For Immediate Release
February 20, 2019
Company name: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Name of representative: Kosei Shindo, Representative Director and President
Code number: 5401 TSE 1st Section, NSE, FSE, and SSE
Contact: Fumiaki Ohnishi, General Manager, Public Relations Center
Telephone: +81-3-6867-2135, 2146, 2977, 3419
Notice of Change in Representative Directors
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (the “Company”) has resolved (and decided informally) at the
Meeting of the Board of Directors held today to the change in Representative Directors as described below.
1. Reason for the Change
Change to representation rights accompanying changes in board members
2. Name, Titles, Appointment Date and Number of Shares of Retiring and New Representative Directors(1) Decision(Retiring Representative Directors)
Name
New Title

Current Title

Appointment
Date(Date of birth)
Representative Director
and Chairman

April 1, 2019

Representative Directorand Executive Vice
President(January 25, 1956)(Note) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of January 31,2019

April 1, 2019

Shoji MUNEOKA

Director, Member of theBoard and Senior Advisor(May 3, 1946)

Toshiharu SAKAE(2) Informal Decision
Name

Director, Member of the
Board

New Title

Title (as of April 1,2019)

Appointment
Date

Number of
Shares of theCompany
Owned419
hundredshares59
hundredsharesNumber of
Shares of theCompany(Date of birth)
Owned
Representative Director
Executive Vice President
Late
73
Akio MIGITA
and Executive VicehundredJune,2019
President
shares(October 19, 1961)(Note1) The change will be officially resolved at the meeting of the board of directors to be held immediately
after the 95th General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2019
(Note2) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of January 31,2019(Note3) The current title is as follows.
Name
Current Title
Akio MIGITAManaging Executive Officer
Head of Division, Human Resources Division

3. Brief Career Summaries of New Representative Directors
Name
Brief Career Summary
Akio MIGITA
April 1984
Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
October 2012
General Manager, Head of Division,
Flat Products Marketing Division,
Flat Products Unit
April 2014
Executive Officer
Head of Division, Flat Products Marketing Division,
Flat Products Unit
April 2015
Executive Officer
Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Managing Executive Officer
April 2017
Head of Division, Human Resources Division

In addition, the Company announces the changes in Board Members and Officers as described below.

February 20, 2019
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Notice of Changes in Board Members, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Officers

This is to announce that, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, (i) the candidates
for the Board of Directors and the Audit & Supervisory Board to be submitted to the 95th
Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late June 2019 were decided, and(ii) (x) the appointment of members of the Board of Directors with titles, (y) the appointment ofRepresentative Directors, and (z) division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for
Executive Vice Presidents and Managing Directors that will be members of the board of
directors, each of which will be officially resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors to beheld immediately after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, were decided.
Also, it was resolved to undertake the following matters effective as of April 1: (i) changes indivision of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents,
Managing Directors and Directors that will be members of the Board of Directors, and (ii) (x)the appointment of Executive Vice President, Managing Executive Officers and Executive
Officers, and (y) division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice
Presidents, Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers.

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I. Candidates for Members of the Board of Directors to be Submitted to the 95th Annual Meetingof Shareholders (scheduled to be held in late June 2019)(The appointment of members of the Board of Directors with titles, the appointment ofRepresentative Directors and division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for
Executive Vice Presidents and Managing Directors that will be members of the board of
directors will be officially resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors to take place
immediately after the 95th Annual Meeting of Shareholders.)
Name

Title (planned)

Division of BusinessResponsibilities and Delegationof Office (planned)

Kosei SHINDO

Representative Director andChairman

Eiji HASHIMOTO

Representative Director andPresident

Shinji TANIMOTO

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President••

Shinichi NAKAMURA

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President••

Intellectual Property; Safety;
Plant Safety; Technical
Administration &Planning(includingStandardization); Quality
Management; Plant
Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking
Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy
Technology; Slag & Cement
Cooperating with Executive
Vice President A. Migita
on Environment
Marketing Administration &Planning; Transportation &Logistics; Project
Development; Machinery &Materials Procurement; Steel
Products Units; Domestic
Office and Branches
Cooperating with Executive
Vice President K. Miyamotoon Overseas
Offices(including locallyincorporated companies)

