To Whom It May Concern:
February 15, 2024

Company Name:
Representative:
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Nippon Steel Corporation
Eiji Hashimoto
Representative Director and President
Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange, / Nagoya
Stock Exchange / Fukuoka Stock Exchange /Sapporo Securities Exchange
5401
Public Relations Center, General Administration Div.
+81-3-6867-2135, 2146, 2977, 3419

Notice of Changes in Representative Directors, Board Members and Officers
Nippon Steel Corporation (the “Company”) has resolved and decided informally at the Meeting of the Boardof Directors held today to the changes in Representative Directors as described below.
1. Reason for the Changes
Changes 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 Director)
Name
New Title
Current Title
Appointment
Number of
Date
Shares of theCompany(Date of birth)
Owned
Director, Member of theRepresentative Director
April 1, 2024
55,796
Kosei SHINDO
Board
and Chairman
shares(September 14, 1949)(Note) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of January 31, 2024.
(2) Informal Decision(New Representative Director)
Name(Date of birth)

New Title

Title (as of April 1,2024)

Appointment
Date

Number of
Shares of theCompany
Owned
5,395
sharesRepresentative Director
Executive Vice President,
Lateand Executive Vice
Project Leader, NextJune,2024
President,
Generation Hot Strip Mill
(February 23, 1965)
Project; Project Leader,
Project Leader, NextElectric Furnace Project
Generation Hot Strip Mill
Project; Project Leader,Electric Furnace Project(Note1) The change will be officially resolved at the meeting of the board of directors to be held immediately
after the 100th General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2024.
(Note2) The number of shares of the Company owned is as of January 31, 2024.
(Note3) The current title is as follows.

Hiroyuki MINATO

Name

Hiroyuki MINATO

Current Title
Managing Executive Officer,
Deputy Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global Business Development Sector

3. Brief Career Summary of New Representative Director
Name
Brief Career Summary
Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
Hiroyuki MINATO April 1989
April 2018
Executive Officer; Head of Div., Technical Administration &Planning Div. of the Company
April 2020
Executive Officer; Head of Works, Muroran Works of theCompany
April 2021
Managing Executive Officer; Head of Works, Muroran Works of
the Company
April 2022
Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Managing Executive Officer; Deputy Project Leader, Thai Steel
April 2023
Project, Global Business Development Sector of the Company

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

February 15, 2024
Nippon Steel Corporation

Notice of Changes in Board Members and Officers

This is to announce that, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, (i) the candidates formembers of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee
Members) and (ii) the candidates for members of the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory
Committee Members to be submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held inlate June 2024 were decided. Also, (iii) (x) the appointment of members of the Board of Directors withtitles, (y) the appointment of Representative Directors, and (z) division of business responsibilities anddelegation of office for Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, and Executive Vice Presidents thatwill be members of the Board of Directors, each of which will be officially resolved at the meeting of theBoard of Directors to be held immediately after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, were decided.
Furthermore, it was resolved to undertake the following matters effective as of April 1: (i) changes indivision of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Vice Chairman and Executive Vice
President, Executive Vice Presidents and Director that will be members of the Board of Directors, and (ii)(x) the appointment of Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Managing Executive Officers, Managing
Executive Officers and Executive Officers, and (y)the division of business responsibilities and delegationof office for Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Managing Executive Officers, Managing Executive Officers
and Executive Officers.

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I. Candidates for members of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit &Supervisory Committee Members) to be submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of Shareholders(scheduled to be held in late June 2024)(The appointment of members of the Board of Directors with titles, the appointment of Representative Directors,
and the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Vice Chairman and Executive Vice
President, and Executive Vice Presidents that will be members of the Board of Directors will be officiallyresolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors to take place immediately after the 100th Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.)
Name

Title (planned)

Division of Business Responsibilities andDelegation of Office (planned)

Eiji HASHIMOTO

Representative Director,
Chairman and CEO

Tadashi IMAI

Representative Director,
President and COO

Takahiro MORI

Representative Director,
Vice Chairman andExecutive Vice President

Naoki SATO

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President

Takashi HIROSE

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President

2• Rendering assistance to Chairman and CEO, andcooperating with President and COO
on large-scale overseas projects• Head of Global Business Development;
Project Leader, India Project, Global Business
Development Sector;
Project Leader, USS Project• Accounting & Finance; Overseas Offices(including locally incorporated companies)• Digital Innovation; Information & Communication
Technology; Plant Engineering and Facility
Management; Plant/Machinery Engineering &Construction Management; Ironmaking Technology;
Steelmaking Technology; Energy Technology• Deputy Project Leader, India Project, Global
Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global
Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, USS Project• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
H. Minato on Production and Facilities stabilization
concerning Technical Administration & Planning• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
T. Hirose on Production and Facilities stabilization
concerning Steel Products Units• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
T. Mori on Technology and Facilities concerning
Global Business Development• Marketing Administration & Planning;
Transportation & Logistics; Project Development;
Raw Materials; Machinery & Materials Procurement;
Steel Products Units; Domestic Office and Branches• Deputy Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip
Mill Project• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
T. Mori on Overseas Offices (including locallyincorporated companies)

