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Resolved 13 July 2026Incoming appointee
22 itemsScheduled Appointment Date1 August 2026
Sato Kentaro (佐藤憲太郎)
Previous positionSenior Executive Officer; Head of Global Overseas Headquarters; President of Earth (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; and Director of Earth Homecare Products (Philippines) Co., Ltd.
New positionSenior Executive Officer; Head of Global Overseas Headquarters; President of Earth (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; General Director of Earth Corporation Vietnam Limited; and Director of Earth Homecare Products (Philippines) Co., Ltd.
Taniguchi Hiroyuki (谷口広幸)
Previous positionSenior Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Sales Headquarters and Head of Domestic Sales
New positionSenior Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Sales Headquarters; Head of Domestic Sales; and General Manager of West Japan Sales Department
Kori Hideo (郡英雄)
Previous positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Account Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Account Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Ohno Hiroyuki (大野廣之)
Previous positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of Sales Strategy Department, Sales Headquarters
New positionExecutive Officer, General Manager of Sales Strategy Department and General Manager of East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Imada Satomi (今田里美)
Previous positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of R&E Department, Sales Headquarters
New positionExecutive Officer in charge of Retail Solutions Department, Sales Headquarters
Yagai Satoshi (谷貝悟史)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Account Sales Department 2, Sales Headquarters
New positionSpecial assignment under the Head of Sales Headquarters
Yamashita Shinji (山下晋司)
Previous positionBranch Manager of Kanto Area Branch 3, Sales Headquarters
New positionSpecial assignment under the Head of Sales Headquarters
Nakamura Takahoshi (中村崇星)
Previous positionBranch Manager of Kyushu Branch and Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, Sales Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager of Retail Solutions Department, Sales Headquarters
Nakashiki Mitsuo (中鋪充男)
Previous positionDeputy General Manager of Account Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionBranch Manager of Account Branch 1, Account Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Kasuya Motoki (糟谷基樹)
Previous positionBranch Manager of Central Japan Branch, Sales Headquarters
New positionBranch Manager of Account Branch 2, Account Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Takaishi Masaki (高石真樹)
Previous positionBranch Manager of North Japan Branch, Sales Headquarters
New positionBranch Manager of East Japan Branch 1, East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Kiyosue Akihisa (清末晃久)
Previous positionBranch Manager of Kanto Area Branch 2, Sales Headquarters
New positionBranch Manager of East Japan Branch 2, East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Yamauchi Yutaka (山内豊)
Previous positionGeneral Director, 有限会社アースコーポレーションベトナム, Global Overseas Headquarters (seconded)
New positionBranch Manager of East Japan Branch 3, East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Yamamuro Yasuhiko (山室靖彦)
Previous positionDeputy Branch Manager of Kansai Branch, Sales Headquarters
New positionBranch Manager of West Japan Branch 1, West Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Dobashi Kazuhisa (土橋一久)
Previous positionBranch Manager of Kansai Branch, Sales Headquarters
New positionDeputy Branch Manager of West Japan Branch 1, West Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters (based in Nagoya)
Takagi Hiroyuki (高城浩行)
Previous positionBranch Manager of Kanto Area Branch 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionBranch Manager of West Japan Branch 2, West Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Ito Isao (伊東勲)
Previous positionDirector in charge of Products, Channel Marketing Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager of Channel Strategy Business Headquarters and General Manager of Business Development Sales Department
Kawazu Takashi (河津孝志)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Demand Planning Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
New positionDeputy General Manager of Direct Marketing Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
Sahara Hiromi (佐原広美)
Previous positionDeputy General Manager of Demand Planning Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager of Business Promotion Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
Hirano Masakatsu (平野正勝)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Business Promotion Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
New positionSenior Supporter, Business Promotion Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters
Koizumi Yumi (小泉ユミ)
Previous positionDeputy General Manager of BARTH Business Division and Manager of Business Management Group
New positionDeputy General Manager of BARTH Business Division
Shin Mikihiko (新幹彦)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Global Research Department, Global Overseas Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager of Global Research Department and Head of Research Laboratory, Global Overseas Headquarters
Details of organizational changes