Akihiko INOUE

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

Head of Research andDevelopment

Katsuhiro MIYAMOTO

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

Head of Global Business
Development2

•Accounting & Finance; Raw
Materials; Overseas
Offices(including locallyincorporated companies)

Akio MIGITA*

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

Corporate Planning; Group
Companies Planning; General
Administration; Legal;Internal Control & Audit;
Business Process Innovation;
Human Resources;
Environment; BusinessTransformation &Standardization

Shin NISHIURAManaging Director, Memberof the Board•

Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube
Unit; Project Leader, VSB
Project, Global Business
Development Sector

Atsushi IIJIMAManaging Director, Memberof the Board•

Head of Unit, Flat Products
Unit; Project Leader,
Shanghai-Baoshan Coldrolled & Coated Sheet
Products Project, Global
Business Development
Sector; Project Leader, India
Continuous Annealing &Processing Line Project,
Global Business
Development Sector
Marketing Administration &Planning; Transportation &Logistics
Cooperating with Managing
Executive Officer
A.Matsumura and Head of
Division, General
Administration Division on
Business Transformation &Standardization••

Yutaka ANDOH

Managing Director, Memberof the Board

3•

Intellectual Property; Safety;
Plant Safety; Technical
Administration &Planning(includingStandardization); Quality
Management; Plant
Engineering and Facility

••

Mutsutake OTSUKA

Director, Member of the Board

Ichiro FUJISAKI

Director, Member of the Board

Noriko IKI

Director, Member of the Board

Management; Ironmaking
Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy
Technology; Slag & Cement
Rendering Assistance to
Executive Vice President S.
Nakamura on Steel Products
Units
Cooperating with Managing
Director A. Iijima on
Transportation & Logistics
Technology

Notes:
 An asterisk (*) indicates a new candidate for a member of the board of directors.
 Messrs. Otsuka, Fujisaki and Ms. Iki meet the requirements of an outside director as set forthin Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.
II. Candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member to be Submitted to the 95th Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (scheduled to be held in late June 2019)
Name

Current Position

Masato MATSUNO*Managing Executive Officer (Head of Office, Osaka Office)Notes:
 An asterisk (*) indicates a new candidate for a member of the Audit & Supervisory Board .
III. Changes in the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive
Vice Presidents, Managing Directors and Directors that will be members of the board of
directors, the appointment of Executive Vice President, Managing Executive Officers andExecutive Officers and the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for
Executive Vice President, Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers as of April 1< Management Structure as of April 1, 2019>
Representative Director and Chairman
Kosei SHINDO
Representative Director and President
Eiji HASHIMOTO

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Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents
Shinji TANIMOTO••

Shinichi NAKAMURA••Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning(including Standardization);
Quality Management; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement
Cooperating with Executive Vice President A. Migita
on Environment
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation& Logistics; Project Development; Machinery &Materials Procurement; Steel Products Units; Domestic
Office and Branches
Cooperating with Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Overseas Offices(including locallyincorporated companies)

Akihiko INOUE•

Head of Research and Development

Katsuhiro MIYAMOTO••

Head of Global Business Development
Accounting & Finance; Raw Materials; Overseas
Offices(including locally incorporated companies)

Managing Directors, Members of the Board
Shin NISHIURA•

Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit; Project Leader, VSB
Project, Global Business Development Sector

Atsushi IIJIMA•Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit; Project Leader,
Shanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled & Coated Sheet
Products Project, Global Business Development
Sector; Project Leader, India Continuous Annealing &Processing Line Project, Global Business Development
SectorMarketing Administration & Planning; Transportation& Logistics
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer
A.Matsumura and Head of Division, General
Administration Division on Business Transformation& Standardization••

