2011
April 28, 2011
Kurita Water Industries Announces Company President Changeover
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroshi Saito) announces that its board of directors met on April 28, 2011, informally approved the appointment of a new company president.
The associated changes in personnel appointments are expected to be formalized at the 75th annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 29, 2011, and the subsequent board meeting.
1. Personnel changes
Name | New position | Current position |
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Toshiyuki Nakai | President and Representative Director of Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | President and Representative Director of Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd. |
Hiroshi Saito | Advisor to Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | President and Representative Director of Kurita Water Industries Ltd. |
2. Scheduled date of appointment
June 29, 2011
Supplementary Materials
1. Reason for company president changeover
To fulfill its corporate vision of becoming an advanced water and environmental management company, Kurita is currently working to expand its global operations and evolve its service businesses, two objectives of its current medium-term management plan, MP-11. Amid tumultuous change in the business environment in Japan and overseas, the new leadership structure will enable Kurita to further accelerate these efforts and develop its business with renewed energy.
2. Incoming president's career summary
Name | Toshiyuki Nakai |
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Place of birth | Mie prefecture |
Date of birth | August 1, 1954 |
Date recruited by Kurita | April 1, 1979 |
Education | Graduated from the Waseda University School of Law, March 1979 |
Employment history | |
April 1979 Joined Kurita Water Industries Ltd. |
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September 2001 President, Kuritec Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
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June 2003 General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, Kurita Water Industries Ltd. |
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June 2005 Director General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, Kurita Water Industries Ltd. |
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April 2006 Director General Manager of Corporate Planning Division |
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June 2007 Director General Manager of Sales Division II, Facilities Division |
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June 2009 - present Resigned from Kurita Water Industries Ltd. and became President and Representative Director of Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd. |