As of June 20, 2025
| April 1982 | Joining the Company |
| October 2006 | Head of Styrene Business Department |
| June 2011 | Head of Corporate Planning Department of the Company |
| April 2013 | Executive Officer, Assistant General Manager Elastomer & Performance Plastics |
| April 2015 | Head of Elastomer & Performance Plastics |
| April 2017 | Executive Officer |
| April 2019 | Denka Value-Up Promotion Office Director |
| June 2019 | Director and Executive Officer |
| April 2020 | Director and Senior Executive Officer |
| April 2021 | Representative Director, President |
| April 2025 | Representative Director and Chairman of the Company (current position) |
| April 1985 | Joining the Company |
| April 2009 | General Manager of the Functional Film Department, Electronic Materials Division, Electronic Materials Business Headquarters |
| October 2011 | Electronic Materials Division, Advanced Fillers Department Manager |
| October 2013 | Electronics and Innovative Products Department, Advanced Functional Materials Department Manager |
| April 2017 | Assistant to the General Manager of Electronics and Innovative Products Division |
| April 2019 | Executive Officer,General Manager,Electronics and Innovative Products |
| April 2023 | Executive Officer |
| June 2023 | Director and Executive Officer |
| April 2025 | Representative Director, President (current position) |
| April 1985 | Joining the Company |
| April 2009 | Company Accounting Department Manager |
| April 2017 | Company Executive Officer, Head of Accounting Department |
| April 2021 | Executive Officer of the Company |
| April 2023 | Executive Officer |
| June 2024 | CFO in charge of financial strategy |
| April 2025 | Executive Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current position) |
| April 1985 | Joining the Company |
| April 2015 | Omi Plant Assistant Manager |
| November 2015 | Vice President, Denka Performance Elastomer LLC LLC |
| June 2019 | Deputy Factory Manager of our Omi Plant |
| April 2021 | Company Executive Officer, Omi Plant |
| April 2023 | Executive Officer of the Company |
| April 2025 | Managing Executive Officer of the Company (current position) |
| April 1979 | Joined Esso Standard Oil Co., Ltd. |
| April 1996 | Industrial Society Research Center |
| June 2000 | Joined Pfizer Inc. |
| February 2007 | Head of Human Resources (Public Relations) for Pharmaceutical Development |
| May 2010 | Company Business Partner HR Group General Manager |
| December 2011 | Company Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources and General Affairs Department |
| January 2014 | Executive Officer, Director of the Company |
| March 2018 | Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationExecutive Officer, Diversity Promotion |
| April 2019 | Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department |
| April 2020 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of the company, in charge of the General Affairs Department, Public Relations Department, and Human Resources Department |
| April 2021 | Managing Executive Officer and Director in charge of resources |
| April 2022 | Company Director |
| March 2023 | Outside Director, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (current) |
| June 2024 | Outside Director of the Company (current) |
| April 1984 | Joining the Company |
| April 2008 | General Manager of Business Planning Department, Resin Processing Division, Resin Processing Business Headquarters of the Company |
| April 2010 | Company Materials Department Manager |
| April 2014 | Chiba Plant Assistant General Manager |
| July 2017 | Head of Internal Audit Department |
| April 2021 | Head of Internal Control Department |
| April 2023 | Attached to audit committee Office of the Company |
| June 2023 | Company's Director, audit committee member (current) |
| July 1983 | Certified public accountant registration |
| July 1989 | U.S. Partner, Coopers & Lybrand (currently: PricewaterhouseCoopers) (until June 1998) |
| June 1994 | Representative Employee, Chuo Audit Corporation (until July 2005) |
| July 1998 | U.S. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York Head Office North America Partner in Charge (until June 2005) |
| July 2005 | Representative Director, International Department, Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation, Tokyo (to June 2007) |
| July 2007 | Executive Director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (to July 2013) |
| July 2013 | Director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (to July 2016) |