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Yutaka ANDOH•Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning(including Standardization);
Quality Management; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Nakamura on Steel Products Units
Cooperating with Managing Director A. Iijima on
Transportation & Logistics Technology••

Directors, Members of the Board
Shoji MUNEOKA•

Senior Advisor

Toshiharu SAKAE•

Advisor to the President

Mutsutake OTSUKA
Ichiro FUJISAKI
Noriko IKI
Notes:
 Messrs. Otsuka, Fujisaki, and Ms. Iki meet the requirements of an outside director as set
forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.
Executive Vice President
Akio MIGITA•

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning;
General Administration; Legal; Internal Control &Audit; Business Process Innovation; Human Resources;
Environment; Business Transformation &Standardization
Person in italics newly appointed as Executive Vice PresidentManaging Executive Officers
Hiroyuki UCHIDA••

Deputy Project Leader, Shanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled& Coated Sheet Products Project, Global Business
Development Sector; Deputy Project Leader, India
Continuous Annealing and Processing Line Project,
Global Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on
Support for Overseas Business in Flat ProductsTechnology

6Yoichi FURUTA••

Hideo SUZUKI•••

Toru TAKEGOSHI••

Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Global Business Development inSoutheast Asia and India
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer
T.Nomura on Overseas Offices in Southeast Asia andIndia
Environment
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Tanimoto on Energy, Recycling and Slag
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Global Business Development
Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts
Unit
Machinery & Materials Procurement

Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA•

Vice Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit; Deputy Project
Leader, VSB Project, Global Business Development
SectorNaoki SATOH•

Head of Works, Kashima Works

Yasushi AOKI•

Raw Materials

Kazuhisa FUKUDA•

Head of Works, Hirohata Works

Shuhei ONOYAMA•Head of Works, Kimitsu Works

Atsuki MATSUMURA••

Business Process Innovation; Planning & Coordination
on Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer T.Imaion Corporate Planning

Kimitoshi YONEZAWA•

Head of Works, Muroran Works, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Shuji SOHMA•

Head of Works, Nagoya Works

Hiroaki MATSUOKA•

Head of Office, Osaka Office

Shozo FURUMOTO

•
•

Legal
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President A.
Migita on Legal in General Administration and Internal
Control & Audit

Hidetake ISHIHARA•••

Vice Head of Global Business Development
Accounting & Finance
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer T.Imaion Corporate Planning

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Takashi HIROSE•

Head of Unit, Plate Unit; Vice Head of Unit, Flat
Products Unit

Tadashi IMAI••

Corporate Planning
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Tanimoto and A.Inoue on Corporate Planning
concerning technology

Yoshiaki SHIMADA•

Project Leader, Usiminas Project, Global Business
Development Sector
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President
K.Miyamoto on Global Business Development in theAmericas
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer
T.Nomura on Overseas Offices in Americas••

Taisuke NOMURA••

Vice Head of Global Business Development
Overseas Offices(including locally incorporated
companies)

Persons in italics newly appointed as Managing Executive Officers

Executive Officers
Hirotsune SATOH•

Advisor to the President

Masato MATSUNO•

Advisor to the President

Kazuhiro EGAWA•

Advisor to the President

Toshihiko KUNISHI•

Advisor to the President

Hiromitsu UENO•

Advisor to the President

Takahiro NAGAYOSHI•

Advisor to the President

Hidenori KINUGASA•Head of Works, Wakayama Works

Junichi TANI•Head of Works, Yawata Works

Yuji KUBO•

Head of Division, Advanced Technology ResearchLaboratories, R & D Laboratories

Takeshi HONDA•

Head of Center, Plant Engineering and Facility
Management Center

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Nozomu TAKAHASHI••Head of Office, Beijing OfficeRendering Assistance to Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Global Business Development in China

Kazuhiro KOSHIKAWA•

Head of Unit, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Toshinori ONISHI•Head of Unit, Titanium Unit

