Worth reading
55In focus
Scored from 4 of 5 sectionsDirection
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
—
Displayed only when the document provides numerical figures.Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Who is moving to which position
Resolved 30 April 2026Incoming appointee
7 itemsScheduled Appointment Date26 June 2026. The appointment is scheduled to be formally determined following approval at the 84th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 26 June 2026 and by the Board of Directors meeting to be held thereafter.
Taninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗)
Previous positionRepresentative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Research and Development Company
New positionRepresentative Director, President and President Executive Officer
Taoka Shunichiro (田岡俊一郎)
Previous positionManaging Director and Managing Executive Officer; Chairman of ローター; Head of Corporate Planning Group
New positionSenior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; Chairman of ローター; Head of Corporate Planning Group
Uetsuji Kiyotaka (上辻清隆)
Previous positionSenior Executive Officer; Head of Accounting and Finance Group
New positionManaging Executive Officer; Head of Accounting and Finance Group
Kajitani Yoshifumi (梶谷義文)
Previous positionSenior Executive Officer; Head of Resins and Chemicals Business Company
New positionManaging Executive Officer; Head of Resins and Chemicals Business Company
Sakai Issei (酒井一成)
Previous positionExecutive Officer; Co-CEO of ローター
New positionSenior Executive Officer; Co-CEO of ローター
Urakami Ken (浦上健)
Previous positionExecutive Officer; Head of Paper Chemicals Business Company
New positionSenior Executive Officer; Head of Paper Chemicals Business Company
Hashima Jun (橋間淳)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Manufacturing Department, Resins and Chemicals Business Company, and Deputy Head of Production Headquarters
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Resins and Chemicals Business Company, General Manager of Manufacturing Department, and Deputy Head of Production Headquarters
Date of birthTaninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗): born 12 March 1968. Others: Not disclosed
Year joined the companyTaninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗): 1993. Others: Not disclosed
Number of shares heldTaninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗): 47,951 shares (record date: Not disclosed). Others: Not disclosed
Because the names and counts do not correspond, they are shown as reported without linking the counts to individual names.Departing officer
2 itemsDate of departure26 June 2026
Ro Eiketsu (呂英傑)Next role stated
Former PositionManaging Director
New positionAdviser
Furuya Shigeru (古屋茂)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer; President of ハリマＵＳＡ
New positionRetirement as President of ハリマＵＳＡ
“Next role stated” means the document names the position the person holds after stepping down. It does not necessarily mean they are leaving the company.
Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)
Ro Eiketsu (呂英傑) will not remain on the Board of Directors. Furuya Shigeru (古屋茂) will also retire as an executive officer but will remain as President of ハリマＵＳＡ.
Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. The 84th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for 26 June 2026, and approval by the Board of Directors meeting to be held thereafter is also required.
Reason for change
The Company determined that its management structure must be further strengthened to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term amid significant changes in the business environment surrounding the Company. In addition, while recognizing the contributions of Hasegawa Yoshihiro (長谷川吉弘), the Company determined that it would be appropriate to smoothly pass management to the next generation in order to further enhance corporate value.
Details of organizational changes
Changes in responsibilities and areas of oversight, including Fujimoto Yoshihiro (藤本惠弘) changing to Head of the Safety, Environment and Quality Group, the removal of Kosasa Hiroyuki (小佐々博之) from the position of Deputy Head of the Resins and Chemicals Business Company, and Inaoka Kazushige (稲岡和茂) assuming the position of Head of the Research and Development Company.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 30 April 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | 26 June 2026. The appointment is scheduled to be formally determined following approval at the 84th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 26 June 2026 and by the Board of Directors meeting to be held thereafter. |
| Date of departure | 26 June 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Taninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗), Taoka Shunichiro (田岡俊一郎), Uetsuji Kiyotaka (上辻清隆), Kajitani Yoshifumi (梶谷義文), Sakai Issei (酒井一成), Urakami Ken (浦上健), Hashima Jun (橋間淳) |
| Appointee's new position | Representative Director, President and President Executive Officer, Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; Chairman of ローター; Head of Corporate Planning Group, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Accounting and Finance Group, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Resins and Chemicals Business Company, Senior Executive Officer; Co-CEO of ローター, Senior Executive Officer; Head of Paper Chemicals Business Company, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Resins and Chemicals Business Company, General Manager of Manufacturing Department, and Deputy Head of Production Headquarters |
| Appointee's previous position | Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Research and Development Company, Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer; Chairman of ローター; Head of Corporate Planning Group, Senior Executive Officer; Head of Accounting and Finance Group, Senior Executive Officer; Head of Resins and Chemicals Business Company, Executive Officer; Co-CEO of ローター, Executive Officer; Head of Paper Chemicals Business Company, General Manager of Manufacturing Department, Resins and Chemicals Business Company, and Deputy Head of Production Headquarters |
| Appointee's date of birth | Taninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗): born 12 March 1968. Others: Not disclosed |
| Year the appointee joined the Company | Taninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗): 1993. Others: Not disclosed |
| Number of shares held by the appointee | Taninaka Ichiro (谷中一朗): 47,951 shares (record date: Not disclosed). Others: Not disclosed |
| Name of departing officer | Ro Eiketsu (呂英傑), Furuya Shigeru (古屋茂) |
| Former position of departing officer | Managing Director, Executive Officer; President of ハリマＵＳＡ |
| New position of departing officer | Adviser, Retirement as President of ハリマＵＳＡ |
| Whether the incumbent will remain in office | Ro Eiketsu (呂英傑) will not remain on the Board of Directors. Furuya Shigeru (古屋茂) will also retire as an executive officer but will remain as President of ハリマＵＳＡ. |
| Reason for change | The Company determined that its management structure must be further strengthened to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term amid significant changes in the business environment surrounding the Company. In addition, while recognizing the contributions of Hasegawa Yoshihiro (長谷川吉弘), the Company determined that it would be appropriate to smoothly pass management to the next generation in order to further enhance corporate value. |
| Details of organizational changes | Changes in responsibilities and areas of oversight, including Fujimoto Yoshihiro (藤本惠弘) changing to Head of the Safety, Environment and Quality Group, the removal of Kosasa Hiroyuki (小佐々博之) from the position of Deputy Head of the Resins and Chemicals Business Company, and Inaoka Kazushige (稲岡和茂) assuming the position of Head of the Research and Development Company. |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | Required. The 84th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for 26 June 2026, and approval by the Board of Directors meeting to be held thereafter is also required. |
Items this document does not state (5)
Reason for departureReasons for appointmentNumber of directors after the changeFiling as an independent officerChange in Corporate Governance Structure
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company determined that its management structure must be further strengthened to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term amid significant changes in the business environment. In addition, while recognizing the contributions of Hasegawa Yoshihiro (長谷川吉弘), the Company determined that it would be appropriate to smoothly pass management to the next generation to achieve further enhancement of corporate value.
How to read this page
This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.