For Immediate Release
June 24, 2016
LIXIL Group Corporation

LIXIL Announces Organizational Changes in Japan toSimplify Decision-Making, Drive Focus and Enhance Efficiency
Tokyo, Japan – LIXIL Group Corporation (“LIXIL Group”), a global leader in housing and building
materials, products and services, today announced a series of organizational changes across its
technology businesses in Japan to create a flatter and simpler structure with faster decision-making
to improve operational efficiency. All changes will be effective 1 July.
LIXIL Water Technology’s Japan business is a key focus of growth and investment. To this end, LIXIL
will reorganize by consolidating and integrating key divisions and business units under LWT Japan toenhance its competitiveness and operational effectiveness. LIXIL’s tile business, which provides arange of fire and water resistant functional tiles that add premium and beautiful designs tobathrooms, kitchens and a full range of living spaces, will operate as part of LIXIL Water Technology(“LWT”) Japan. It was previously managed as part of LIXIL Housing Technology (“LHT”). The moveenables alignment of core systems, as well as strengthening collaboration with bathroom and toilet
products to enhance customer service.
LWT Japan will also establish a new Quality and Technology Division, incorporating the Quality
Assurance and Production Engineering Departments. The move will reinforce the water technology
business’s important quality systems and enable closer cooperation with the engineering unit. Inaddition, the Toilet & Vanity Supply Chain (SC) Division, Bathroom SC Division and Faucet SC Divisionand their respective plants will transfer from supply chain to be operated within their relevantbusiness divisions under LWT Japan. The aim of these changes is to integrate key aspects of the watertechnology business for closer operations and enhance LIXIL’s focus on “monozukuri” ormanufacturing excellence. These changes at LWT Japan follow the reorganization of LWT’s globalorganization structure announced in March.
In addition, due to the strategic importance of the Japanese market, the current Sales & Marketing
Division under LIXIL Japan Company (“LJC”), which focuses on sales promotion and marketing1

activities, will move directly under LIXIL Corporation, reporting to CEO Seto. The move will strengthen
collaboration between the division and the technology business units in Japan, as well as withcorporate functions. The Renovation Promotion Division, which had previously been part of the Sales& Marketing Division, will remain within LJC as a new stand-alone division reporting to LJC CEOHaruo Shirai, further demonstrating the strategic importance LIXIL places on the renovation market inJapan.
Commenting on the changes, LIXIL Group President & CEO Kinya Seto said, “Our focus is on building
a leaner, simpler, faster LIXIL, to strengthen our value-driven growth foundations for long-termsustainable performance. Having already taken a number of important steps in this regard, the moves
announced today will allow us to further simplify our structure and drive efficiencies across ourbusinesses in Japan and globally.”-EndsAbout LIXIL
LIXIL Corporation is a global leader in housing and building materials products and services. The foundation of LIXIL’s
success is our constant investment in technological innovation to improve the way we live. Delivering core strengths inwater, housing, building and kitchen technologies, our brand portfolio businesses LIXIL, GROHE, American StandardBrands and Permasteelisa are leaders in the industries and regions in which they operate. LIXIL produces some of theworld’s most fundamental and innovative products and services, and our solutions are an integral part of some of theworld’s most iconic and cutting-edge living and working spaces. Operating in more than 150 countries, and employing
more than 80,000 people, we bring together function, quality and design to make people’s lives better, and moredelightful – wherever they are.
About LIXIL Group
LIXIL Group Corporation (TSE Code: 5938) is the listed holding company containing LIXIL Corporation, LIXIL VIVACORPORATION and LIXIL Housing Research Institute, Ltd.. The Group is involved in a broad spectrum of housingrelated businesses, ranging from the manufacture and sales of building materials and housing equipment to theoperation of home centers and a network of homebuilding franchises, and comprehensive real estate service. Led byPresident and CEO Kinya Seto, the Group posted ¥1.85 trillion in consolidated sales in FYE March 2016.

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