For Immediate Release
March 2, 2018
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: +81-3-6867-2130
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(New Representative Directors)
Name
New Title
Current Title
Appointment
Number of
Date
Shares of theCompany(Date of birth)
Owned
Shinji TANIMOTO
Representative Director
Managing Director,
April 1, 2018183
and Executive Vice
Member of the Board
hundred(May 24, 1957)
President
sharesShinichiRepresentative Director
Managing Director,
April 1, 2018
85
NAKAMURA
and Executive Vice
Member of the Board
hundredPresident
Head of Unit, Flat Products
shares(February 15, 1959)
Unit
Project Leader, ShanghaiBaoshan Cold-rolled &Coasted Steel Products
Project, Global Business
Development Sector
Project Leader, India
Continuous Annealing andProcessing Line Project,
Global Business
Development Sector(Note) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of February 28, 2018.
(Retiring Representative Directors)
Name
New Title

Current Title

Appointment
Date(Date of birth)

Soichiro Sakuma

Director, Member of the
Board(February 15, 1956)

Yasumitsu Saeki(May 8, 1955)

Director, Member of the
Board

Representative Directorand Executive Vice
President
Representative Directorand Executive Vice
President

April 1, 2018

April 1, 2018

Number of
Shares of theCompany
Owned
171
hundredshares144
hundredsharesRepresentative Directorand Executive Vice
President
Kenji Takahashi
Director, Member of theRepresentative Director
Board
and Executive Vice
(July 1, 1955)
President
Head of Research andDevelopment(Note) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of February 28, 2018.

Shinji Fujino(July 29, 1955)(2) Informal Decision
Name

Director, Member of the
Board

New Title

April 1, 2018

April 1, 2018

Title (as of April 1,2018)

Appointment
Date

Executive Vice President
Head of Research andDevelopment

Late
June,2018

Executive Vice President

Late
June,2018(Date of birth)

Akihiko INOUE(August 21, 1957)

Katsuhiro
MIYAMOTO

Representative Directorand Executive Vice
President
Head of Research andDevelopment
Representative Directorand Executive Vice
President

337
hundredshares121
hundredsharesNumber of
Shares of theCompanyOwned
42hundredshares70
hundredshares(October 22, 1956)(Note1) The change will be officially resolved at the meeting of the board of directors to be held immediately
after the 94th General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2018
(Note2) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of February 28,2018(Note3) The current title of members above is as follows.
Name
Current Title
Akihiko INOUEManaging Executive Officer
Head of Works, Kimitsu Works
Katsuhiro
Managing Executive Officer
MIYAMOTO
Vice Head of Global Business Development
Project Leader, CSVC Project, Global Business Development Sector
Project Leader, Wuhan Tin Mill Project, Global Business Development
Sector
3. Brief Career Summaries of New Representative Directors
Name
Brief Career Summary
Shinji TANIMOTO
April 1982
Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
October 2012
Executive Officer and Head of Works, Yawata Works of theCompany
April 2013
Managing Executive Officer and Head of Works, Yawata Works of
the Company
April 2015
Managing Executive Officer and Head of Center, Plant Engineeringand Facility Management Center of the Company
June 2015
Managing Director, Member of the Board and Head of Center, Plant
Engineering and Facility Management Center of the Company
April 2017Managing Director, Member of the Board of the Company
ShinichiApril 1982
Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
NAKAMURA
October 2012
General Manager, Automotive Flat Products Division, Flat Products
Unit of the Company

