Leadership

Executive Officers

(As of January 1, 2026)

Title Name Position(s)
President and CEO Yoshihiro Hasebe
Senior Managing Executive Officer Masakazu Negoro Responsible for Management Finance Unit
Senior Managing Executive Officer Toru Nishiguchi Responsible for Global Consumer Care Business, Global
Managing Executive Officer Toshiteru Komatsu Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering, Global; Responsible for TCR Promotion
Managing Executive Officer Natsumi Hotta Senior Vice President, Human Capital Strategy, Global; President, Kao Group Corporate Pension Fund; Chairperson of the Board, Kao America Inc.
Managing Executive Officer Daisuke Hamada Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Global
Senior Executive Officer Hideki Mamiya Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Global
Senior Executive Officer Yoshio Nakao Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Japan; Responsible for Global Consumer Care - Global Sales, Global; Representative Director, President, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd.
Senior Executive Officer Motomitsu Hasumi Senior Vice President, Product Quality Management, Global;
Senior Executive Officer Hiromitsu Hoshikawa President, Chemical Business, Global; Chairperson of the Board, Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Chairperson of the Board, Pilipinas Kao, Inc; Chairperson of the Board, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L.
Senior Executive Officer Tomoko Uchiyama President, Global Consumer Care - Cosmetics Business, Global; Representative Director, President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
Senior Executive Officer Takatoshi Hatase President, Global Consumer Care - Health Beauty Care Business, Global
Senior Executive Officer Rie Haraoka President, Global Consumer Care - Hygiene Living Care Business, Global
Executive Officer Masaru Takeyasu Vice President, Global Consumer Care, East Asia; Chairperson of the Board and President, Kao (China) Holding Co.,Ltd.; Chairperson of the Board and President, Kao Corporation Shanghai; Chairperson of the Board, Kao Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Chairperson of the Board, Kanebo Cosmetics (China) Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Naoshi Nakamoto Senior Vice President, Procurement, Global
Executive Officer Hideo Makino Senior Vice President, Accounting and Finance, Global; President, Kao America Inc.
Executive Officer Yasuo Toyoshima Vice President, Product Quality Management, Global
Executive Officer Akiko Hasegawa Senior Vice President, Legal, Global
Executive Officer Shinsuke Mori Senior Vice President, Logistics, Global;
Chief Logistics Officer
Executive Officer Joe Workman Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Americas and EMEA; Chairperson of the Board & President, Kao USA Inc.
Executive Officer Mitsunori Saka President, Global Consumer Care - Business Connected, Global;
Responsible for Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Jun Kozuka Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering (Demand & Supply Planning, Strategy Planning), Global; Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering - Manufacturing and Technology Development Center, Global
Executive Officer Yuki Nomura Senior Vice President, Strategic Public Relations, Global
Executive Officer Junko Ohtani Senior Vice President, ESG, Global
Executive Officer Tetsuya Okano Vice President, Research and Development - Business Development Research (Hygiene Living Care), Global; Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Hygiene Living Care Business - Fabric Home Care Product Business Development, Global
Executive Officer Hiroshi Danjo Vice President, Research and Development - Core Technology Research Center, Global
Executive Officer Hirofumi Kuwahara Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Global
Executive Officer Yuichi Iwano Vice President, Corporate Planning, Global; Assistant for Corporate Finance and Management
Executive Officer Rebecca McBride Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Americas and EMEA - AEMEA DX Marketing; Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Business DX, Global

Corporate Executive Fellows

(As of January 1, 2025)

Name Position(s)
Lisa MacCallum Corporate Executive Fellow (Responsible for Corporate Branding), Kao Corporation; Founder and President, Inspired Companies; Non-Executive Director, Adani Energy Solutions Limited; Non-Executive Director, Bond University Limited
Takuzo Aida Corporate Executive Fellow (Responsible for Technology Development), Kao Corporation; Group Director, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS); Distinguished University Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo
Chiaki Mukai Corporate Executive Fellow (Responsible for Value Design), Kao Corporation; Specially Appointed Vice President, Tokyo University of Science

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