Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board
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As of April 1, 2020
Members of the Board of Directors
Toshikiyo KuraiRepresentative Director, Chairman
Professional background
Born January 9, 1952
- April 1975
- Entered MGC
- June 2003
- General manager, Inorganic Chemicals Division, Specialty Chemicals Company
- June 2006
- Executive officer
General manager, Inorganic Chemicals Division, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2008
- Executive officer
President, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2009
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2010
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Specialty Chemicals Company
General manager, Engineering Plastics Division, Specialty Chemicals Company - October 2011
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2012
- Representative director, senior managing executive officer and assistant to the president
President, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2013
- President and representative director
- April 2019
- Chairman and representative director (current position)
Masashi FujiiRepresentative Director, President
Professional background
Born March 10, 1959
- April 1981
- Entered MGC
- June 2010
- General manager, Organic Chemicals Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- June 2012
- Executive officer
General manager, Organic Chemicals Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - June 2014
- Executive officer
General manager, Methanol Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - April 2015
- Managing executive officer in charge of the LNG Project Team
President, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - June 2015
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the LNG Project Team
President, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - April 2018
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the LNG Project Team
President, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
General manager, Energy & Resources Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - October 2018
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the LNG Project Team
President, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - April 2019
- President and representative director (current position)
Masato InariDirector, Managing Executive Officer
In charge of the Internal Audit Division, Environment & Total Production Sector
Professional background
Born January 23, 1961
- April 1985
- Entered MGC
- June 2011
- Plant manager, Niigata Plant, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- June 2014
- Executive officer
Plant manager, Niigata Plant, Natural Gas Chemicals Company - April 2016
- Executive officer
President, Aromatic Chemicals Company - June 2016
- Director, JSP Corporation
- April 2017
- Managing executive officer
President, Aromatic Chemicals Company - June 2017
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Aromatic Chemicals Company - April 2019
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
In charge of the Production Technology Division, Environment Safety and Quality Assurance Division,
Member of Internal Control Promotion Committee - October 2019
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
In charge of the CSR Division, Production Technology Division, and Environment Safety & Quality Assurance Division
Member of Internal Control Promotion Committee - April 2020
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
IIn charge of the Internal Audit Division, and Environment & Total Production Sector (current position)
Nobuhisa AriyoshiDirector, Managing Executive Officer
In charge of internal control & risk management, Corporate Management Sector
Professional background
Born November 26, 1961
- April 1984
- Entered MGC
- June 2012
- General Manager, Administrative & Personnel Center
- April 2016
- Executive officer
General Manager, Electronic Materials Division, Information & Advanced Materials Company - April 2018
- Managing executive officer in charge of Finance & Accounting Center, information Systems Division, and Purchasing & Logistics Center
Member of Internal Control Promotion Committee - June 2018
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of Finance & Accounting Center, Information Systems Division, and Purchasing & Logistics Center
Member of Internal Control Promotion Committee - April 2019
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
In charge of compliance, risk management, the Internal Audit Division, Corporate Planning Division, Administrative & Personnel Center, and Corporate Communications Division,
Chairman of Internal Control Promotion Committee,
General manager of Tokyo Techno Park - May 2019
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
In charge of compliance, risk management, the Internal Audit Division, Corporate Planning Division, Finance & Accounting Center, Information Systems Division, Administrative & Personnel Center, Corporate Communications Division, and Purchasing & Logistics Center,
Chairman of Internal Control Promotion Committee,
General manager of Tokyo Techno Park - June 2019
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
In charge of compliance, risk management, Finance & Accounting Center, Information Systems Division, Administrative & Personnel Center, and Corporate Communications Division,
Member of Internal Control Promotion Committee,
General manager of Tokyo Techno Park - April 2020
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
In charge of internal control & risk management, Corporate Management Sector (current position)
Tomohiko OkuboDirector, Managing Executive Officer
Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and in charge of Basic Chemicals Business Sector.
Professional background
Born April 26, 1961
- April 1985
- Joined MGC.
- June 2010
- Manager, Sales Group, Methanol Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- October 2014
- Manager, Business Development Department, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- April 2015
- General Manager, Methanol Division, NaturalGas Chemicals Company
- April 2016
- Executive Officer, General Manager, MethanolDivision, Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- April 2019
- Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company.
- June 2019
- Director, Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company
- April 2020
- Director, Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project Team, and in charge of Basic Chemicals Business Sector (current position)
Kenji KatoDirector, Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Research & Development Sector
Professional background
Born June 2, 1962
- April 1987
- Joined MGC.
