene & Living Care Business, Global

Nobuhiro Oka

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Member of the Leadership Team
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Osamu Shinobe

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Director
Member of the Leadership Team
Outside Director, Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Osamu Tabata

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Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Global Responsible for TCR Promotion

Ryoichi Harada

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Senior Vice President, Enterprise Information Solutions, Global

Sadanao Kawashima

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Member of the Leadership Team

Saeko Arai

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Member of the Leadership Team
Outside Director
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Ms. Arai has served as an outside director and outside audit & supervisory board member for several companies, leveraging her extensive knowledge of accounting and finance as a certified public accountant to support corporate management such as establishing internal control systems. In addition to management experience as CFO of a venture company, she also has extensive international experience, including serving as a representative of a U.S. corporation. The Company has determined that she will be able to use these experience and knowledge in the auditing of the Group.

Satoru Tanaka

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Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Global Responsible for Product Quality Management Responsible for Legal

Shigeo Nakai

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Vice President, Corporate Strategy - New Business Development, Global

Sumitomo Mitsui - Chairman

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Chairman of the Board
Director
Outside Director

Takaaki Nishii

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Director
Member of the Leadership Team
Outside Director

Toru Nishiguchi

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Director
Member of the Leadership Team
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

Over many years both in Japan and overseas, Mr. Nishiguchi has been involved in product development, namely, the core function of "Yoki-Monozukuri"* and also in the marketing activities for communicating the essential value of such products to consumers. In recent years, he has led the Company's Consumer Products Business, and is familiar with the global competitive environment, changes of consumers and business partners, the expectations from stakeholders surrounding the Kao Group, and the strengths and tasks for the Kao Group. He also has global experience such as in management of the Company's important overseas subsidiaries in China and other Asian countries. In addition, as the Responsible for Consumer Products, Global, he decisively and swiftly promotes the establishment of "Global Sharp Top" businesses. The Company has determined that he will be able to contribute to enhancing the corporate value of the Kao Group by using his experience and expertise in the planning and deliberation of management strategies, etc. at the Board of Directors and in the supervision of execution. Responsible for Consumer Products, Global; President, Consumer Products - Life Care Business, Global; Responsible for Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd.

Yasuo Toyoshima

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Vice President, Research and Development - Sanitary Products Research, Global Responsible for Research and Development - Healthcare Business, Global

Yasushi Wada

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Member of the Leadership Team
Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Yoji Matsumoto

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Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd

Yoshihiro Hasebe - CEO, President

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Chief Executive Officer
Director
Member of the Leadership Team
President
Representative Director

Over many years, Mr. Hasebe has been involved in R&D activities, which is the driving force behind "Yoki-Monozukuri,"* the provision of innovative products that contribute to creating a world where all life can coexist and flourish. He has also taken leadership in carrying out strategic digital transformation in his role as Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovative Technology, Global. In January 2021, he was appointed as Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. In line with Kao's vision of "protecting future lives," he is strongly promoting the building of businesses that go beyond extensions of conventional businesses, as well as the enhancement of operational productivity by using digital technology and maximizing the power and potential of employees. In 2023, the Company reviewed the Kao Group Mid-term Plan "K25" and formulated "K27," which aims to sustain "Global Sharp Top" businesses while decisively implementing structural reforms. The Company has determined that he will be able to contribute to further enhancing the corporate value of the Kao Group by using his leadership as well as his experience and expertise in the planning and deliberation of management strategies, etc. at the Board of Directors and supervision of execution.

Yoshihiro Murakami

Job Titles:

Senior Vice President, DX Strategy, Global

Yoshio Nakao

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Representative Director, President, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd

Yosuke Maezawa

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President, Consumer Products - Cosmetics Business, Global Representative Director, President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc

KAO CORPORATION - Key Persons

Dow Chemical - President

Karen B. Frank - President

Sumitomo Mitsui - Chairman

Yoshihiro Hasebe - CEO, President