Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1970 Joined Kaneka
Jan 1996 President, Kaneka Texas Corp.
Jun 2000 Director
Jun 2003 Managing Director
Jun 2006 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2008 Representative Director, President
Apr 2014 Representative Director, Chairman (current)
1947-03-31
Representative Director, President; in charge of Business Overall
Apr 1985 Joined Kaneka
Apr 2012 President, Kaneka North America LLC
Jun 2012 Executive Officer
Jun 2016 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2020 Director, Vice President
Apr 2024 Representative Director, President (current)
1961-06-17
Director, Vice President; Head of Task Force "Sustainability (SX) Headquarters" and Head of Human Resources; in charge of Vinyls and Chlor-Alkali Solutions Vehicle, Foam & Residential Techs Solutions Vehicle, Cemedine, Raw Materials, OLED Business Development Project, Legal Affairs, and Global Open Innovation Planning Department
Apr 1981 Joined Kaneka
Mar 2009 General Manager, Chemicals Business Division
Jun 2011 Executive Officer
Jun 2014 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2017 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2022 Director, Vice President
Apr 2026 Director, Vice President (current)
1957-11-13
Director, Vice President; General Manager, Green Planet Promotion Department; in charge of Performance Polymers (MOD) Solutions Vehicle, Performance Polymers (MS) Solutions Vehicle, E & I Technology Solutions Vehicle, Research, Safety & Security, Intellectual Property, and Physical AI Office
Apr 1987 Joined Kaneka
Mar 2009 General Manager, High-Performance Resins Business Division
Jun 2010 Executive Officer
Jun 2012 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2014 Representative Director, President
Apr 2020 Director, Senior Executive Officer
Apr 2024 Director, Vice President
Apr 2026 Director, Vice President (current)
1959-06-01
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Medical Solutions Vehicle, Pharma, and Performance Fibers Solutions Vehicle; Representative, Kaneka US Innovation Center
Apr 1986 Joined Kaneka
Mar 2012 President, Kaneka Belgium N.V.
Jun 2014 Executive Officer
Jun 2016 Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2022 Senior Executive Officer
Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)
1963-02-25
Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Foods & Agris Solutions Vehicle, Supplement, Healthy Foods Strategic Unit, Internal Control, and Group Company Support
Apr 1983 Joined Kaneka
Mar 2011 General Manager, Foods Business Division
Jun 2013 Executive Officer
Apr 2017 Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2019 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer (current)
1960-09-08
Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning, Accounting, Finance, Digital Solutions Center, Logistics Strategic Unit, IR, Public Relations, and Corporate Global Center
Apr 1985 Joined Kaneka
Apr 2015 General Manager, Business Planning Division
Jun 2015 Executive Officer
Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2022 Senior Executive Officer
Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer (current)
1963-03-09
Director, Managing Executive Officer; President, Kaneka America Holding Inc.; CEO, Kaneka North America LLC
Apr 1991 Joined Kaneka
Apr 2016 President, Kaneka Belgium N.V.
Apr 2018 General Manager, Performance Polymers Solutions Vehicle Business Division
Apr 2022 Executive Officer
Apr 2025 Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer (current)
1966-09-27
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1980 Joined Kaneka
Jun 2009 General Manager, Accounting Department
Jun 2010 Executive Officer
Jun 2014 Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Apr 2018 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
1955-05-04
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1978 Joined Kaneka
Jun 2004 General Manager, Accounting Department
Jun 2009 Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun 2015 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
1954-02-19
Director
Jun 1976 Doctorate in Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Flinders University of South Australia
Apr 1982 Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Aug 1985 Astronaut, National Space Development Agency of Japan
Oct 2000 Director, Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Jun 2015 Director, Kaneka
Apr 2021 Honorary Director, Miraikan, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Apr 2022 Visiting Researcher, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Apr 2026 Visiting Professor, Education and Innovation Organization, Hokkaido University
1948-01-29
Director
Apr 1971 Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Jan 1998 Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau
Jun 2002 Consul General, Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong
Apr 2004 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Israel
May 2009 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Belgium
Oct 2012 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; in charge of Economic Diplomacy and Coordination of Iraq Reconstruction Support
Jan 2014 Retired from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Jun 2014 Special Advisor to the Chairman, Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
Jun 2014 Outside Director, Fujitsu Limited
Jun 2020 Director, Kaneka
1947-06-26
Director
Apr 1997 Director and General Manager, Business Division, Light Staff Inc.
Jan 2002 Vice President, Light Staff Inc.
Jun 2003 President, Light Staff Inc.
Oct 2003 Acquired shares of Light Staff Inc. from its owner; established Imagine Plus Inc. and became its President
Apr 2012 Established Imagine Next Inc. and became its President
Jan 2021 Sold shares of Imagine Plus Inc. to a listed company; Advisor, Imagine Plus Inc.
Jan 2022 Outside Director, Gakujo Co., Ltd.
Jun 2022 Director, Kaneka
1962-07-22
Director
Apr 2021 Special Associate Professor / Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Tokyo International University
Nov 2021 Athlete Committee Member, Japan Olympic Committee (JOC)
Apr 2022 National Coach, Japan Weightlifting Association; Member, Anti-Doping Review Committee
Jun 2022 Board Member, International Weightlifting Federation
Apr 2023 Director, Japan Olympians Association (NPO)
Jun 2023 Director, Kaneka; Managing Director, Japan Weightlifting Association
Jun 2025 Director, Japan Olympic Committee (JOC)
1985-11-18
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1981 Registered as attorney; joined Hashimoto Shiro Law Office (now Hashimoto Sogo Law Office)
Jan 2004 Civil Litigation Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court
Apr 2011 Vice President, Tokyo Bar Association
Jun 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kaneka
1955-08-25
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1993 Registered as attorney; joined Oehashi Law Office (now Oehashi Law Office LPC)
Jun 2007 Alternate Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kaneka
Apr 2014 Vice President, Osaka Bar Association
Jun 2016 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kaneka
1966-11-30