Leadership

Executive Officers

(As of January 1, 2025)

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; President, Global Consumer Care, Asia
Managing Executive Officer Yoshihiro Murakami Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Global
Managing Executive Officer Hideaki Kubo Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Global
Managing Executive Officer Satoru Tanaka Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Global
Managing Executive Officer Toshiteru Komatsu Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Global; Responsible for TCR Promotion
Senior Executive Officer Kotaro Nuriya President, Global Consumer Care - Health Beauty Care Business, Global
Senior Executive Officer Natsumi Hotta President, Global Consumer Care - Hygiene Living Care Business, Global
Senior Executive Officer Hideki Mamiya Senior Vice President, Human Capital Strategy, Global; President, Kao Group Corporate Pension Fund; Chairperson of the Board, Kao America Inc.
Senior Executive Officer Yoshio Nakao Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Asia; Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Japan; Representative Director, President, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd.
Senior Executive Officer Motomitsu Hasumi Senior Vice President, Product Quality Management, Global
Senior Executive Officer Daisuke Hamada 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
Executive Officer Naohiko Uramoto Vice President, Digital Strategy - Data Intelligence, 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 Yoji Matsumoto Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Hiroyuki Terazaki Vice President, Research and Development - Business Development Research (Beauty/Healthcare), Global
Executive Officer Dominic M. Pratt President, Salon Business, Global; Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Global Salon; Chairperson of the Board, Oribe Hair Care, LLC; President, Kao Germany GmbH
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, Research and Development - Business Development Research (Lifestyle/Chemical), Global
Executive Officer Akiko Hasegawa Senior Vice President, Legal, Global
Executive Officer Joe Workman President, Americas and EMEA Consumer Care Business, Global; Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Americas and EMEA; Chairperson of the Board & President, Kao USA Inc.
Executive Officer Shinsuke Mori Vice President, Supply Chain Management - Logistics Development Center, Global
Executive Officer Mitsunori Saka President, Global Consumer Care - Business Connected, Global; Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Business Connected - Global Business Planning and Management, Global; Responsible for Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Jun Kozuka Vice President, Supply Chain Management - Manufacturing and Technology Development Center, Global; Vice President, Supply Chain Management - Manufacturing and Technology Development Center - Demand & Supply Planning, Global
Executive Officer Yuki Nomura Senior Vice President, Strategic Public Relations, Global
Executive Officer Hiromitsu Hoshikawa Vice President Chemical Business, Americas and EMEA; President, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L.
Executive Officer Junko Ohtani Senior Vice President, ESG, Global
Executive Officer Tomoko Uchiyama President, Global Consumer Care - Cosmetics Business, Global; Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Americas and EMEA Cosmetics; Representative Director, President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.

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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