February 20, 2019
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

Notice on Personnel Change in Representative Directorship
At its meeting on February 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC)
decided on the following personnel change in its Representative Directorship.
1． Reason for change
The changes result from the new management system after April 1, 2019
2． Description of change(1) New Representative Director
New position
Representative Director,
Chairman
Representative Director,
President

NameToshikiyo Kurai
Masashi Fujii

Current position
Representative Director,President
Director,
Managing Executive Officer

Representative Director,

Masamichi

Director,

Senior Managing Executive Officer

MizukamiManaging Executive Officer(2) Retiring Representative Director
Position after retirement
Director

Name
Kazuo Sakai

Current position
Representative Director,
Chairman
Representative Director,

Director

Kenji Inamasa

Senior Managing Executive
Officer
Representative Director,

Director

Yasuhiro Sato

Senior Managing ExecutiveOfficer

3． Personal history of new Representative Director
See the attachment.
4． Scheduled date of personnel change
April 1, 2019End1Attachment
Personal history of new Representative Director

NameMasashi Fujii

New position

Representative Director, President

Place of birth

Okayama Pref.

Date of birth

March 10, 1959

Education

Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics, Osaka
University

Personal history
April 1981

Joined MGC.

June 2010

General Manager, Organic Chemicals Division, Natural Gas Chemicals Company

June 2012

Executive Officer, and General Manager, Organic Chemicals Division, Natural Gas
Chemicals Company

June 2014

Executive Officer, and General Manager, Methanol Division, Natural Gas
Chemicals Company

April 2015

Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project Team,and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company

June 2015

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project
Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company.

April 2018

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project
Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company and Manager of Energy& Resources Division.

October 2018

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of LNG Project
Team, and President of Natural Gas Chemicals Company. (to the present)

Number of MGC shares held: 13,200 (as of September 30, 2018)

2NameMasamichi Mizukami

New position

Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive OfficerPlace of birth

Niigata Pref.

Date of birth

September 11, 1958

Education

Graduated from Master of School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Personal history
April 1983

Joined MGC.

June 2012

Plant Manager, Yamakita Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company

June 2013

Executive Officer, and Plant Manager, Yamakita Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company

December 2013

Executive Officer, and Plant Manager, Kashima Plant, Specialty Chemicals Company

April 2016

Managing Executive Officer, Chairman of the Committee on Future R&D, Administrative
Management of Research & Development Division and Advanced Business
Development Division, and General Manager, Advanced Business Development Division

June 2016

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Chairman of the Committee on Future R&D,
Administrative Management of Research & Development Division and Advanced
Business Development Division, and General Manager, Advanced BusinessDevelopment DivisionJanuary 2017

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Administrative Management of Research &Development Division and Advanced Business Development Division, and General
Manager, Advanced Business Development Division

April 2017

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Chairman of Compliance Committee,
Administrative Management of Research &Development Division and Advanced
Business Development Division (to the present)

Number of MGC shares held: 14,000 (as of September 30, 2018)

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