Kazuma YAMANAKA•

Head of Division, Machinery & Materials Procurement
Division

Ichiro SATOH•

Head of Division, Global Business Development
Division, Global Business Development Sector; Project
Leader, CSVC Project, Global Business Development
Sector; Project Leader, Wuhan Tin Mill Project, Global
Business Development Sector
Rendering Assistance to Head of Unit, Flat Products
Unit on CSVC Project and Wuhan Tin Mill Project
concerning Flat Products•

Kazumasa SHINKAI••

Head of Division, General Administration Division
Planning & Coordination on Business Transformation& Standardization

Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI••

Head of Division, Corporate Planning Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Executive Officer
A. Matsumura and Cooperating with Head of Division,
General Administration Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization

Nobuhiro FUJITA•Head of Laboratories, Steel Research Laboratories,
R&D Laboratories

Hiroyuki MINATO•

Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning
Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Executive Officer
A. Matsumura and Cooperating with Head of Division,
General Administration Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization•

Yoshio SATO•

Head of Unit, Construction Products Unit

Shinji KIDO•

Head of Division, Bar & Wire Rod Technology
Division, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Shinji MINOBE•

Vice Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery
Parts Unit

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Hiroshi TSUGA••Group Companies Planning
Cooperating with Head of Division, Human Resources
Division on Human Resources

Yuji NOMIYAMA•Head of Works, Oita Works

Kyoichi ARAKI•

Head of Division, Ironmaking Technology Division

Takahiko IWAI••

Head of Division, Accounting & Finance Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Executive Officer
A. Matsumura and Cooperating with Head of Division,
General Administration Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, General
Administration Division on Public Relations•

Seita OUCHI•

Head of Division, Legal Division

Eiji SOGOH••

Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Director
Y.Andoh on Safety

Takeshi IMAI•

Head of Division, Flat Products Technology Division,
Flat Products Unit
Cooperating with Head of Division, Technical
Administration & Planning Division on Hot RollingTechnology•

Akihiko KOJIMA•Head of Division, R & D Planning Division, R & D
Laboratories

Hidenori OGAWA•

Head of Works, Amagasaki Works, Pipe & Tube Unit
Persons in italics newly appointed as Executive Officers

10Reference 1: Expected Management Structure as of the Date of the 95th Annual Meeting of
Shareholders Scheduled to be held in late June 2019 (at the time of completion of the meeting of
the board of directors to be held immediately after the Meeting of Shareholders)
Representative Director and Chairman
Kosei SHINDO
Representative Director and President
Eiji HASHIMOTO
Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents
Shinji TANIMOTO••

Shinichi NAKAMURA••Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning(including Standardization);
Quality Management; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement
Cooperating with Executive Vice President A. Migita
on Environment
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation &Logistics; Project Development; Machinery & Materials
Procurement; Steel Products Units; Domestic Office andBranches
Cooperating with Executive Vice President K. Miyamotoon Overseas Offices(including locally incorporated
companies)

Akihiko INOUE•

Head of Research and Development

Katsuhiro MIYAMOTO••

Head of Global Business Development
Accounting & Finance; Raw Materials; Overseas
Offices(including locally incorporated companies)

Akio MIGITA•

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning;
General Administration; Legal; Internal Control & Audit;
Business Process Innovation; Human Resources;
Environment; Business Transformation &Standardization

Managing Directors, Members of the Board
Shin NISHIURA• Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit; Project Leader, VSB
Project, Global Business Development Sector

11Atsushi IIJIMA•••

Yutaka ANDOH•••

Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit; Project Leader,
Shanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled & Coated Sheet Products
Project, Global Business Development Sector; Project
Leader, India Continuous Annealing & Processing Line
Project, Global Business Development Sector
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation &Logistics
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer
A.Matsumura and Head of Division, General
Administration Division on Business Transformation &Standardization
Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning(including Standardization);
Quality Management; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Nakamura on Steel Products Units
Cooperating with Managing Director A. Iijima on
Transportation & Logistics Technology

