19-8, Kyobashi 1-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8386

May 11th, 2023
NIHON NOHYAKU CO., LTD.
To whom it may concern

Announcement of Personnel Change
1．Effective Date of Appointment
June 21st, 2023
2．Personnel Change（１）The candidates for Director (Excluding Directors Serving as the Audit & Supervisory
Committee Members)(The Appointments are subject to approval at the shareholders meeting scheduled on June
21st, 2023.)
Name
New Position
Present Position
Yosuke Tomoi
Director,
Same as on the left
Chairman
Hiroyuki Iwata
Representative Director,
Same as on the left
President
Koji Shishido
Representative Director,
Representative Director,
Vice President
Vice President,
in charge of CSR Promotion Dept.,
Production Division, and Overseas
Akio Kohri

Director

Haruhiko Tomiyasu

Director

Yasunori Matsui
Masuyo Ohtani

Director（Outside）
Director（Outside）

Division
Same as on the left
Director,
Audit & Supervisory Committee
MemberSame as on the left
(Newly appointed)

Noboru Matsumoto
Director（Outside）(Newly appointed)
Notice; Mr.Yasunori Matsui, Ms.Masuyo Ohtani , and Mr.Noboru Matsumoto are outside
directors as stipulated in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.
（Reference）Director serving as the Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
NamePositionDirector,
Yoshiaki Higashino
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Director（Outside）,
Iwao Toigawa
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Director（Outside）,
Chizuko Nakata
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Director（Outside）,
Yoshiko Oshima
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Notice; Mr.Iwao Toigawa, Ms. Chizuko Nakata, and Ms. Yoshiko Oshima are outside directors
as stipulated in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

（２）Retiring Directors (Excluding Directors serving as the Audit & Supervisory CommitteeMembers. Scheduled date of retirement: June 21st, 2023)
Name

Hirohisa Yano

Kozo Machiya

Hiroshi Yamanoi

Kazuyoshi Tachibana（Position After Retirement）

Present Position
Director and Managing
Executive Officer,
Division Manager of MarketDevelopment Division
Director and Managing
Executive Officer,
Division Manager ofResearch Division,in charge of Environment
Safety & Quality Assurance
Dept.
Director and Senior
Executive Officer,
Division Manager ofIndustrial &Pharmaceuticals Sales
Division

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor

Director（Outside）―（３）The candidates for Executive Officer (Excluding Directors. Appointment on June 21st,2023)
Name
New Position
Present Position
Director and Managing
Executive Officer,
Division Manager ofManaging Executive Officer,
Administration Division,
Division Manager of
responsible for Osaka
Administration Division,
Office,responsible for Osaka Office,General Manager of Osaka
Hideo Yamamoto
General Manager of Osaka Office,
Office,responsible for CSR Promotion
responsible for CSR
Dept.,
Promotion Dept.,
responsible for special missions
in charge of Domestic Sales
Division,
responsible for special
missions
Jeffrey R. Johnson

Junjiro Inoshita

Shiro Takahashi
Kazuhiko Motoba

Managing Executive Officer,
Chairman and CEO of Nichino
America,Inc.
Senior Executive Officer,Division Manager of Domestic
Sales Division
Senior Executive Officer,
Division Manager of Corporate
Planning Division
Senior Executive Officer,

Managing Executive Officer,
President and CEO ofNichino America,Inc.
Same as on the left

Same as on the left
Same as on the left

Division Manager of Overseas
Division
Senior Executive Officer,
Division Manager of Research
Senior Executive Officer,
Tetsuyoshi Nishimatsu Division,
Deputy Division Manager ofin charge of Environment Safety
Research Division& Quality Assurance Dept.
Senior Executive Officer,
Division Manager of Production
Yoshitaka Taniyama
Same as on the left
Division,
responsible for special missions
Executive Officer,
Executive Officer,
Division Manager of
Deputy Division Manager ofIndustrial & Pharmaceuticals Sales
Domestic Sales Division,Division,
Tadashi Tanimoto
General Manager of Smart
General Manager of Smart
Agriculture Promotion
Agriculture Promotion Dept.,
Dept., Domestic Sales
Industrial & Pharmaceuticals Sales
Division
Division
Executive Officer,
Executive Officer,
Hiroshi Okumura
Division Manager of Market
Deputy Division Manager ofDevelopment DivisionMarket Development Division
Executive Officer,
Manfred Hilweg
President of Nichino Europe Co.,
Same as on the left
Ltd.
Executive Officer,
Isao Ishimura
President of Nichino Service
Same as on the leftCo., Ltd.
Executive Officer,
Toshitomo Tanaka
Deputy Division Manager ofSame as on the left
Overseas Division
Executive Officer,
General Manager of Research
General Manager of ResearchCenter,Center,
Shinsuke Fujioka
Research Planning Manager ofResearch Planning Manager ofResearch Center, Research
Research Center, ResearchDivision
Division
Executive Officer,
Deputy Division Manager ofGeneral Manager of Sales
Nobuyuki Shimoyama
Domestic Sales Division,
Dept., Domestic Sales
General Manager of Sales Dept.,
Division
Domestic Sales Division
Executive Officer,
Deputy Division Manager ofGeneral Manager of Corporate
Corporate Planning Division,
Yasuhiro Fujita
Planning Dept., Corporate
General Manager of Corporate
Planning Division
Planning Dept., Corporate
Planning Division（Reference）Mr. Jeffrey R. Johnson is scheduled to be appointed as the Chairman and CEO ofNichino America,Inc. on June 1st, 2023.

（４）Retiring Executive Officer(Excluding Directors. Scheduled date of retirement: June 21st,2023)
Name
Hiroko Harada

Present Position（Position After Retirement）

Executive officer,General manager of HumanResources Dept.

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