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Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and Executive Officers
As of July 6, 2023

Directors

Takao Ando
Chairman of the Company
Chairman of the Board ofDirectors

Akinori Higuchi
Representative Director,President and CEO

Kohei Maeda
Representative Director,
Executive Vice President
In charge of Safety, in chargeof Production, and General
Manager of Production
Division

Masahiro Harada
Director, Managing Executive
Officersupervising Business
Planning, General Managerof Energy Business Division,and in charge of Beauty &Personal Care Supervisory
Department

Hiroyuki Susaki
Director, Managing Executive
Officer
In charge of Sustainability,
General Manager of Corporate Planning Division

Date of birth: March 7, 1953
Apr. 1977 Joined the Company
Jun. 1998 Director, Deputy General Manager of Research & Development Division
Apr. 2001 Director, General Manager of Research & Development DivisionJun. 2003 Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development DivisionJun. 2004 Executive Officer, General Manager of International Project Promotion DivisionJun. 2008 Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2010 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2011 Representative Director, President and CEO
Jun. 2021 Chairman of the Company, Chairman of the Board of Directors (to present)

Date of Birth: November 7, 1959
Apr. 1984	Joined the Company
Jun. 2012	President, Representative Director of SAN NOPCO LIMITED
Jun. 2014	Executive Officer of the Company, President,
Representative Director of SAN NOPCO LIMITED
Jun. 2015	Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2016	Director, Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2018	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2020	Representative Director, Executive Vice President
Jun. 2021	Representative Director, President and CEO (to present)

Date of birth: November 3, 1960
Apr. 1985	Joined the Company
Oct. 2012	Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Application Division,and Head of Head Office Research Laboratory
Jun. 2014	Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Application Division, andHead of Head Office Research Laboratory
Jun. 2015	Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Research & Development
Jun. 2019	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2021	Representative Director, Executive Vice President, supervising R&DJun. 2022	Representative Director, Executive Vice President
In charge of Production, and General Manager of Production Division
Jul. 2023	Representative Director, Executive Vice President
In charge of Safety, in charge of Production,and General Manager of Production Division (to present)

Date of birth: February 8, 1964
Apr. 1989	Joined the CompanyJul. 2010	General Manager of Automotives II & Foam Industry Department
Apr. 2017	General Manager of Electronic Materials, Resins & Coloring Materials DivisionJun. 2018	Executive Officer, General Manager of Electronic Materials,
Resins & Coloring Materials DivisionJun. 2021	Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Planning Division andGeneral Manager of Energy Business Promotion Division
Apr. 2022	Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Planning Division andGeneral Manager of Energy Business DivisionJun. 2022	Director, Managing Executive Officer, supervising Business Planning,
General Manager of Energy Business Division,and General Manager of Biotechnology & Medical DivisionJun. 2023	Director, Managing Executive Officer, supervising Business Planning,
General Manager of Energy Business Division,and in charge of Beauty & Personal Care Supervisory Department (to present)

Date of birth: August 28, 1965
Apr. 1988	Joined Tomen Corporation
Apr. 2012	General Manager of Industrial Chemicals Department, Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Apr. 2015	Deputy General Manager of International Project Promotion Division of the Company
Apr. 2016	Executive Officer, General Manager of International Project Promotion DivisionJun. 2022	Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning DivisionJun. 2023	Director, Managing Executive Officer, and General Manager of Corporate PlanningDivision
Jul. 2023	Director, Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Sustainability, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division (topresent)

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Kenichi Nishimura
Director, Executive Officer, incharge of Corporate Ethics
and General Affairs, and General Manager of Administrative
Affairs Division

Aya Shirai
Outside Director

Hideaki Obata
Outside Director

Yumi Sano
Outside Director

Date of birth: January 3, 1965
Apr. 1988	Joined Sumitomo Bank, LimitedMar. 1990	Joined Toray Industries, Inc.
Sep. 2011	Manager of Finance & Accounting Department,
Member of the Board of Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Sep. 2017	General Manager of Finance Department of Toray Industries, Inc.
Sep. 2021	Deputy General Manager of Administrative Affairs Division of the Company
Jun. 2022	Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Ethics and General Affairs, andGeneral Manager of Administrative Affairs Division (to present)

Takafumi Horiie

Date of birth: May 23, 1960
Apr. 1979	Joined ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.
Jun. 1993	Member of Amagasaki City Council
Dec. 2002	Mayor of Amagasaki CityJun. 2018	Outside Director of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2019	Outside Director of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. (to present)
Jun. 2022	Outside Director of Royal Hotels Co. Ltd. (to present)