April 2013
April 2016

June 2016

Akihiko INOUE

April 1982
October 2012

April 2014

Katsuhiro
MIYAMOTO

April 1981
October 2012
April 2015
April 2016

Executive Officer, Head of Unit, Construction Products Unit of theCompany
Managing Executive Officer, Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit,
Project Leader, Shanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled & Coated Sheet
Products Project, Global Business Development Sector and Project
Leader, India Continuous Annealing and Processing Line Project,
Global Business Development Sector of the Company
Managing Director, Member of the Board, Head of Unit, Flat
Products Unit, Project Leader, Shanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled &Coated Sheet Products Project, Global Business Development
Sector and Project Leader, India Continuous Annealing andProcessing Line Project, Global Business Development Sector of
the Company
Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
Executive Officer,Head of Div., Flat Products Technology Div.,
Flat Products Unit; Deputy Project Leader, Wuhan Tin Mill Projectof the Company
Managing Executive Officer and Head of Works, Kimitsu Works of
the Company
Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
Executive Officer of Head of Div., Accounting & Finance Div. of
the Company
Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Managing Executive Officer,Vice Head of Global Business
Development,Project Leader, CSVC Project, Global Business
Development Sector and Project Leader, Wuhan Tin Mill Project,
Global Business Development Sector of the Company

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

March 2, 2018
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Change in Board Members, Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Officers

This is to announce that, at a meeting of the board of directors held today, (i) the candidates forthe board of directors and the audit & supervisory board to be submitted to the 94th Annual
Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late June 2018 were decided and (ii) (x) theappointment 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) (x) theappointment of Executive Vice Presidents that will be members of the board of directors, (y) theappointment of representative directors, and (z) the change in division of business
responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents, Managing Directors andDirectors that will be members of the board of directors and (ii) (x) the appointment of Executive
Vice Presidents, Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers and (y) division ofbusiness responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents, Managing
Executive Officers and Executive Officers and the following matter effective as of the date of the94th Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2018: the appointment ofManaging Executive Officer and the division of business responsibilities and delegation of officefor Managing Executive Officer.

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I. Candidates for Members of the Board of Directors to be Submitted to the 94th Annual Meetingof Shareholders (scheduled for late June 2018)(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 94th Annual Meeting of Shareholders.)
Name

Title (planned)

Division of BusinessResponsibilities and Delegationof Office (planned)

Shoji MUNEOKA

Representative Director andChairman

Kosei SHINDO

Representative Director andPresident

Eiji HASHIMOTO

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President••

Head of Global Business
Development
Overseas Offices

Toshiharu SAKAE

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

General Administration;
Legal; Internal Control &Audit; Business Process
Innovation; Human
Resources; Environment;
Raw Materials

Shinji TANIMOTO

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

Intellectual Property; Safety;
Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning;Standardization; Quality
Management; Plant
Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking
Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy
Technology; Slag & Cement
Cooperating with Executive
Vice President T. Sakae
on Environment•

Shinichi NAKAMURA

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President

2•Marketing Administration &Planning; Transportation &Logistics; Project
Development; Machinery &Materials Procurement; Steel
Products Units; Domestic
Office and Branches•

Cooperating with Executive
Vice President E. Hashimotoon Overseas Offices

Akihiko INOUE *Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

Head of Research andDevelopment

Katsuhiro MIYAMOTO *Representative Director andExecutive Vice President•

Corporate Planning; Group
Companies Planning;
Accounting & Finance

Shin NISHIURA*Managing Director, Memberof the Board•

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

Atsushi IIJIMA *Managing 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•

Yutaka ANDOH *Managing Director, Memberof the Board

•

•

•

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Intellectual Property; Safety;
Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning;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

Mutsutake OTSUKA

Director, Member of the Board

Ichiro FUJISAKI

Director, Member of the Board

Noriko IKI*

Director, Member of the Board(Former Position: Director-General, Tokyo Labour Bureau,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brunei
Darussalam)

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 94th Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (scheduled for late June 2018)
Name

Current Position

Hiroshi OBAYASHI

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Jiro MAKINO

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Notes:
 Messrs. Obayashi and Makino meet the requirements of an outside company auditor as set
forth in Article 2, Item 16 of the Companies Act.

