For Immediate Release

Teijin Board Elects Akimoto Uchikawa as New President and CEO— Jun Suzuki to Become Chairman —TOKYO, JAPAN, December 23, 2021 --- Teijin Limited announced today that its
board of directors has elected Akimoto Uchikawa, currently Executive Officer, Memberof the Board, as its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Uchikawa willassume his new role on April 1, 2022.
Jun Suzuki, the current President and CEO of the company, will assume the post ofChairman of Teijin Limited, on the same day.
Uchikawa has concurrently served as President, Material Business of Teijin Group.
The executive appointments were recommended by Teijin’s Advisory Board. The
Advisory Board, which includes Independent Outside Directors and Advisors both fromJapan and overseas, was established in July 1999 to strengthen group-wide corporate
governance. The Nomination Committee, reporting to the Advisory Board and chairedby an Independent Outside Director, is responsible for evaluating business performanceof CEO and selecting its best candidate to succeed. The decision of selecting the newPresident and CEO was also discussed and agreed by the Nomination Committee.
About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the fields
of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic change andincreased health consciousness. Originally established as Japan's first rayon manufacturer in
1918, Teijin has evolved into a unique enterprise encompassing three core business domains:high-performance materials including aramid, carbon fibers and composites, and also resin andplastic processing, films, polyester fibers and products converting; healthcare including
pharmaceuticals and home healthcare equipment for bone/joint, respiratory andcardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing care and pre-symptomatic healthcare; and IT
including B2B solutions for medical, corporate and public systems as well as packaged
software and B2C online services for digital entertainment. Deeply committed to its
stakeholders, as expressed in the brand statement “Human Chemistry, Human Solutions,”
Teijin aims to be a company that supports the society of the future. The group comprises morethan 170 companies and employs some 20,000 people across 20 countries worldwide. Teijin
posted consolidated sales of JPY 836.5 billion (USD 7.7 billion) and total assets of JPY 1,036.4
billion (USD 9.5 billion) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2021.
Please visit www.teijin.com.
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Teijin Limited+81 3 3506 4055
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Jun Suzuki
Date of birth:
Titles:February 19, 1958 (age: 63)
President and CEO, Representative Director of the Board, Teijin Limited

Birthplace:

Tokyo, Japan

Education:

Graduated from Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, March 1981
Earned Master of Science from Department of Zoology, Graduate
School of Science, University of Tokyo, March 1983
Awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science from Graduate
School of Medicine, Osaka University, February 1996

Career:April 1983
October 1983
June 1994
August 1997
April 2002
October 2003
April 2006
April 2007
April 2008
April 2009
April 2011
April 2012
April 2013

June 2013
April 2014
April 2022

Joined Teijin Limited
Biotechnology Research Department, Teijin Central Research Institute
Teijin Biomedical Laboratory in England
Pharmaceutical Discovery Research LaboratoriesⅡ
General Manager of Bio-medical Evaluation Research Department,
Pharmaceutical Discovery Research Laboratories, Teijin Limited
General Manager of Pharmaceutical Planning Department, Teijin
Pharma Limited
General Manager of Licensing & Business Development Department,
Teijin Pharma Limited
General Manager of Pharmaceutical Business Planning Department,
Teijin Pharma Limited
General Manager of Pharmaceutical Development ResearchLaboratories, Teijin Pharma Limited
General Manager of Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Business Planning
Department, Teijin Pharma Limited
Teijin Group Chief Representative in Europe
President of Teijin Holdings Netherlands B.V.
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
Chief Marketing Officer and Director BRICs Business
Teijin Group Executive Officer
General Manager of Advanced Fibers & Composites Business GroupGeneral Manager of Carbon Fibers & Composites Business Unit
President and Representative Director of Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.
Member of the Board, Executive Officer.
President and CEO, Representative Director of the Board, Teijin
Limited (incumbent)
To be appointed Chairman of Teijin Limited, Member of the Board

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Akimoto Uchikawa
Date of birth:January 18, 1966 (age: 55)

Titles:Executive Officer, Member of the Board
President, Material Business of Teijin Group

Birthplace:

Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Education:
Career:March 1990
June 1990
December 1994
March 1998
September 1998

Earned Master of Fiber Chemistry of Shinshu University, March 1990

July 2003
July 2008
October 2012

March 2013October 2013

December 2014
January 2017
April 2017

April 2020
April 2021
June 2021
April 2022

Joined Teijin Limited
Fiber and Textile Research InstituteOn loan to MAEDAKOSEN CO., LTD.
Functional Fiber Technology and Development Division, Fiber Business Unit
Industrial Materials Development Center, Functional Fiber Technologyand Development Division
Teijin Twaron B.V. (The Netherlands)
Manager of Aramid Product Development Section, Teijin Techno
Products Limited
General Manager of Product Development Department, Manager ofReinforcing Material Development Section, High-Performance Fibers
Business Unit
General Manager of Product Development Department, General
Manager of Osaka Research Center, High-Performance Fibers
Business Unit
General Manager of Solution Development Department, General
Manager of Osaka Research Center, High-Performance Fibers
Business Unit
General Manager, Production, Research and Development Division,High-Performance Fibers Business Unit
Deputy General Manager, High-Performance Fibers Business Unit
(Production, Research and Development)
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
Management Coordinator for the President, Material Business of Teijin Group
Assistant to General Manager, Fibers and Products Converting BusinessGroup (for Technology, Production, Restructuring Initiatives)
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Composites Business Unit
Teijin Group Executive Officer
President, Material Business of Teijin Group
Executive Officer, Member of the Board (incumbent)
President, Material Business of Teijin Group (incumbent)
To be appointed President and CEO, Representative Director of theBoard of Teijin Limited