For Immediate Release

Teijin Frontier Elects Yasunari Hirata as New President
Tokyo, Japan, February 5, 2021 --- Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibersand products converting company, announced today that the company’s board ofdirectors has elected Yasunari Hirata, currently director, executive officer of Teijin
Frontier, as its next president. Hirata will assume his new role on April 1.

About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in thefields of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic
change and increased health consciousness. Originally established as Japan's firstrayon 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 and plastic processing, films, polyester fibers andproducts converting; healthcare including pharmaceuticals and home healthcare
equipment for bone/joint, respiratory and cardiovascular/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 fordigital entertainment. Deeply committed to its stakeholders, as expressed in the brandstatement “Human Chemistry, Human Solutions,” Teijin aims to be a company that
supports the society of the future. The group comprises more than 170 companies andemploys some 20,000 people across 20 countries worldwide. Teijin posted consolidated
sales of JPY 853.7 billion (USD 8.0 billion) and total assets of JPY 1,004.2 billion (USD9.4 billion) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2020.
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Yasunari Hirata
Date of birth:
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Education:
Career:April 1985
April 2005
April 2013
April 2014

December 2014
April 2018

June 2018

April 2019

April 2020

April 2021

February 17, 1962 (age: 58)
Director, Executive Officer
Chief Officer, Industrial Textiles & Materials Division Group,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Hiroshima, Japan
Graduated from Agriculture, Kobe University, Hyogo, March 1985
Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation
Appointed General Manager, Industrial Textiles Department II,
N.I. Teijin Shoji Co., Ltd.
Appointed General Manager, Industrial Textiles Department II,Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Appointed General Manager, Industrial Textiles Division,General Manager, Industrial Textiles Department II,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Appointed General Manager, Industrial Textiles Division,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Appointed Corporate Officer,
Chief Officer, Industrial Textiles & Materials Division Group
General Manager, Industrial Textiles Division II,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Appointed Director, Corporate Officer
Chief Officer, Industrial Textiles & Materials Division Group,General Manager, Industrial Textiles Division II,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Appointed Director, Corporate Officer
Chief Officer, Industrial Textiles & Materials Division Group,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Appointed Director, Executive Officer
Chief Officer, Industrial Textiles & Materials Division Group,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
To be appointed President, Chief Executive Officer of
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.