III. Change 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 Presidents, Managing Executive Officers andExecutive Officers and the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for
Executive Vice Presidents, Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers as of April 1< Management Structure as of April 1, 2018>
Representative Director and Chairman
Shoji MUNEOKA
Representative Director and President
Kosei SHINDO

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Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents
Eiji HASHIMOTO••

Head of Global Business Development
Overseas Offices

Toshiharu SAKAE•

General Administration; Legal; Internal Control &Audit; Business Process Innovation; Human
Resources; Environment; Raw Materials

Shinji TANIMOTO•Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning; Standardization; Quality
Management; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Sakae
on Environment•

Shinichi NAKAMURA••

Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation& Logistics; Project Development; Machinery &Materials Procurement; Steel Products Units; Domestic
Office and Branches
Cooperating with Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Overseas Offices

Managing Director, Members of the Board
Toshihiko KUNISHI• Vice Head of Global Business Development; Deputy
Project Leader, VSB Project, Global Business
Development Sector• Cooperating with Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit on
Pipe & Tube
Directors, Members of the Board
Soichiro SAKUMA• Advisor to the President
Yasumitsu SAEKI•

Advisor to the President

Shinji FUJINO•

Advisor to the President

Kenji TAKAHASHI•

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.
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Executive Vice Presidents
Akihiko INOUE•

Head of Research and Development

Katsuhiro MIYAMOTO•

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning;
Accounting & Finance

Persons in italics newly appointed as Executive Vice Presidents

Managing Executive Officers
Hirotsune SATOH•

General Administration; Internal Control & Audit;
Business Process Innovation; Business Transformation& Standardization

Masato MATSUNO••

Head of Office, Osaka OfficeRendering Assistance to Executive Vice President T.
Sakae on Matters relating to General Administration

Shin NISHIURA•

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

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•

Yoichi FURUTA••

Hideo SUZUKI•••

Kazuhiro EGAWA••

Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Global Business Development inSoutheast Asia and India
Cooperating with Executive Officer T.Nomura on
Overseas Offices in Southeast Asia and India
Environment
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Global Business Development
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Tanimoto on Energy, Recycling and Slag
Project Leader, Usiminas Project, Global Business
Development Sector
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President
E.Hashimoto on Global Business Development in theAmericas6Toru TAKEGOSHI••

Atsushi IIJIMA••

Yutaka ANDOH•••

Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts
Unit
Machinery & Materials Procurement
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
Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning; 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 Executive Officer A. Iijima
on Transportation & Logistics Technology

Hiromi ISHII•Head of Division, Bar & Wire Rod Technology
Division, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA•

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

Head of Works, Kashima Works

Akio MIGITA•••

Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Group Companies Planning
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer
Y.Andoh on Safety

Yoshimi YAMADERA•Head of Works, Wakayama Works

Yasushi AOKI••

Raw Materials
Head of Division, Raw Materials Division-II

Kazuhisa FUKUDA•

Head of Works, Hirohata Works

Shuhei ONOYAMA•Head of Works, Kimitsu Works

Hiromitsu UENO•

Head of Works, Oita Works

Persons in italics newly appointed as Managing Executive Officers

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Executive Officers
Hiroyuki NITTA•

Advisor to the President

Kazuo TANIMIZU•

Advisor to the President

Yoshiyuki KOMURO•

Advisor to the President

Makoto TSURUHARA•

Advisor to the President

Hideki MURAKAMI•

Head of Laboratories, Process Research Laboratories,
R&D Laboratories

Atsuki MATSUMURA••

Head of Division, Business Process Innovation Division
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President
K. Miyamoto on Corporate Planning

Kimitoshi YONEZAWA•

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

Shuji SOHMA••

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

Hiroaki MATSUOKA•

Head of Unit, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Shozo FURUMOTO•

Head of Division, Legal Division

Hidetake ISHIHARA••Head of Division, Accounting & Finance Division
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer H.Satohon Public Relations

Takashi HIROSE•

Head of Unit, Plate Unit

Takahiro NAGAYOSHI•Head of Division, Corporate Planning Division

Tadashi IMAI•

Head of Works, Nagoya Works

Yoshiaki SHIMADA•

Vice Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit

Taisuke NOMURA••

Vice Head of Global Business Development; Head ofCenter, Global Business Support Center, Global
Business Development Sector
Overseas Offices

Hidenori KINUGASA•Head of Works, Amagasaki Works, Pipe & Tube Unit

Junichi TANI•Head of Works, Yawata Works

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Yuji KUBO•

Head of Division, R & D Planning Division,
R & D Laboratories

Takeshi HONDA•

Nozomu TAKAHASHI••Head of Center, Plant Engineering and Facility
Management Center
Head of Office, Beijing OfficeRendering Assistance to Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Global Business Development in China