- June 2013
- General Manager, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Specialty Chemicals Company
- April 2016
- Executive Officer, and Plant Manager, Kashima Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company
- April 2018
- Executive Officer, General Manager, Electronic Materials Division, Information & Advanced Materials Company
- April 2019
- Managing Executive Officer, President of Information & Advanced Materials Company
- June 2019
- Director, Managing Executive Officer, President of Information & Advanced Materials Company
- April 2020
- Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Research & Development Sector(current position)
Masamichi MizukamiDirector
Professional background
Born September 11, 1958
- April 1983
- Entered MGC
- June 2012
- Plant manager, Yamakita Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company
- June 2013
- Executive officer
Plant manager, Yamakita Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company - December 2013
- Executive officer
Plant manager, Kashima Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company - April 2016
- Managing executive officer in charge of the Research & Development Division and Advanced Business Development Division
General manager, Advanced Business Development Division
Chairman, Committee on Future R&D - June 2016
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the Research & Development Division and Advanced Business Development Division
General manager, Advanced Business Development Division
Chairman, Committee on Future R&D - January 2017
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the Research & Development Division and Advanced Business Development Division
General manager, Advanced Business Development Division - April 2017
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the Research & Development Division and Advanced Business Development Division
Deputy chairman, Compliance Committee - April 2019
- Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Deputy Chairman of Compliance Committee
In charge of Research & Development Division, Advanced Business Development Division, and Business Strategy Division
General manager of QOL Innovation Center Shirakawa - June 2019
- Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Chairman of Internal Control Promotion Committee,
Deputy Chairman of Compliance Committee
In charge of Research & Development Division, Advanced Business Development Division, and Business Strategy Division
General manager of QOL Innovation Center Shirakawa - April 2020
- Director (current position)
Masahiro JohnoDirector
Professional background
Born July 22, 1956
- April 1981
- Entered MGC
- October 2009
- Deputy general manager, Tokyo Techno Park
General manager, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2011
- Executive Officer
Deputy general manager, Tokyo Techno Park
General manager, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Specialty Chemicals Company - June 2013
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Information & Advanced Materials Company - October 2016
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Information & Advanced Materials Company
General manager, Oxygen Absorbers Division, Information & Advanced Materials Company - July 2017
- Director and managing executive officer
President, Information & Advanced Materials Company - April 2019
- Director and Managing Executive Officer
President, Specialty Chemicals Company - April 2020
- Director (current position)
Hiroyuki OtsukaDirector
Professional background
Born October 21, 1961
- April 1984
- Joined MGC.
- July 2011
- President, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Europe GmbH
- June 2013
- General Manager, Aromatic Chemicals Division, Aromatic Chemicals Company
- April 2016
- Executive Officer, Tokyo Techno Park, and General Manager, Tokyo Research Laboratory, Specialty Chemicals Company
- April 2019
- Managing Executive Officer, President of Aromatic Chemicals Company.
- June 2019
- Director, Managing Executive Officer, President of Aromatic Chemicals Company.
Director, JSP Corporation (current position) - April 2020
- Director (current position)
Kazuo TanigawaOutside Director
Professional background
Born September 8, 1949
- April 1972
- Entered Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd. (currently Toshiba Corporation)
- June 2004
- Executive officer, Toshiba Corporation
- June 2007
- Director, executive officer and corporate senior vice president, Toshiba Corporation
- June 2008
- Director, executive officer and corporate executive vice president, Toshiba Corporation
- June 2011
- Advisor, Toshiba Corporation
Outside auditor, Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. - May 2012
- Chairman, Business Research Institute
Chairman, Japan Society for Human Resource Management - June 2015
- Outside director, MGC (current position)
Tsugio SatoOutside Director
Professional background
Born February 20, 1951
- April 1975
- Research assistant, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- February 1989
- Associate professor, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- April 1994
- Professor, Institute for Chemical Reaction Science, Tohoku University
- April 2001
- Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
- April 2010
- Deputy director, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
- April 2013
- Director, Center for Exploration of New Inorganic Materials, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
- August 2013
- Director, The Foundation for Japanese Chemical Research
- April 2016
- Professor emeritus, Tohoku University (current position)
- June 2017
- Outside director, MGC (current position)
Executive officers
Naruyuki NagaokaManaging Executive officers
In charge of compliance, and Corporate Planning Sector
Yasushi KosakaManaging Executive officers
In charge of Specialty Chemicals Business Sector
Takao OtaExecutive officers
General manager of Life Science Division, Basic Chemicals Business Sector
Yoshihiro KayanoExecutive officers
General manager of Advanced Business Development Division, Research & Development Sector
Yasuo TeraokaExecutive officers
General manager of Engineering Plastics Division, Specialty Chemicals Business Sector
Naoki KogureExecutive officers
Plant manager of Kashima Plant, Specialty Chemicals Business Sector
Tsuguji KawabataExecutive officers
General manager of Production Technology Division, Environment & Total Production Sector
Kazushi ShiraiExecutive officers
In charge of Research & Development Sector (Deputy)
Motoyasu KitagawaExecutive officers
General manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Sector
Takayuki MiyamotoExecutive officers
General manager of Methanol Division, Basic Chemicals Business Sector
Ko KedoExecutive officers
Plant manager of Mizushima Plant, Basic Chemicals Business Sector
Tatsuo IwaiExecutive officers
Plant manager of Yokkaichi Plant, Specialty Chemicals Business Sector
Tomoyuki KiuraExecutive officers
General manager of Finance & Accounting Division, Corporate Management Sector
Group General manager of Finance Group, Finance & Accounting Division, Corporate Management Sector
Yoshikazu ShimaExecutive officers
General manager of R&D Promotion Division, Research & Development Sector
Yoshinori IsahayaExecutive officers
Deputy general manager of Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Sector
Group General manager of Project Planning & Examination Department, Corporate Planning Division, Corporate Planning Sector
Ryozo YamaguchiExecutive officers
General manager of Administrative & Personnel Division, Corporate Management Sector
General manager of QOL Innovation Center Shirakawa, Corporate Management Sector
Members of the Audit & Supervisory Board
Takashi KimuraOutside Corporate Auditor
Professional background
Born September 1, 1954
- April 1977
- Entered The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd.
