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Directors

(As of March 26,2024)

Masahiko Uotani

Director
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Chairman and CEO

  1. Apr. 1977: Joined the Lion Dentifrice Co., Ltd. (currently Lion Corporation)
  2. Jan. 1988: Manager, Citibank, N.A.
  3. Apr. 1991: Representative Director, Vice President, Kraft Japan Limited (currently Mondelēz Japan Limited)
  4. May. 1994: Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Officer of Marketing, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd.
  5. Oct. 2001: Representative Director, President, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. (Global Officer)
  6. Aug. 2006: Representative Director, Chair, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd.
  7. Jun. 2007: Representative Director, Chief Executive Partner, BrandVision Inc.
  8. Aug. 2011: Outside Director, ASKUL Corporation
  9. Oct. 2012: Director (part time), Citibank Japan Ltd. (previously)
  10. Apr. 2013: Outside Chief Marketing Advisor of the Company
  11. Apr. 2014: President and CEO of the Company
  12. Jun. 2014: Representative Director of the Company
  13. Jan. 2020: Japan Region CEO of the Company
    Representative Director, Chair and President, Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
  14. Oct. 2020: Representative Director, Chair and CEO, Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
  15. Jan. 2021: Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  16. Jan. 2023: Chairman and CEO of the Company [incumbent]
  17. Mar. 2024: Representative Corporate Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]

Kentaro Fujiwara

Director
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
President and COO

  1. Apr. 1991: Joined the Company
  2. Jul. 2004: Director, Europe Distribution Center, Shiseido Europe S.A.
  3. Nov. 2011: Director, President, Shiseido Korea Co., Ltd.
  4. May 2013: Director, President, Shiseido Professional Korea Co., Ltd.
  5. Apr. 2015: Vice President, Corporate Strategy Department of the Company Group Leader, Digital Strategy Group of the Company
  6. Nov. 2015: Chairman of the Board, President of Shiseido China Co., Ltd.
  7. Jan. 2016: Corporate Officer of the Company, China Region
  8. Jan. 2018: Corporate Officer of the Company, China Region Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  9. Jan. 2020: Senior Executive Officer of the Company, China Region CEO
  10. Jan. 2021: Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  11. Jan. 2023: President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company [incumbent]
  12. Mar. 2023: Representative Director of the Company
  13. Sep. 2023: Representative Director, Chairman of Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
  14. Jan. 2024: Japan Region CEO of the Company [incumbent]
    Representative Director, President and CEO of Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  15. Mar. 2024: Representative Corporate Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]

Hiromi Anno

Director
Member of the Audit Committee

  1. Apr. 1995: Joined the Company
  2. Jan. 2018: Department Director of Global Communications Department of the Company
  3. Jan. 2020: Corporate Officer, Chief Public Relations Officer of the Company
  4. Jan. 2021: Executive Officer of the Company
  5. Mar. 2023: Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  6. Mar. 2024: Director of the Company [incumbent]

Takeshi Yoshida

Director
Member of the Audit Committee

  1. Aug. 1985: Joined Okura Keiei Keiri Gakuin Co., Ltd.
  2. Feb. 1992: Joined the Company
  3. Apr. 2009: General Manager of Cosmetics Business Planning Department, General Manager of Business Administration Group, Cosmetics Business Planning Department of the Company
  4. Apr. 2011: Executive Vice President, Shiseido Americas Corporation
  5. Oct. 2014: Department Director, Internal Audit Department of the Company
  6. Jan. 2016: Department Director, Business Planning Department, Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
  7. Jan. 2017: Director, Personal Care Planning Department, FT Shiseido Co., Ltd.
  8. Mar. 2018: Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  9. Mar. 2024: Director of the Company [incumbent]

Kanoko Oishi

External Director (Independent)*
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