Kazuhiro KOSHIKAWA•

Head of Branch, Nagoya Marketing BranchToshinori ONISHI•

Vice Head of Office, Osaka Office

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 inOverseas Business•

Kazumasa SHINKAI•

Head of Division, General Administration Division

Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI•

Cooperating with Head of Division, Corporate Planning
Division on Corporate Planning
Cooperating with Head of Division, General
Administration Division and Head of Division,
Business Process Innovation Division on BusinessTransformation & Standardization

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

Hiroyuki MINATO••

Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning
Division
Cooperating with Head of Division, Business Process
Innovation Division on Business Process Innovation•

Head of Unit, Construction Products Unit

Yoshio SATO

Persons in italics newly appointed as Executive Officers

9IV. Appointment of Managing Executive Officer and the division of business responsibilities anddelegation of office for Managing Executive Officer as of the Date of the 94th Annual Meetingof Shareholders Scheduled for late June 2018
Name

Title

Division of Business Responsibilities
and Delegation of Office

Toshihiko KUNISHIManaging Executive Officer

•

•

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Vice Head of Global Business
Development; Deputy Project
Leader, VSB Project, Global
Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Head of Unit,
Pipe & Tube Unit on Pipe &TubeReference 1: Expected Management Structure as of the Date of the 94th Annual Meeting of
Shareholders Scheduled for Late June 2018 (at the time of completion of the meeting of theboard of directors to be held immediately after the meeting of shareholders)
Representative Director and Chairman
Shoji MUNEOKA
Representative Director and President
Kosei SHINDO
Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents
Eiji HASHIMOTO••

Head of Global Business Development
Overseas Offices

Toshiharu SAKAE•

General Administration; Legal; Internal Control &Audit; Business Process Innovation; Human Resources;
Environment; Raw Materials

Shinji TANIMOTO•Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning; Standardization; Quality
Management; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Sakae
on Environment•

Shinichi NAKAMURA••

Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation &Logistics; Project Development; Machinery & Materials
Procurement; Steel Products Units; Domestic Office andBranches
Cooperating with Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Overseas Offices

Akihiko INOUE•

Head of Research and Development

Katsuhiro MIYAMOTO•

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning;
Accounting & FinanceManaging 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
Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical
Administration & Planning; 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.
Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Yutaka TAKEUCHI
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.
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Managing Executive Officers
Hirotsune SATOH•

General Administration; Internal Control & Audit;
Business Process Innovation; Business Transformation& Standardization

Masato MATSUNO••

Head of Office, Osaka OfficeRendering Assistance to Executive Vice President T.
Sakae on Matters relating to General Administration

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•

Yoichi FURUTA••

Hideo SUZUKI•••

Kazuhiro EGAWA••

Toru TAKEGOSHI••

Toshihiko KUNISHI••

Hiromi ISHII•

Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Global Business Development inSoutheast Asia and India
Cooperating with Executive Officer T.Nomura on
Overseas Offices in Southeast Asia and India
Environment
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President E.
Hashimoto on Global Business Development
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President S.
Tanimoto on Energy, Recycling and Slag
Project Leader, Usiminas Project, Global Business
Development Sector
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President
E.Hashimoto on Global Business Development in theAmericas
Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts
Unit
Machinery & Materials Procurement
Vice Head of Global Business Development; Deputy
Project Leader, VSB Project, Global Business
Development Sector
Cooperating with Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit on
Pipe & Tube
Head of Division, Bar & Wire Rod Technology Division,
Bar & Wire Rod Unit

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Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA•

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

Head of Works, Kashima Works

Akio MIGITA•••

Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Group Companies Planning
Cooperating with Managing Director Y.Andoh on
SafetyYoshimi YAMADERA•Head of Works, Wakayama Works

