2023
May 10, 2023
Announcement of Changes in Directors
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (hereinafter "Kurita") plans to transition to "Company with a Nominating Committee, etc.," subject to approval at the 87th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2023, as described in "Notice of Transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc." released on March 29, 2023.
Accordingly, Kurita announces that a meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 27, 2023 resolved to submit a proposal on the candidates for Director to the General Meeting of Shareholders and submit a proposal on the candidates for executive officer to the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the General Meeting of Shareholders. The details are as follows.
1. Candidates for Director (The proposal is planned to be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Michiya Kadota | Director and Chairman | Chairman and Representative Director |
| Hirohiko Ejiri | Director President and Representative Executive Officer |
President and Representative Director |
| Shuji Shirode | Director Managing Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division |
Director Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division |
| Yukihiko Mutou (New appointment) |
Director | Full-time member of the Audit & Supervisory Board |
| Kenjiro Kobayashi ※ (New appointment) |
External Director | Full-time member of the Audit & Supervisory Board (External) |
| Keiko Tanaka ※ |
External Director | External Director |
| Masahiro Miyazaki ※ |
External Director | External Director |
| Yoshiko Takayama ※ (New appointment) |
External Director | - |
- ※Mr. Kenjiro Kobayashi, Ms. Keiko Tanaka, Mr. Masahiro Miyazaki and Ms. Yoshiko Takayama are candidates for external directors and will be registered as an independent director.
- Note: See the Supplementary Material for career summaries of new candidates for directors.
2. Retiring directors and member of the Audit & Supervisory Board(Scheduled date of retirement : June 29, 2023)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Yasuo Suzuki | Senior Managing Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Regional Management Division and Chief Business Officer for General Industries |
Managing Director Executive General Manager of Regional Management Division and Chief Business Officer for General Industries |
| Katsuya Amano | Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Electronics Industry Division and Chief Business Officer for Electronics Industry |
Director Executive General Manager of Electronics Industry Division and Chief Business Officer for Electronics Industry |
| Yoshio Yamada | - | Director Assistant to President |
| Kenichiro Kamai | - | External Director |
| Ryoko Sugiyama | - | External Director |
| Kenjiro Kobayashi | External Director | Full-time member of the Audit & Supervisory Board (External) |
| Yukihiko Mutou | Director | Full-time member of the Audit & Supervisory Board |
| Toshiaki Tada | - | Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board (External) |
3. Candidates for executive officer (The proposal is planned to be submitted to the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the conclusion of the General Meeting of Shareholders)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Hirohiko Ejiri | Director President and Representative Executive Officer |
President and Representative Director |
| Yasuo Suzuki | Senior Managing Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Regional Management Division and Chief Business Officer for General Industries | Director Executive General Manager of Regional Management Division and Chief Business Officer for General Industries |
| Shuji Shirode | Director Managing Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division |
Director Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division |
| Katsuya Amano | Executive Officer | Director Executive General Manager of Electronics Industry Division and Chief Business Officer for Electronics Industry |
| Kunihiro Kuse | Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Engineering Division |
Executive Officer Executive General Manager of Engineering Division |
| Jordi VERDÉS Prieto | Executive Officer Head of EMEA & Americas Region Regional Management Division |
Head of EMEA & Americas Region Regional Management Division |
4. Candidates for Members of Each Committee (The proposal is planned to be submitted to the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the conclusion of the General Meeting of Shareholders)
- (1)Nominating Committee
| Chairperson | Keiko Tanaka | External Director |
| Member | Kenjiro Kobayashi | External Director |
| Member | Masahiro Miyazaki | External Director |
| Member | Michiya Kadota | Director and Chairman |
| Member | Hirohiko Ejiri | Director President and Representative Executive Officer |
- (2)Compensation Committee
| Chairperson | Masahiro Miyazaki | External Director |
| Member | Keiko Tanaka | External Director |
| Member | Yoshiko Takayama | External Director |
| Member | Michiya Kadota | Director and Chairman |
| Member | Hirohiko Ejiri | Director President and Representative Executive Officer |
- (3)Audit Committee
| Chairperson | Kenjiro Kobayashi | External Director |
| Member | Yoshiko Takayama | External Director |
| Member | Yukihiko Mutou | Director |
<Supplementary Material>
- Career Summary of New Candidates for directors.
| Name / Date of Birth | Career Summary | Number of shares held* |
|---|---|---|
| Yukihiko Mutou June 19, 1959 63 years old |
|
9,500 |
| Kenjiro Kobayashi October 1, 1953 69 years old |
|
4,600 |
| Yoshiko Takayama August 9, 1956 66 years old |
|
0 |
- *The number of shares held is as of March 31, 2023. They include shares held under the Shareholding Scheme for the purchase of the Company shares.