Change in Representative Directors
March 7, 2017
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Asahi Kasei Corp.
The Board of Directors of Asahi Kasei today adopted a resolution for a change in the company’s Representative Directors, as shown below.
Reason for the change
The change is made to further accelerate research and development and the creation of new businesses in accordance with the company’s medium-term management initiative, Cs for Tomorrow 2018.
Substance of the change
| Name | Current office | New office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As of April 1, 2017 | After the General Meeting of Shareholders in June, 2017 | ||
| Masafumi Nakao | Director, Primary Executive Officer | Representative Director, Vice-Presidential Executive Officer | Representative Director, Vice-Presidential Executive Officer |
| Yuji Kobayashi | Representative Director, Vice-Presidential Executive Officer | Director | Corporate Auditor |
See attachment: Biography of the new Representative Director & Vice-Presidential Executive Officer