| June 2014 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Panasonic Corporation (until June 2022) |
| July 2014 | Representative Director, Global Professional Partners, Inc. (until December 2024) |
| August 2014 | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Weathernews Inc. (until August 2018) |
| March 2015 | Outside Director, Asatsu-DK Inc. (until December 2018) |
| June 2015 | Company Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Outside Director, TACHI-E Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| July 2015 | Outside Director, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (until September 2019) |
| January 2018 | SleepLog Group, Inc. Outside Director (current: GigWorks, Inc.)(~January 2022) |
| June 2019 | Audit committee member （Outside）of the Company (current position) |
| January 2025 | Global Professional Partners, Inc. Chairman of the Board (current position) |
| April 1974 | Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. joined |
| April 1999 | Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. President, Benelux |
| April 2004 | Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. Deputy General Manager, Inorganic Chemicals Department |
| April 2007 | Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. Executive Officer (to March 2010), President, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Thailand) |
| April 2009 | President, Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. Plastic Trade (current: Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. Plastic) (until June 2014) |
| June 2014 | Company advisor (until June 2015) |
| June 2015 | Outside Directors |
| June 2021 | Audit committee member （Outside）of the Company (current position) |
| April 2000 | Registered as a lawyer (Tokyo Bar Association) |
| April 2013 | Executive Director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (to March 2014) |
| October 2015 | Senior Leader, Management Support Department, MOS Food Services, Inc. |
| April 2018 | Company Risk and Compliance Group Leader (to March 2019) |
| April 2019 | Former Company Risk & Compliance Department General Manager |
| September 2020 | NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.Legal Department |
| April 2021 | General Manager of Intellectual Property and Legal Department, Corporate Administration Division (current position) |
| June 2021 | Audit committee member （Outside）of the Company (current position) |
| April 2025 | Vice President, Tokyo Bar Association (current) |
| Attribute | Skills | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Outside |
Number of Years in Office |
Gender | Corporate Management / Corporate Planning | Human Resources Value Creation |
Global business | Financial strategy / Accounting | Legal / Compliance |
ESG / sustainability |
Business Value Creation and Marketing | R&D / Intellectual Property | Technology / Manufacturing | DX | |||||
| E (Environment) |
S (Social) |
G (Governance) |
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| Chairman of the Board | Toshio Imai | 6 | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| President and Representative Director | Ishida Ikuo | President, Executive Officer | 2 | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||
| Directors | RIMIRU HAYASHIDA | Executive Officer | ー | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||||
| Directors | Masanobu Kousaka | Executive Officer | ー | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||
| Directors | RUMIKO NAKADA | 〇 | 1 | F | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||||||
| Directors | Michael Uchida | Full-time audit committee member | 2 | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| Directors | Toshio Kinoshita | audit committee member | 〇 | 10 | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||||
| Directors | Akiyoshi Yamamoto | audit committee member | 〇 | 10 | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| Directors | Miyuki Matoba | audit committee member | 〇 | 4 | F | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| Yukio Sasakawa | Executive Officer | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||||
| Hara Takashi | Executive Officer | M | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
Under the new vision, the Company believes that the skills required for the Board of Directors to make important decisions and exercise oversight in the promotion of ESG management through the achievement of the eight-year management plan "Mission 2030" and addressing the most important management issues (materiality) are as follows.