Directors, Members of the Board
Mutsutake OTSUKA
Ichiro FUJISAKI
Noriko IKI
Note:
Messrs. Otsuka and Fujisaki and Ms. Iki meet the requirements of an outside director as set
forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Masato MATSUNO
Atsuhiko YOSHIE
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Masato TSURIBE
Katsunori NAGAYASU
Hiroshi OBAYASHIJiro MAKINO
Seiichiro AZUMA
Note:
Messrs. Nagayasu, Obayashi, Makino and Azuma meet the requirements of an outsidecompany auditor as set forth in Article 2, Item 16 of the Companies Act.
Managing Executive Officers
Hiroyuki UCHIDA••

Yoichi FURUTA••

Hideo SUZUKI•••

Toru TAKEGOSHI•

Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA••

Deputy Project Leader, Shanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled &Coated Sheet Products Project, Global Business
Development Sector; Deputy Project Leader, India
Continuous Annealing and Processing Line Project,
Global Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on
Support for Overseas Business in Flat ProductsTechnology
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Global Business Development in Southeast
Asia and India
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer T.Nomura
on Overseas Offices in Southeast Asia and India
Environment
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Tanimoto on Energy, Recycling and Slag
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Global Business Development
Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts
Unit
Machinery & Materials Procurement
Vice Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit; Deputy Project
Leader, VSB Project, Global Business Development
Sector13

Naoki SATOH•

Head of Works, Kashima Works

Yasushi AOKI•

Raw Materials

Kazuhisa FUKUDA•

Head of Works, Hirohata Works

Shuhei ONOYAMA•Head of Works, Kimitsu Works

Atsuki MATSUMURA••

Business Process Innovation; Planning & Coordination
on Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer T.Imai on
Corporate Planning

Kimitoshi YONEZAWA•

Head of Works, Muroran Works, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Shuji SOHMA•

Head of Works, Nagoya Works

Hiroaki MATSUOKA•

Head of Office, Osaka Office

Shozo FURUMOTO

•
•

Legal
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President A.
Migita on Legal in General Administration and Internal
Control & Audit

Hidetake ISHIHARA•••

Vice Head of Global Business Development
Accounting & Finance
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer T.Imai on
Corporate Planning

Takashi HIROSE•

Head of Unit, Plate Unit; Vice Head of Unit, Flat
Products Unit

Tadashi IMAI••

Corporate Planning
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Tanimoto and A.Inoue on Corporate Planning
concerning technology

Yoshiaki SHIMADA•

Project Leader, Usiminas Project, Global Business
Development Sector
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President
K.Miyamoto on Global Business Development in theAmericas
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer T.Nomura
on Overseas Offices in Americas••

Taisuke NOMURA••

Vice Head of Global Business Development
Overseas Offices

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Executive Officers
Hidenori KINUGASA•Head of Works, Wakayama Works

Junichi TANI•Head of Works, Yawata Works

Yuji KUBO•

Head of Division, Advanced Technology ResearchLaboratories, R & D Laboratories

Takeshi HONDA•

Head of Center, Plant Engineering and Facility
Management Center

Nozomu TAKAHASHI••Head of Office, Beijing OfficeRendering Assistance to Executive Vice President K.
Miyamoto on Global Business Development in China

Kazuhiro KOSHIKAWA•

Head of Unit, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Toshinori ONISHI•Head of Unit, Titanium Unit

Kazuma YAMANAKA•

Head of Division, Machinery & Materials Procurement
Division

Ichiro SATOH•

Head of Division, Global Business Development
Division, Global Business Development Sector; Project
Leader, CSVC Project, Global Business Development
Sector; Project Leader, Wuhan Tin Mill Project, Global
Business Development Sector
Rendering Assistance to Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit
on CSVC Project and Wuhan Tin Mill Project
concerning Flat Products•

Kazumasa SHINKAI••

Head of Division, General Administration Division
Planning & Coordination on Business Transformation &Standardization

Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI••

Head of Division, Corporate Planning Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Executive Officer A.
Matsumura and Cooperating with Head of Division,
General Administration Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization

Nobuhiro FUJITA•Head of Laboratories, Steel Research Laboratories, R&D
Laboratories

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Hiroyuki MINATO••

Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning
Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Executive Officer A.
Matsumura and Cooperating with Head of Division,
General Administration Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization

Yoshio SATO•

Head of Unit, Construction Products Unit

Shinji KIDO•

Head of Division, Bar & Wire Rod Technology Division,
Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Shinji MINOBE•

Vice Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery
Parts Unit

Hiroshi TSUGA••Group Companies Planning
Cooperating with Head of Division, Human Resources
Division on Human Resources

Yuji NOMIYAMA•Head of Works, Oita Works

Kyoichi ARAKI•

Head of Division, Ironmaking Technology Division

Takahiko IWAI••

Head of Division, Accounting & Finance Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Executive Officer A.
Matsumura and Cooperating with Head of Division,
General Administration Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, General
Administration Division on Public Relations•

Seita OUCHI•

Head of Division, Legal Division

Eiji SOGOH••

Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Rendering Assistance to Managing Director
Y.Andoh on Safety

Takeshi IMAI•

Head of Division, Flat Products Technology Division,
Flat Products Unit
Cooperating with Head of Division, Technical
Administration & Planning Division on Hot RollingTechnology•

Akihiko KOJIMA•Head of Division, R & D Planning Division, R & D
Laboratories

Hidenori OGAWA•

Head of Works, Amagasaki Works, Pipe & Tube Unit

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Reference 2: Managing Executive Officer and Executive Officer to Retire on March 31, 2019•

Retiring Managing Executive Officer<Expected position after retirement>
Yoshimi YAMADERA•Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation
Managing matters relating to Vallourec Soluções Tubulares
do Brasil S.A.

Retiring Executive Officer<Expected position after retirement>
Hideki MURAKAMI

Fellow, Nippon Steel Corporation

Reference 3: Directors, Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Executive Officers to
Retire at the End of 95th Annual Shareholders Meeting Scheduled to be held in late June 2019•

Retiring Directors, Members of the Board<Expected position after retirement>•

Shoji MUNEOKA

Senior Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation

Toshiharu SAKAE

Director, Member of the Board and Executive Vice President
Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.

Retiring Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member<Expected position after retirement>
Yutaka TAKEUCHI•

Director, Member of the Board and Executive Vice President
Nippon Steel Trading Corporation

Retiring Executive Officers<Expected position after retirement>
Hirotsune SATOH

Director, Member of the Board and Executive Vice President
TETSUGEN Corporation

Masato MATSUNO

Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Nippon Steel Corporation

Kazuhiro EGAWA(*)

Toshihiko KUNISHIManaging Executive Officer
Nippon Steel Trading Corporation

Hiromitsu UENO

Representative Director and President
SUGATEC Corporation

Takahiro NAGAYOSHI

Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation(*) Position after retirement will be announced as it is determined.
17Reference 4: Executive Officers to Be Newly Appointed on April 1, 2019
< Current Position>
Shinji MINOBE

Executive Counselor,
Vice Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery
Parts Unit

Hiroshi TSUGA

Executive Counselor,
Head of Division, Group Companies Planning Division

Yuji NOMIYAMAExecutive Counselor,
Head of Division, Plant Safety Division

Kyoichi ARAKI

General Manager,
Head of Division, Ironmaking Technology Division

Takahiko IWAI

General Manager, Corporate Planning Division

Seita OUCHI

General Manager,
Head of Department, Domestic Affairs Department,
Legal Division

Eiji SOGOH

General Manager,
Head of Division, Flat Products Marketing Division,
Flat Products Unit

Takeshi IMAI

General Manager,
Head of Division, Sheet & Coil Division, Kimitsu Works

Akihiko KOJIMA

General Manager,
Head of Laboratories, Plate & Shape Research Laboratories,
Steel Research Laboratories, R & D Laboratories

Hidenori OGAWA

General Manager,
Head of Division, Production Scheduling & Control
Division, Amagasaki Works, Pipe & Tube Unit18