Yasushi AOKI••

Raw Materials
Head of Division, Raw Materials Division-II

Kazuhisa FUKUDA•

Head of Works, Hirohata Works

Shuhei ONOYAMA•Head of Works, Kimitsu Works

Hiromitsu UENO•

Head of Works, Oita Works

Executive Officers
Hideki MURAKAMI•

Head of Laboratories, Process Research Laboratories,
R&D Laboratories

Atsuki MATSUMURA••

Head of Division, Business Process Innovation Division
Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President
K. Miyamoto on Corporate Planning

Kimitoshi YONEZAWA•

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

Shuji SOHMA••

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

Hiroaki MATSUOKA•

Head of Unit, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Shozo FURUMOTO•

Head of Division, Legal Division

Hidetake ISHIHARA••Head of Division, Accounting & Finance Division
Cooperating with Managing Executive Officer H.Satohon Public Relations

Takashi HIROSE•

Head of Unit, Plate Unit

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Takahiro NAGAYOSHI•Head of Division, Corporate Planning Division

Tadashi IMAI•

Head of Works, Nagoya Works

Yoshiaki SHIMADA•

Vice Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit

Taisuke NOMURA••

Vice Head of Global Business Development; Head ofCenter, Global Business Support Center, Global Business
Development Sector
Overseas Offices

Hidenori KINUGASA•Head of Works, Amagasaki Works, Pipe & Tube Unit

Junichi TANI•Head of Works, Yawata Works

Yuji KUBO•

Head of Division, R & D Planning Division,
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 E.
Hashimoto on Global Business Development in China

Kazuhiro KOSHIKAWA•

Head of Branch, Nagoya Marketing BranchToshinori ONISHI•

Vice Head of Office, Osaka Office

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 inOverseas Business•

Kazumasa SHINKAI•

Head of Division, General Administration Division

Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI•

Cooperating with Head of Division, Corporate Planning
Division on Corporate Planning
Cooperating with Head of Division, General
Administration Division and Head of Division, Business
Process Innovation Division on Business Transformation& Standardization•

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

Hiroyuki MINATO••

Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning
Division
Cooperating with Head of Division, Business Process
Innovation Division on Business Process Innovation•

Head of Unit, Construction Products Unit

Yoshio SATO

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Reference 2: Executive Officers to Retire on March 31, 2018•

Retiring Executive Officers<Expected position after retirement>
Hiroaki TAKENAKA

Advisor, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Shunichi HAYASHI

Fellow, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Reference 3: Managing Director, Directors, and Executive Officers to Retire at the End of 94th
Annual Shareholders Meeting Scheduled for Late June 2018•

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

Soichiro SAKUMA

Executive Advisor, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Yasumitsu SAEKI

President and Representative Director,
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation

Shinji FUJINO

Representative Director and President,
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Texeng. Co., Ltd.

Kenji TAKAHASHI

Executive Advisor, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Retiring Managing Director, Members of the Board<Expected position after retirement>
Toshihiko KUNISHI•Managing Executive Officer,
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Retiring Executive Officers<Expected position after retirement>
Hiroyuki NITTA

Executive Advisor, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Kazuo TANIMIZU(*)

Yoshiyuki KOMUROExecutive Advisor, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Makoto TSURUHARA(*)(*) Position after retirement will be announced as they are determined.
17Reference 4: Executive Officers to Be Newly Appointed on April 1, 2018
< Current Position>
Nozomu TAKAHASHI

Executive Counsellor, Head of Division, Environment
Division

Kazuhiro KOSHIKAWA

Executive Counsellor, Head of Branch, Nagoya Marketing
BranchToshinori ONISHI

Executive Counsellor, Vice Head of Office, Osaka Office

Kazuma YAMANAKA

Executive Counsellor, Head of Division, Machinery &Materials Procurement Division

Ichiro SATOH

Executive Counsellor, Head of Division, Global Business
Development Division, Global Business Development
SectorKazumasa SHINKAI

General Manager, Head of Division, General
Administration Division

Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI

General Manager, Corporate Planning DivisionNobuhiro FUJITA

Deputy General Superintendent, Nagoya Works

Hiroyuki MINATO

General Manager, Head of Division, Production &Technical Control Division, Yawata Works

Yoshio SATO

General Manager, Head of Division, Construction Products
Marketing Division, Construction Products Unit18