  1. Apr. 1983: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
  2. Aug. 1987: McKinsey & Company, Inc. New York Office
  3. Nov. 1988: McKinsey & Company, Inc. Tokyo Office
  4. Jun. 2000: Representative Director, MEDIVA Inc. [incumbent]
  5. Jul. 2000: Representative Director, Seinan MEDIVA Co., Ltd. (currently Seeds 1 Co., Ltd.) [incumbent]
  6. Aug. 2001: Outside Auditor, ASKUL Corporation
  7. Aug. 2002: Outside Director, ASKUL Corporation
  8. Jun. 2010: Outside Director, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  9. Jun. 2015: Outside Director, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  10. Outside Director, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  11. Mar. 2016: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  12. Apr. 2018: Chair of Remuneration Advisory Committee of the Company

Shinsaku Iwahara

External Director (Independent)*
Chair of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

  1. Aug. 1978: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo
  2. Sep. 1981: Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School, U.S.A.
  3. Dec. 1982: Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, U.S.A.
  4. Sep. 1991: Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School, U.S.A.
  5. Nov. 1991: Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
  6. Apr. 2003: Member, Postal Services Policy Council
  7. Jan. 2005: Member, Business Accounting Council, Financial Services Agency
  8. Apr. 2009: Director, Financial Accounting Standards Foundation
  9. Apr. 2010: Member, Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice, Chair, Corporate Legislation Subcommittee, Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice
  10. Apr. 2013: Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University
  11. Jun. 2013: Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo [incumbent]
  12. Jan. 2015: Member and Chair, Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency
  13. Jul. 2017: Adviser to Mori Hamada & Matsumoto [incumbent]
  14. Mar. 2018: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  15. Jun. 2019: Chair, Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice
  16. Sep. 2021: Chair of Nomination & Remuneration Advisory Committee of the Company
  17. Apr. 2023: Emeritus Professor, Waseda University [incumbent]
  18. Dec. 2023: Member, The Japan Academy [incumbent]
  19. Mar. 2024: Chair of the Nomination Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Mariko Tokuno

External Director (Independent)*
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

  1. Apr. 1978: Joined The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd.(currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
  2. Jan. 1994: Joined Louis Vuitton Japan K.K
  3. Apr. 2002: Senior Director, Sales Administration, Louis Vuitton Japan K.K
  4. Mar. 2004: Vice President, Tiffany & Co., Japan Inc.
  5. Aug. 2010: Representative Director, President, Christian Dior K.K
  6. Jun. 2013: Outside Director, HAPPINET CORPORATION
  7. Sep. 2013: Representative Director, President and CEO, Ferragamo Japan K.K
  8. Jun. 2016: Outside Director, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation [incumbent]
  9. Jun. 2017: Outside Director, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  10. Mar. 2022: External Director of the Company [incumbent]

Yoshihiko Hatanaka

External Director (Independent)*
Member of the Nomination Committee
Chair of the Remuneration Committee

  1. Apr. 1980: Joined Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (currently Astellas Pharma Inc.)
  2. Jun. 2005: Corporate Executive, Vice President, Corporate Planning, Corporate Strategy Division, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  3. Apr. 2006: Corporate Executive, Astellas Pharma Inc. and President & CEO, Astellas US LLC and President & CEO, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
  4. Jun. 2008: Senior Corporate Executive, Astellas Pharma Inc. and President & CEO, Astellas US LLC and President & CEO, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
  5. Apr. 2009: Senior Corporate Executive, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CSTO & CFO), Astellas Pharma Inc.
  6. Jun. 2011: Representative Director, President and CEO, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  7. Apr. 2018: Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  8. Jun. 2019: Outside Director, Sony Corporation (currently SONY GROUP CORPORATION) [incumbent]
  9. Mar. 2023: Director of the Company [incumbent]
  10. Jun. 2023: Outside Director, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD [incumbent]
  11. Mar. 2024: Chair of the Remuneration Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Hiroshi Ozu

