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Changes in Officers2117WELLNEO SUGAR Co.,Ltd.Food

Notice Regarding Organizational Changes and Personnel Changes for Department Heads and Others Following the Merger with a Consolidated Subsidiary, Effective 1 October 2026

Effective 1 October 2026, a Sustainability Promotion Office will be established. In addition, in line with the organizational structure following the merger with a consolidated subsidiary, the positions and responsibilities of 8 department manager-level and other personnel will change.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 14 July 2026

Incoming appointee

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Scheduled Appointment Date1 October 2026 (subject to the merger becoming effective on 1 October 2026 as scheduled)
Ogata Ichiro (緒方 一郎)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, 東洋精糖㈱
New positionDeputy Head of the Internal Audit Office
Namiki Koji (並木 幸志)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Labor Relations, Human Resources Department
New positionGeneral Manager, Labor Relations, Human Resources Department, and Head, Sustainability Promotion Office
Horihata Taiji (堀端 大路)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Neo Functional Materials Department
New positionGeneral Manager, Sales Department, Functional Materials Division, and General Manager, GOS/CI Production
Gunjo Akira (郡上 彰)
Previous positionActing General Manager, Neo Functional Materials Department
New positionActing General Manager, Research and Development Department, Functional Materials Division, and Acting General Manager, Production Department
Noda Yoshiyuki (野田 芳之)
Previous positionExecutive Officer, 東洋精糖㈱; responsible for the Functional Materials Business, Functional Materials Quality Assurance Department and General Development Department; General Manager, Production Department; General Manager, Production Engineering Department; and Plant Manager
New positionGeneral Manager, Production Department, Functional Materials Division, and General Manager, Ichihara Production Section
Yamamoto Tatsuhiko (山本 竜彦)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, New Plant Project Promotion Department, 東洋精糖㈱
New positionHead of the New Plant Project Promotion Office, Functional Materials Division
Fujimaki Jun (藤巻 順)
Previous positionExecutive Officer, 東洋精糖㈱; Representative Director and President, トーハン㈱
New positionDeputy General Manager, Sales Division, and Representative Director and President, トーハン㈱ (seconded)
Tominaga Keisuke (富永 啓介)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Sugar Sales Department, 東洋精糖㈱
New positionActing General Manager, Sales Department I, Sales Division, and General Manager, Sales Section IV
Details of organizational changes

Establishment of the Sustainability Promotion Office

Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date14 July 2026
Scheduled Appointment Date1 October 2026 (subject to the merger becoming effective on 1 October 2026 as scheduled)
Name of appointeeOgata Ichiro (緒方 一郎), Namiki Koji (並木 幸志), Horihata Taiji (堀端 大路), Gunjo Akira (郡上 彰), Noda Yoshiyuki (野田 芳之), Yamamoto Tatsuhiko (山本 竜彦), Fujimaki Jun (藤巻 順), Tominaga Keisuke (富永 啓介)
Appointee's new positionDeputy Head of the Internal Audit Office, General Manager, Labor Relations, Human Resources Department, and Head, Sustainability Promotion Office, General Manager, Sales Department, Functional Materials Division, and General Manager, GOS/CI Production, Acting General Manager, Research and Development Department, Functional Materials Division, and Acting General Manager, Production Department, General Manager, Production Department, Functional Materials Division, and General Manager, Ichihara Production Section, Head of the New Plant Project Promotion Office, Functional Materials Division, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, and Representative Director and President, トーハン㈱ (seconded), Acting General Manager, Sales Department I, Sales Division, and General Manager, Sales Section IV
Appointee's previous positionGeneral Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, 東洋精糖㈱, General Manager, Labor Relations, Human Resources Department, General Manager, Neo Functional Materials Department, Acting General Manager, Neo Functional Materials Department, Executive Officer, 東洋精糖㈱; responsible for the Functional Materials Business, Functional Materials Quality Assurance Department and General Development Department; General Manager, Production Department; General Manager, Production Engineering Department; and Plant Manager, General Manager, New Plant Project Promotion Department, 東洋精糖㈱, Executive Officer, 東洋精糖㈱; Representative Director and President, トーハン㈱, General Manager, Sugar Sales Department, 東洋精糖㈱
Details of organizational changesEstablishment of the Sustainability Promotion Office
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To strengthen the framework for promoting sustainability management, build trusted relationships with stakeholders, achieve a sustainable society and enhance corporate value. No reasons are provided for the individual personnel changes involving department managers and others.

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