Corporate Information
Corporate Officers
Directors
| April 1984 | Joined the Company |
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| July 2010 | Corporate Planning Dept. |
| May 2012 | Administration Dept., Sierra Gorda Project Dept. |
| June 2013 | Executive Officer Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2014 | Director General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. |
| June 2015 | General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2016 | Managing Executive Officer |
| June 2018 | President and Representative Director |
| June 2024 | Chairman and Representative Director (Present Position) |
Nobuhiro Matsumoto
Representative Director
President and Director
| April 1987 | Joined the Company |
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| April 2008 | General Manager of Niihama Nickel Refinery, Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| July 2013 | Administration Dept., Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2014 | General Manager of Administration Dept., Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2016 | Executive Officer Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2018 | General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2019 | Director |
| June 2020 | Managing Executive Officer |
| June 2022 | Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| June 2024 | President and Representative Director (Present Position) |
Masaru Takebayashi
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div.
| April 1990 | Joined the Company |
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| June 2016 | General Manager of Harima Refinery, Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| July 2017 | General Manager of Toyo Smelter & Refinery, Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2020 | Executive Officer |
| January 2021 | Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2023 | Director (Present Position) Managing Executive Officer (Present Position) General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. (Present Position) |
Hiroshi Yoshida
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.
| April 1987 | Joined the Company |
|---|---|
| June 2016 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. |
| July 2018 | Executive Officer Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| June 2021 | Senior Deputy General Manager of Advanced Materials Div. |
| June 2022 | Managing Executive Officer (Present Position) General Manager of Advanced Materials Div. |
| June 2023 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. (Present Position) |
| June 2024 | Director (Present Position) |
Hideyuki Okamoto
Director
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Mineral Resources Div.
| April 1989 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2018 | Planning & Administration Dept., Technology Div. |
| June 2019 | General Manager of Niihama Research Laboratories, Technology Div. |
| June 2021 | Executive Officer Senior Deputy General Manager of Technology Div. |
| June 2023 | General Manager of Technology Div. |
| June 2024 | Director (Present Position) Managing Executive Officer (Present Position) General Manager of Mineral Resources Div. (Present Position) |
| April 1986 | Registered as a lawyer Joined Ryoichi Wada Law Firm |
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| March 1992 | Established Ohta & Ishii Law Firm |
| June 2018 | Director of the Company (Present Position) |
| April 1978 | Joined NEC Corporation |
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| April 2006 | Executive General Manager, Distribution and Service Industries Solutions Operations Unit of NEC Corporation |
| April 2008 | Associate Senior Vice President of NEC Corporation |
| April 2010 | Senior Vice President of NEC Corporation |
| June 2010 | Director of NEC Corporation |
| April 2016 | Senior Executive Vice President of NEC Corporation |
| April 2018 | Senior Officer of NEC Corporation |
| June 2020 | Director of the Company (Present Position) |
| June 2021 | Retired as Senior Officer of NEC Corporation |
| April 1970 | Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
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| July 1988 | Head of Central Research Center of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
| July 1993 | Head of Development Planning Dept. of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
| October 1993 | Member of the Board; General Manager, Electronic Materials Division of Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. |
| June 2002 | Member of the Board and Senior Managing Director; General Manager, Electronic Materials Division of Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. |
| June 2004 | Member of the Board and Vice President of Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. |
| July 2008 | Chief Director of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
| June 2009 | Retired as Chief Director of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
| June 2012 | Advisor of Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. |
| June 2014 | Retired as Advisor of Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. |
| June 2024 | Director of the Company (Present Position) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
| April 1986 | Joined the Company |
|---|---|
| June 2014 | General Manager of Legal & General Affairs Dept. |
| June 2019 | General Manager of General Affairs Dept. General Manager of Legal Dept. |
| June 2021 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Standing) |
| June 2022 | Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Standing) (Present Position) |
| April 1988 | Joined the Company |
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| July 2015 | Public Relations & Investor Relations Dept. |
| April 2018 | Finance & Accounting Dept. |
| June 2022 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Standing) (Present Position) |
| September 1983 | Joined Ota Tetsuzo Audit Firm (current Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
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| March 1987 | Registered as a certified public accountant |
| July 2003 | Partner of ShinNihon Audit Firm (current Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
| May 2006 | Board Member of ShinNihon Audit Firm |
| August 2008 | Managing Partner of ShinNihon LLC (current Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
| August 2010 | Senior Partner of ShinNihon LLC |
| June 2016 | Established Wakamatsu Certified Public Accountant Firm |
| September 2019 | Registered as a certified public tax accountant |
| June 2021 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position) |
| April 1982 | Joined Export-Import Bank of Japan |
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| October 2008 | Head of Credit Department of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan Finance Corporation |
| January 2011 | Head of Corporate Management Office of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan Finance Corporation |
| April 2012 | Western Japan Representative of Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| December 2013 | Executive Officer, Western Japan Representative of Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| June 2015 | Retired as Executive Officer of Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| July 2015 | Retired from Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| August 2015 | Advisor of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. |
| June 2017 | Retired as Advisor of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Executive Managing Director, CEO of JBIC IG Partners |
| Jun. 2023 | Retired as Executive Managing Director, CEO of JBIC IG Partners |
| June 2024 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position) |
Executive Officers
| Nobuhiro Matsumoto (*) | President | |
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| Hiroshi Yoshida (*) | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. In charge of Human Resources Dept., Legal Dept., Digital Transformation Dept., Safety & Environment Control Dept., Quality Assurance Dept. and Internal Audit Dept. |
| Katsuya Tanaka | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Battery Materials Div. |
| Masaru Takebayashi (*) | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| Hideyuki Okamoto (*) | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Mineral Resources Div. |
| Kazuhiko Hotani | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Finance & Accounting Dept. In charge of Secretarial Dept., Purchasing Dept. and Information Systems Dept. |
| Toru Motoki | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Technology Div. |
| Shinichi Sato | Executive Officer | General Manager of Advanced Materials Div |
| Munekazu Kawata | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Battery Materials Div. |
| Yusuke Niwa | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| Kazuaki Sakamoto | Executive Officer | General Manager of Engineering Div. |
| Hirohiko Matsushita | Executive Officer | General Manager of Besshi-Niihama District Div. |
| Yasumasa Hattori | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Technology Div. |
| Yoshihiro Sagawa | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Mineral Resources Div. |
| Mihoko Yano | Executive Officer | General Manager of Sustainability Dept. In charge of General Affairs Dept., Public Relations & Investor Relations Dept. and Osaka Branch |
| Naoki Kawai | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| Takahiro Hagiwara | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Mineral Resources Div. |
| Toru Kitazaki | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Non-Ferrous Metals Div. |
| Kenji Hara | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Engineering Div. |
| Yukinori Okano | Executive Officer | Senior Deputy General Manager of Battery Materials Div. |
An asterisk indicates the officer is also serving concurrently as a director.
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