2009
May 29, 2009
Announcement of Changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors, at a board meeting on May 29, 2009, informally approved the following changes in directors and corporate auditors. These changes are expected to be formalized at the 73rd annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 26, 2009, and the subsequent board meeting.
1. Changes in representative directors
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Kazufumi Moriuchi |
Executive Senior Managing Director (Representative Director) In charge of Facilities Marketing, General Manager of 1st Facilities Division |
Senior Managing Director
General Manager of 1st Facilities Division |
| Takuo Ishida | Advisor |
Executive Senior Managing Director (Representative Director) General Manager of Chemicals Division |
2. Changes in other directors and corporate auditors
1) New directors
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Heiju Maeda |
Director General Manager of 2nd Group, Chemicals Division |
Executive Officer General Manager of 2nd Group, Chemicals Division |
| Motoyuki Yoda |
Director General Manager of Research and Development Division |
Executive Officer Geo-Environment, 1st Facilities Division |
| Kiyoshi Ito |
Director General Manager of Administrative Division |
Executive Officer General Manager of Personnel and Labor Relations Department, Administrative Division |
| Noriyuki Hayata | Outside Director |
ITOCHU Corporation General Manager of Planning & Coordinating Department, Machinery Company |
2) New corporate auditor
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Tamio Uda | Part-Time Corporate Auditor |
3) Promotion of director
| Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoru Kajii |
Managing Director General Manager of Facilities Production Division |
Director General Manager of Facilities Production Division |
4) Retiring directors
| Name | Position after retirement | Current position |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsuru Ogawa | President and Representative Director of Kuritaz Co., Ltd. |
Managing Director General Manager of Administrative Division |
| Toshiyuki Nakai | President and Representative Director of Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd. |
Director General Manager of Facilities for Electronics Industry Group and General Manager of Facilities for General Industries Group, 1st Facilities Division |
| Ryouichi Ishigami | President and Representative Director of Kurita Analysis Service Co., Ltd. |
Director General Manager of Osaka Office |
| Shigeji Sugimoto | Outside Director |
5) Retiring corporate auditor
| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Kazuma Yura | Part-Time Corporate Auditor |