External Director(Independent)*
Chair of the Audit Committee

  1. Apr. 1974: Public Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
  2. Jun. 2001: Chief Prosecutor, Saga Public Prosecutors Office
  3. Aug. 2002: Public Prosecutor, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
  4. Jun. 2004: Deputy Vice-Minister, Ministry of Justice
  5. Jun. 2006: Director-General, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
  6. Jul. 2007: Vice-Minister, Ministry of Justice
  7. Jul. 2009: Superintendent Public Prosecutor, Sapporo High Public Prosecutors Office
  8. Dec. 2010: Deputy Prosecutor-General, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
  9. Aug. 2011: Superintendent Public Prosecutor, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
  10. Jul. 2012: Prosecutor-General, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
  11. Sep. 2014: Registered as Attorney
  12. Jun. 2015: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  13. Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
  14. Mar. 2016: Representative Director, Shimizu Scholarship Foundation, general incorporated foundation [incumbent]
  15. Nov. 2016: President, Criminal Justice Welfare Forum Oasis, general incorporated association
  16. 2017: External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  17. President of Japan Criminal Policy Society
  18. Mar. 2024: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  19. Mar. 2024: Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Yasuko Gotoh

External Director(Independent)*
Member of the Audit Committee

  1. Apr. 1980: Joined Ministry of Transport
  2. Jan. 1997: General Manager, Planning Department, Kyushu District Transport Bureau, Ministry of Transport
  3. Jul. 1998: Director, Planning and Research Office of Tourism Department, Transport Policy Bureau, Ministry of Transport
  4. Jan. 2001: International Crisis Management Officer, Japan Coast Guard
  5. Jul. 2003: General Manager, Transport Consumer Policy Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
  6. Jun. 2004: Director, Tourism Promotion Bureau at New York, Tourist Bureau of Japan
  7. Oct. 2005: Deputy Governor, Yamagata Prefecture
  8. Jul. 2008: Director, Regional Transport Bureau of Hokuriku and Shinetsu Regions, MLIT
  9. Aug. 2010: Assistant Minister, MLIT
  10. Oct. 2011: Director, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
  11. Jul. 2013: Director General, Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism, MLIT
  12. Oct. 2014: Advisor, Kyushu Railway Company
  13. Jun. 2015: Deputy Director General, Railway Operations Headquarters, Kyushu Railway Company Director General, Travel Services Headquarters, Kyushu Railway Company Managing Director, Deputy General Manager of Railway Operations Headquarters, Kyushu Railway Company General Manager, Tourism Business Headquarters, Kyushu Railway Company
  14. Jun. 2017: Managing Director, CFO in charge of the Treasury Department, Kyushu Railway Company
  15. Jun. 2018: Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Kyushu Railway Company
  16. Mar. 2019: External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  17. Jun. 2019: Audit & Supervisory Board Member, DENSO CORPORATION [incumbent]
  18. Apr. 2023: Visiting Professor, Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Tourism and Community Development [incumbent]
  19. Jun. 2023: Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. [incumbent]
  20. Oct. 2023: Audit and Inspection Commissioners of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government [incumbent]
  21. Mar. 2024: External Director of the Company [incumbent]

Ritsuko Nonomiya

External Director(Independent)*
Member of the Audit Committee

  1. Sep. 1987: Joined Pete Murwick Maine Accounting Firm (currently KPMG LLP)
  2. Apr. 1997: Partner, KPMG Corporate Finance Co., Ltd.
  3. Nov. 2000: Joined UBS Warburg Securities Co., Ltd. (currently UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
  4. Jan. 2005: M&A Advisor, Managing Director, UBS Warburg Securities Co., Ltd. (currently UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
  5. Jul. 2008: Senior Vice President, Business Development Leader, GE Capital Asia Pacific
  6. Dec. 2013: Managing Director, GCA Savvian Corporation (currently GCA Corporation) [incumbent]
  7. Mar. 2017: Director, GCA Savvian Corporation (currently GCA Corporation) [incumbent]
  8. Mar. 2020: External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  9. Jun. 2020: Outside Director, NAGASE & Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  10. Feb. 2022: CEO, Representative Director, Houlihan Lokey Corporation [incumbent]
  11. Mar. 2024: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  • *Independent Director provided in Rule 436-2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Securities Listing Regulations

Corporate Executive Officers

(As of March 26,2024)

Representative Corporate Executive Officers
Masahiko Uotani Kentaro Fujiwara

Corporate Executive Officers
Yoshiaki Okabe Norio Tadakawa
Toshinobu Umetsu Takayuki Yokota

 

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