Within the Sales Headquarters, the Account Sales Department, East Japan Sales Department, West Japan Sales Department and Retail Solutions Department will be established, while Account Sales Department 1, Account Sales Department 2, the respective branches and the R&E Department will be abolished. Branches will be established under each sales department. Within the Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, the Business Development Sales Department will be established, the Demand Planning Department will be incorporated into the Business Promotion Department, and the Channel Brand Strategy Office will be abolished.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 13 July 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | 1 August 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Sato Kentaro (佐藤憲太郎), Taniguchi Hiroyuki (谷口広幸), Kori Hideo (郡英雄), Ohno Hiroyuki (大野廣之), Imada Satomi (今田里美), Yagai Satoshi (谷貝悟史), Yamashita Shinji (山下晋司), Nakamura Takahoshi (中村崇星), Nakashiki Mitsuo (中鋪充男), Kasuya Motoki (糟谷基樹), Takaishi Masaki (高石真樹), Kiyosue Akihisa (清末晃久), Yamauchi Yutaka (山内豊), Yamamuro Yasuhiko (山室靖彦), Dobashi Kazuhisa (土橋一久), Takagi Hiroyuki (高城浩行), Ito Isao (伊東勲), Kawazu Takashi (河津孝志), Sahara Hiromi (佐原広美), Hirano Masakatsu (平野正勝), Koizumi Yumi (小泉ユミ), Shin Mikihiko (新幹彦) |
| Appointee's new position | Senior Executive Officer; Head of Global Overseas Headquarters; President of Earth (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; General Director of Earth Corporation Vietnam Limited; and Director of Earth Homecare Products (Philippines) Co., Ltd., Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Sales Headquarters; Head of Domestic Sales; and General Manager of West Japan Sales Department, Executive Officer and General Manager of Account Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Strategy Department and General Manager of East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Executive Officer in charge of Retail Solutions Department, Sales Headquarters, Special assignment under the Head of Sales Headquarters, Special assignment under the Head of Sales Headquarters, General Manager of Retail Solutions Department, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Account Branch 1, Account Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Account Branch 2, Account Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of East Japan Branch 1, East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of East Japan Branch 2, East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of East Japan Branch 3, East Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of West Japan Branch 1, West Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Deputy Branch Manager of West Japan Branch 1, West Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters (based in Nagoya), Branch Manager of West Japan Branch 2, West Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager of Channel Strategy Business Headquarters and General Manager of Business Development Sales Department, Deputy General Manager of Direct Marketing Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, General Manager of Business Promotion Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, Senior Supporter, Business Promotion Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of BARTH Business Division, General Manager of Global Research Department and Head of Research Laboratory, Global Overseas Headquarters |
| Appointee's previous position | Senior Executive Officer; Head of Global Overseas Headquarters; President of Earth (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; and Director of Earth Homecare Products (Philippines) Co., Ltd., Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Sales Headquarters and Head of Domestic Sales, Executive Officer and General Manager of Account Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Strategy Department, Sales Headquarters, Executive Officer and General Manager of R&E Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager of Account Sales Department 2, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Kanto Area Branch 3, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Kyushu Branch and Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, Sales Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of Account Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Central Japan Branch, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of North Japan Branch, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Kanto Area Branch 2, Sales Headquarters, General Director, 有限会社アースコーポレーションベトナム, Global Overseas Headquarters (seconded), Deputy Branch Manager of Kansai Branch, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Kansai Branch, Sales Headquarters, Branch Manager of Kanto Area Branch 1, Sales Headquarters, Director in charge of Products, Channel Marketing Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, General Manager of Demand Planning Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of Demand Planning Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, General Manager of Business Promotion Department, Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of BARTH Business Division and Manager of Business Management Group, General Manager of Global Research Department, Global Overseas Headquarters |
| Details of organizational changes | Within the Sales Headquarters, the Account Sales Department, East Japan Sales Department, West Japan Sales Department and Retail Solutions Department will be established, while Account Sales Department 1, Account Sales Department 2, the respective branches and the R&E Department will be abolished. Branches will be established under each sales department. Within the Channel Strategy Business Headquarters, the Business Development Sales Department will be established, the Demand Planning Department will be incorporated into the Business Promotion Department, and the Channel Brand Strategy Office will be abolished. |
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