Kazuhisa FUKUDA

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President• Head of Research and Development• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
H. Minato on Green Transformation Development

Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President• Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning;
General Administration; Legal; Internal Control &Audit; Human Resources; Environmental Planning;
Business Transformation & Standardization; Policy
issues concerning Green Transformation
Development• Cooperating with Executive Vice President H.Minato
on Environmental Technology & Management

Representative Director andExecutive Vice President• Intellectual Property; Safety; Environmental
Technology & Management; Technical
Administration & Planning (includingStandardization); Quality Management; Slag, Cement& Resource Recycling; Technical issues concerning
Green Transformation Development• Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill Project;
Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
H. Funakoshi on Production & Facilities Planning
concerning Corporate Planning• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
H. Funakoshi on Environmental Planning• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
T. Hirose on Steel Products Units• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
T. Hirose on Transportation & Logistics Technology* Hiroyuki MINATO

Tetsuro TOMITA

Director,
Member of the Board

Kuniko URANO

Director,
Member of the Board

Notes:
・Asterisk (*) indicates a new candidate for the member of the Board of Directors.
・Mr. Tetsuro TOMITA and Ms. Kuniko URANO meet the requirements of an outside director
as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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II. Candidates for members of the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee
Members to be submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of Shareholders (scheduled to be held inlate June 2024)
Name

Title (planned)* Kazumasa SHINKAI

Director, Member of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member(Current Position： Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Steel Corporation(General Administration; Internal Control & Audit;
Business Transformation & Standardization))* Eiji SOGOH

Director, Member of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member(Current Position： Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Steel Corporation(Human Resources; Group Companies Planning))* Kenji HIRAMATSU

Director, Member of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member(Current Position: Chairman of the Institute, Institute for International Strategy,
The Japan Research Institute. Limited)(Former Position: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Spain)* Aiko SEKINE

Director, Member of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member(Current Position: Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University;
Senior Advisor, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public
Accountants)* Sumiko TAKEUCHI

Director, Member of the Board who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member(Current Position: Senior Fellow / Member, Board of Directors,
International Environment and Economy Institute;
Specially appointed professor, Tohoku University)

Notes:
・Asterisks (*) indicate new candidates for the members of the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory
Committee Members
・Mr. Kenji HIRAMATSU, Ms. Aiko SEKINE, and Ms. Sumiko TAKEUCHI meet the requirements of an outside
director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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Ⅲ. Changes in the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Vice Chairman
and Executive Vice President, Executive Vice Presidents and Directors that will be members of
the Board of Director, the appointment of Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Managing Executive
Officers, Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers, and the division of business
responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Managing Executive
Officers, Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers as of April 1< Management Structure as of April 1, 2024>
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Eiji HASHIMOTO
Representative Director, President and COO
Tadashi IMAI
Representative Director, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President• Rendering assistance to Chairman and CEO, and cooperating with President
Takahiro MORI••

and COO on large-scale overseas projects
Head of Global Business Development;
Project Leader, India Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Project Leader, USS Project
Accounting & Finance; Overseas Offices (including locally incorporated
companies)

Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents• Digital Innovation; Information & Communication Technology; Plant
Naoki SATO

•
•
•
•

Takashi HIROSE•••

Kazuhisa FUKUDA••

Engineering and Facility Management; Plant/Machinery Engineering &Construction Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking Technology;
Energy Technology
Deputy Project Leader, India Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, USS Project
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Minato on Production andFacilities stabilization concerning Technical Administration & Planning
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Hirose on Production andFacilities stabilization concerning Steel Products Units
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Mori on Technology andFacilities concerning Global Business Development
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation & Logistics; Project
Development; Raw Materials; Machinery & Materials Procurement; Steel
Products Units; Domestic Office and Branches
Deputy Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill Project
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Mori on Overseas Offices(including locally incorporated companies)
Head of Research and Development
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Minato on Green
Transformation Development

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Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI••

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning; General Administration;
Legal; Internal Control & Audit; Human Resources; Environmental Planning;
Business Transformation & Standardization; Policy issues concerning Green
Transformation Development
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H.Minato on Environmental
Technology & Management

Directors, Members of the Board
Kosei SHINDO• Senior
・ Advisor
Tetsuro TOMITA
Kuniko URANO
Notes:
Mr. Tetsuro TOMITA and Ms. Kuniko URANO meet the requirements of an outside director
as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

Executive Vice Presidents
Hiroyuki MINATO

•

•
•
•
•
•

Yuji NOMIYAMA•Intellectual Property; Safety; Environmental Technology & Management;
Technical Administration & Planning (including Standardization); Quality
Management; Slag, Cement & Resource Recycling; Technical issues
concerning Green Transformation Development
Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill Project;
Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Funakoshi on Production &Facilities Planning concerning Corporate Planning
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Funakoshi on Environmental
Planning
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Hirose on Steel Products Units
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Hirose on Transportation &Logistics Technology
Head of Works, East Nippon Works
Persons in italics: newly appointed as Executive Vice President