| Skills | Reason for selecting skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Management / Corporate Planning | To achieve the Denka Vision, Directors with abundant management experience and track records are required to formulate and review management plans and supervise the execution of operations aimed at achieving those plans. | |
| Human Resources Value Creation | In order to achieve HR investment and system reform, a director with abundant knowledge and experience in HR value creation is necessary to realize a company that allows each employee to feel self-fulfillment and growth. | |
| Global business | In order to become specialists who make the world a better place with the power of chemistry, as stated in our purpose in our vision, we need directors who have extensive global business experience. | |
| Financial strategy / Accounting | Companies must have directors with solid knowledge and experience in financial strategy and accounting in order to improve profitability and efficiency by pursuing optimal capital structure and advancing selection and concentration of businesses in addition to disclosing accurate financial information. | |
| Legal and Compliance | In order to appropriately respond to increasingly complex laws and regulations in Japan and overseas and conduct fair and trustworthy corporate activities, it is necessary to have directors with solid knowledge and experience in the legal and compliance fields. | |
| ESG and Sustainability | E (Environment) | In order to fulfill our corporate social responsibilities, it is essential to address the three issues of "achievement of carbon neutrality," "sustainable cities and fulfilling daily lives," and "environmental conservation and minimization of environmental footprint," which are prerequisites for continuing our business. To this end, we need directors who possess extensive knowledge and experience in E (environment). |
| S (Social) | In order to fulfill our corporate social responsibility through the respect of human rights and participation in the formation of better local communities, in addition to providing safe and high-quality products, we need directors with solid knowledge and experience in S (Social) matters. | |
| G (Governance) | In order to fulfill our social responsibilities as a corporate citizen, it is essential to establish a more advanced and effective corporate governance system based on transparency and fairness under high ethical standards. To this end, it is necessary to have directors with a solid knowledge and experience of governance. | |
| Business Value Creation and Marketing | In the three focus areas of ICT & Energy, Healthcare, and Sustainable Living, we aim to transform our business portfolio by achieving our target of 100% three-star businesses, which meet the three criteria of specialty, megatrends, and sustainability. To facilitate this transformation, we need directors with deep market insights based on a broad perspective and extensive business experience. | |
| R&D / Intellectual Property | In the three focus areas of ICT & Energy, Healthcare, and Sustainable Living, to create business value, in addition to a track record of promoting innovation, we need directors who have a deep knowledge of science and technology and are familiar with our technologies and intellectual property. | |
| Technology / Manufacturing | To facilitate the improvement of productivity through process innovation in the creation of management value and the establishment of a workplace environment that is safe and trusted products, it is essential to have directors who are well-versed in technology and possess extensive experience and sound knowledge in manufacturing sites. | |
| DX | In order to promote business model and organizational reforms through process innovation, it is necessary to have Directors who possess deep knowledge and extensive experience regarding digital technologies and data utilization, as well as the ability to understand and analyze our business and operations and bring about reform. | |
The Company selects candidates for outside directors based on substantial criteria, such as whether the candidate is expected to contribute to the improvement of the Company’s corporate value, in addition to the requirements for outside directors stipulated in the Companies Act. Specifically, in addition to the outside director requirements stipulated in the Companies Act, the Company has established the following criteria based on the independence standards established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The independence standards for outside directors of the Company are as follows.
We recognize that our corporate activities have an impact on the environment and society, and we strive to fulfill our responsibilities to stakeholders through our business activities. In order to respond to the expectations and trust of many stakeholders including shareholders, customers, local communities, and employees, we have established the D...
Our basic policy on BCP is as follows. In the event of a crisis or disaster that has a significant impact on our business activities, we will implement our BCP to ensure the safety of our employees and the continuity of our business.
Our Philosophy and Standards Group-wide Awareness and Thorough Implementation Monitoring...
Policy on the Operation of the Board of Directors and Roles and Responsibilities Number of Meetings Held and Attendance at Each Committee ...
List of DirectorsRepresentative Director, ChairmanToshio Imai(April 1982)
In order for the Denka Group companies to conduct fair transactions with customers and suppliers, the Denka Group companies must examine the contents of contracts from legal and business perspectives...
Measures to Prevent Bribery and Corruption Responding to Anti-social Forces, Money Laundering and Other Crimes
Denka prohibits the export of products and technologies that can be used for the development and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction. In accordance with the Denka Group Ethics Regulations and Denka's...
Denka is committed to maintaining the fairness of securities transactions and the trust in securities markets, as well as preventing the illicit use of the Company’s information assets, and has therefore established the Denka Group Code of Conduct.
The Denka Group has established the Denka Group Ethical Regulations as the foundation of its compliance system to set forth standards of conduct for the entire Denka Group. In addition, the Denka Group has put in place the Denka Group Code of Conduct and the Denka Group CSR Procurement Guidelines to further promote compliance.
Strengthening group ICT governance Basic information security policy ...
Basic Policy (Quality Policy) Quality assurance system, Measures to prevent recurrence of quality misconduct ...
In the Electronics and Innovative Products Division, we conduct a customer satisfaction survey once a year to accurately respond to customer requests and reflect the evaluations received in our quality assurance activities...