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2024

February 29, 2024

Announcement of Appointment of Executive Officers and Corporate Officers

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirohiko Ejiri) announced that its Board of Directors held today has informally decided on appointment of its Executive Officers that will take effect on April 1, 2024. Details are as follows. In addition, we announced the appointment of Corporate Officers as of the same day, which has also been decided.

We will announce candidates for Directors to be referred to the 88th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 27, 2024, as soon as they are decided.

1. Appointment of Executive Officers *Changes are underlined

Name New Position Current Position
Hirohiko Ejiri Director
President and Representative Executive Officer
Director
President and Representative Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Regional Management Division
Shuji Shirode Director
Managing Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Director
Managing Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division
Katsuya Amano Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Electronics Industry Division and Chief Business Officer for Electronics Industry
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Electronics Industry Division and Chief Business Officer for Electronics Industry
Kunihiro Kuse Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Engineering Division
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Engineering Division
Jordi Verdés Prieto Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of EMEA & Americas Regional Management Division
Executive Officer
Head of EMEA & Americas Region
Regional Management Division

2. Appointment of Corporate Officers

Name Position
Norikazu Kachi Deputy Executive General Manager of Corporate Control and Administration Division
Hisashi Tanabe Executive General Manager of Sustainability Division
Yasuko Tanaka Deputy Executive General Manager of Sustainability Division
Makoto Mizuno Executive General Manager of Digital Strategy Division
Hiroyuki Suzuki Executive General Manager of Innovation Division
Seiji Ueda Deputy Executive General Manager of Engineering Division
Takehiro Nozue Executive General Manager of Asian Regional Management Division
Chief Business Officer for General Industries
Eiji Yonese Head of Solution Business & Japan Region, Asian Regional Management Division
Youichi Makise Senior General Manager of Digital Industry Group, Electronics Industry Division
Shingo Yamaga Senior General Manager of Precision Cleaning Group, Electronics Industry Division
Hiroyoshi Tamai Executive General Manager of Industrial & Social Infrastructure Division
Jiro Tanaka Senior General Manager of Sales Group, Industrial & Social Infrastructure Division