For Immediate Release
March 7, 2016
LIXIL Group Corporation

LIXIL Strengthens Management of Overseas Businesses with
Organization Changes in Water Technology
Move enhances internal controls and efficiencies

Tokyo, Japan - LIXIL Group Corporation (“LIXIL Group”; TSE code: 5938) today announces changes tosimplify the organization structure of its LIXIL Water Technology business (LWT) as part of steps tofurther integrate and strengthen the management of its overseas businesses. The move is part of aneffort to enhance governance practices and internal controls for LIXIL Group subsidiaries.
LIXIL Corporation President and CEO, Kinya Seto, will expand his responsibilities to also cover direct
management of LWT. He will be supported by the deep capability and seasoned leadership already inplace within LWT. The current CEOs of Water Technology, Michael Rauterkus of LWT EMEA andGrohe AG, Steven Delarge of LWT Americas and American Standard Brands, Tadashi Arishiro of LWT
Japan and Bijoy Mohan of LWT Asia Pacific, will report directly to Mr. Seto. As a result of thisreorganization, the current LWT CEO David Haines will leave the organization effective March 7.
Paul Flowers will continue his role as LWT Chief Design Officer. To ensure that customers continue tobenefit from the synergies of a seamlessly global and highly productive manufacturing and supply
chain operation, Ryuichi Kawamoto, LIXIL Corporation Chief Technology Officer, will also concurrently
take on the role of LWT Chief Manufacturing Optimization Officer. LWT’s key functional teams inFinance, Human Resources, Legal, and Public Affairs will report, on LWT responsibilities, to therespective heads of these corporate functions at LIXIL Group, who will hold concurrent LWT function
leader roles.
These changes will enable faster and more thorough implementation of growth strategies, newpolicies and programs in internal audit, financial accounting and controllership, education andtraining in the Group’s compliance and conduct codes, as well as in the rules and working processes
that govern operating as part of a Japan-based global company. To ensure a rigorous andoperationally disciplined execution of these changes, a seasoned Post-Merger Integration (PMI)
leader will be appointed to a newly created PMI position specifically focused on LWT.
There will be no change to current growth strategies for LWT. LIXIL will preserve the operating
independence of these consumer-oriented business entities, which rely on speed and agility to staycompetitive.
Commenting on the changes, LIXIL Group President and CEO, Yoshiaki Fujimori, said, “This is an
expanded role for Seto-san and the team. I am confident in Seto-san's capability to lead the global
LWT business, together with the highly experienced HQ functional leaders. These changes areconsistent with the enhancement of the direct governance we have been pursuing as LIXIL
management of our overseas subsidiaries.”

LIXIL Corporation President and CEO, Kinya Seto, added, “Having now met with hundreds ofexecutives and managers working across Japan and overseas, I am impressed with the capable teams
we have across our various LWT businesses, especially the deep bench of leaders we have running
our geographies and key global entities. This business has significant potential for the future andwith these changes, I am confident that LWT will be able to maximize opportunities across its brandportfolio and in all key markets over the long term.”-Ends-About 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 theway we live. Delivering core strengths in water, housing, building and kitchen technologies, ourbrand portfolio businesses LIXIL, GROHE, American Standard Brands and Permasteelisa are leadersin the industries and regions in which they operate. LIXIL produces some of the world’s mostfundamental and innovative products and services, and our solutions are an integral part of some of
the world’s most iconic and cutting-edge living and working spaces. Operating in more than 130
countries, and employing more than 80,000 people, we bring together function, quality and design
to make people’s lives better, and more delightful – wherever they are.
About LIXIL Group
LIXIL Group Corporation (TSE Code: 5938) is the listed holding company containing LIXIL Corporation,
LIXIL VIVA CORPORATION and LIXIL Housing Research Institute, Ltd.. The Group is involved in a
broad spectrum of housing-related businesses, ranging from the manufacture and sales of building
materials and housing equipment to the operation of home centers and a network of homebuildingfranchises, and comprehensive real estate service. Led by President and CEO Yoshiaki Fujimori, theGroup posted 1.6 trillion JPY in consolidated sales in FY ended March 2015.