Jun Karube

Date of birth: February 18, 1951
Apr. 1973	Joined Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Jun. 2004	Executive Officer, General Manager of HR & Administration DivisionJun. 2008	Managing Director, Vice General Manager of Manufacturing Management &Engineering Unit, and General Manager of HR & Administration DivisionJun. 2009	Senior Managing Director of Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2010	Representative Director & Senior Managing Director
Jun. 2011	Representative Director, President
Jun. 2017	Representative Director, Chairman
Jun. 2021	Outside Director of the Company (to present),
Special Adviser of Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Kyoto Prefecture Council of Social Welfare (to present)
Jun. 2023	Adviser of Nissin Electric Co., Ltd. (to present)

Yusuke Nakano

Date of birth: August 20, 1961
Apr. 1984	Joined Shikishima Boseki Ltd.
Apr. 1997	Joined Kansai Employers’ Association
Apr. 2004	General Manager, Membership Administration
Apr. 2013	Joined Japan Institute for Women’s Empowerment & Diversity Management
Apr. 2014	General Manager, Kansai Office (to present)
Jun. 2021	Outside Director of the Company (to present)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Hirokazu Kurome
Outside Audit & Supervisory
Board Member (Full-time)

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Date of birth: September 5, 1957
Apr. 1982	Joined Toray Industries, Inc.
Nov. 2009	General Manager of Tsuchiura Plant
Jun. 2012	General Manager of Gifu Plant
May. 2015	General Manager of Mishima Plant
Jun. 2016	Member of the Board of Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
President of Penfibre Sdn. Bhd.
Jun. 2018	Full-time Director, Deputy Representative for Malaysia of Toray Industries, Inc.,
Vice President of Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
May. 2021	Full-time Director in charge of Corporate Strategic Planning Division ofToray Industries, Inc.
Jun. 2021	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)

Audit & Supervisory Board
Member (Full-time)

Outside Audit & Supervisory
Board Member

Outside Audit & Supervisory
Board Member

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Date of birth: July 6, 1958
Apr. 1983	Joined the Company
Jul. 2003	Deputy General Manager of Research & Development Division,and General Manager of Environmental Chemicals Research Department
Jun. 2005	General Manager of Research & Application DivisionJun. 2010	Representative Director, President and General Manager ofResearch & Development Control Division of SAN NOPCO LIMITED
Jun. 2012	General Manager of Purchasing Division of the Company
Jun. 2014	General Manager of Research Administration Division
Jan. 2016	General Manager of Auditing Division andGeneral Manager of Internal Control Department
Jun. 2019	Audit & Supervisory Board Member (to present)

Date of birth: July 1, 1953
Apr. 1976	Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Jun. 1999	General Manager of Logistics Business Department
Jun. 2004	Member of the Board
Apr. 2006	Executive Officer
Jun. 2008	Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2011	President & CEO, Representative Director
Jun. 2018	Chairman of the Board, Representative Director
Jun. 2019	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2020	Chairman of the Board of Toyota Tsusho Corporation,
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of KDDI Corporation (to present)
Jun. 2022	Senior Executive Advisor of Toyota Tsusho Corporation (to present)

Date of birth: May 15, 1969
Apr. 2002	Registered as certified public accountant
Jul. 2005	Executive Senior Partner of Seiyu Audit Corporation (to present)
Sep. 2005	Registered as certified tax accountant
Jan. 2010	Head of NAKANO C.P.A. OFFICE (to present)
Dec. 2014	Outside Auditor of SK-Electronics CO., LTD.
Jun. 2015	Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Nissha Co., Ltd. (to present)
Dec. 2018	Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) ofSK-Electronics CO., LTD. (to present)
Jun. 2021	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)

Executive Officers

Hiroyuki Tsuruta

Minoru Tsuchiya

Yusuke Yamamoto

Senior Managing Executive Officer, supervising
Sales, and General Manager of Surfactants Division

Executive Officer, General Manager of Lubricant
Additives Division

Executive Officer
General Manager of Global Purchasing Division

Yuichi Fujii

Motohisa Miyawaki

Takashi Tsubouchi

Managing Executive Officer, supervising R&D,
General Manager of Polyurethane Division, General
Manager of Research Administration Division, Headof Head Office Research Laboratory, and Head of
Katsura Research Laboratory

Executive Officer, General Manager of EngineeringDivision

Executive Officer
Deputy General Manager of Production Division,
General Manager of Nagoya Factory

Yoshiyuki Oku

Tatsuya Nakano

Yutaka Imaizumi

Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Personnel Division

Executive Officer, General Manager of Performance
Materials Division

Executive Officer
Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning
Division, Representative Director, President andCEO of SDP Global Co. , Ltd.

Koji Nire

Sho Takeuchi

Managing Executive Officer
Representative Director and President of SAN
NOPCO LIMITED

Executive Officer
General Manager of General Affairs Division

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