- June 2004
- Executive officer, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
Executive officer, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. - October 2005
- Executive officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
- January 2006
- Executive officer, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFG, Ltd.
- May 2007
- Managing executive officer, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFG, Ltd.
- October 2009
- President and representative director, Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS Co., Ltd.
- June 2014
- Outside corporate auditor, MGC (current position)
Katsuhiko SugitaCorporate Auditor
Professional background
Born June 25, 1954
- April 1977
- Entered MGC
- June 2006
- General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division
- June 2007
- Executive officer
General manager, Finance & Accounting Center - June 2012
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of risk management, the Administrative & Personnel Center, and Purchasing & Logistics Center
- June 2014
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of risk management, the Finance & Accounting Center, Administrative & Personnel Center, and Purchasing & Logistics Center
- April 2015
- Director and senior managing executive officer in charge of compliance, the Internal Audit Division, and Finance & Accounting Center
Chairman, Internal Control Promotion Committee - June 2015
- Representative director and senior managing executive officer in charge of compliance, the Internal Audit Division, and Finance & Accounting Center
Chairman, Internal Control Promotion Committee - April 2016
- Director
- June 2016
- Corporate auditor (current position)
Kunio KawaCorporate Auditor
Professional background
Born July 16, 1955
- November 1990
- Entered MGC
- June 2006
- General manager, Finance Department, Finance & Accounting Center
- June 2009
- Executive officer
General manager, Corporate Planning Division - June 2012
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the Finance & Accounting Center and Corporate Communications Division
Deputy manager in charge of the Corporate Planning Division - June 2013
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the Finance & Accounting Center and Corporate Communications Division
Deputy manager in charge of the Corporate Planning Division
Deputy chairman, Compliance Committee - June 2014
- Director and managing executive officer in charge of the Corporate Planning Division and Corporate Communications Division
Deputy chairman, Compliance Committee - April 2015
- Director and senior managing executive officer in charge of the Corporate Planning Division and Corporate Communications Division
Deputy chairman, Compliance Committee - June 2015
- Representative director and senior managing executive officer in charge of the Corporate Planning Division and Corporate Communications Division
Deputy chairman, Compliance Committee - April 2016
- Representative director and senior managing executive officer in charge of the Finance & Accounting Center and Corporate Communications Division
- October 2017
- Representative director and senior managing executive officer in charge of the Finance & Accounting Center, Information Systems Division and Corporate Communications Division
- April 2018
- Director
- June 2018
- Corporate auditor (current position)
Yasuomi MatsuyamaOutside Corporate Auditor, Part time
Professional background
Born November 14, 1956
- April 1979
- Entered Nippon Life Insurance Company
- July 2006
- Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- January 2007
- Director and executive officer, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- July 2007
- Executive officer, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- March 2009
- Managing executive officer, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- July 2009
- Director and managing executive officer, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- April 2011
- Director and senior managing executive officer, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- March 2013
- Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company
- April 2013
- Advisor, Seiwa Business Link Co., Ltd.
- June 2013
- President and representative director, Seiwa Business Link Co., Ltd.
Outside corporate auditor, MGC (current position) - June 2016
- Outside corporate auditor, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (current position)
- June 2017
- Representative Director, Chairman, Nissay Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- June 2019
- Office of President, Nissay Culture Foundation (current position)
Office of President, Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation (current position)