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Senior Managing Executive Officers and Managing Executive Officers[Senior Managing Executive Officers]• Vice Head of Global Business Development;
Ichiro SATO••

Nobuhiro FUJITA•Head of Division, Global Business Development Division-Ⅰ, Global Business
Development Sector;
Project Leader, CSVC Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Project Leader, WINSteel Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, India Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, USS ProjectOverseas Offices (including locally incorporated companies)
Cooperating with Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on CSVC Project and
WINSteel Project
Head of Laboratories, Steel Research Laboratories, R & D Laboratories
Persons in italics: newly appointed as Senior Managing Executive Officer[Managing Executive Officers]• Ironmaking Technology; Energy Technology; Slag, Cement & Resource
Kyoichi ARAKI•

Takahiko IWAI

•
•
•
•

Recycling
Cooperating with Head of Green Transformation Development on Green
Transformation Development
Accounting & FinanceRendering assistance to Executive Vice President T. Mori on Global Business
Development
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Public Relations and Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation

Takeshi IMAI•

Head of Works, Setouchi Works

Hidenori OGAWA•

Head of Works, Kansai Works

Akihiko KOJIMA•Head of Division, Intellectual Property Division

Masashi KISHIMOTO•

Head of Works, North Nippon Works

Noriyuki HIRAMITSU•

Head of Works, Nagoya Works

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Eiji ORIHASHI

•
•
•
•

Satoru ENDO••

Head of Green Transformation Development;
Deputy Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project;
Deputy Project Leader, USS Project
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President K. Fukuda on Corporate
Planning in R & D
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President H. Funakoshi on Production& Facilities Planning concerning Corporate Planning
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation
Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit;
Project Leader, BNA Project, Global Business Development Sector
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation & Logistics

Masahiro NAKATA•Head of Works, Kyushu Works;
Deputy Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project

Tsuyoshi HARADA••

Legal;
・ Legal in Intellectual Property
Renderingassistance to Executive Vice President T. Mori on Global Business・
Development

Nobuo OKOCHI•

Cooperatingwith Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on Global・business Development and Overseas Offices (including locally incorporated
companies) in Southeast Asia and India

Kenichi ONODA•

Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Unit

Hiroshi ONO••

Project Leader, USIMINAS Project, Global Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on Global
business Development and Overseas Offices (including locally incorporated
companies) in the Americas

Hiroto SONODA•

Head of Unit, Plate & Construction Products Unit;
Head of Unit, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Masashi IMOTO•

Cooperating with Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on USS Project

Ryuichi NAGAI••Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit
Raw Materials; Machinery & Materials Procurement

Hiroto NAITOH••

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning; Human Resources
Cooperating with Head of Green Transformation Development on Green
Transformation Development
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation••

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Shigekazu IWAMOTO••

Head of Division, Global Business Development Division-Ⅱ, Global Business
Development Sector
Cooperating with Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on USS Project
Persons in italics: newly appointed as Managing Executive Officer

Executive Officers
Junichi TANI•

Advisor to the President

Kazumasa SHINKAI•

Advisor to the President

Hidenori KINUGASA•Advisor to the President

Eiji SOGOH•

Advisor to the President

Ken ITO•••

Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning Division
Standardization
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on India Project,
Global Business Development Sector
Rendering assistance to Managing Executive Officer S. Endo on
Transportation & Logistics Technology
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation•••

Kohji MIZOGUCHI••Head of Division, Flat Products Technology Division, Flat Products Unit;
Project Leader, JCAPCPL Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, BNA Project, Global Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning
Division on Hot Rolling Technology

Kentaro WAKAMATSU•

Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on USS Project

Masato KOBAYASHI•Head of Division, Bar & Wire Rod Technology Division, Bar & Wire Rod
Unit

Tadamitsu MIYOSHI••Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President H. Minato on Safety

Takeo HOSHINO•

Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division;
Head of Division, Information & Communication Technology Division
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Business Transformation & Standardization•

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Keiji TANAKA••

Head of Center, Plant Engineering and Facility Management Center
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on India Project,
Global Business Development Sector

Yasushi KURITA•

Vice Head of Works, Kyushu Works (Representative of Oita Area)

Yasunari SHIGETA••

Head of Division, Tin Mill Products & Electrical Steel Sheet Division, Flat
Products Unit
Rendering assistance to Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on Flat Products

Akihiro UENISHI•Head of Division, R & D Planning Division, R & D Laboratories

Shigeaki TANAKA••

Environmental Planning
Rendering assistance to Head of Green Transformation Development on Green
Transformation Development

Hideki OGAWA•Managing matters relating to NS-Siam United Steel Co. Ltd. on Global
Business Development

Tomomitsu INADA•

Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on USS Project

Hideyuki HAYASHI•Head of Center, Plant/Machinery Engineering & Construction Management
CenterAkira KUBOTA••Head of Division, Flat Products, Rail & Shape Global Marketing Division,
Flat Products Unit;
Rendering assistance to Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on Flat Products

Kazunori YASUMITSU•

Vice Head of Works, East Nippon Works (Representative of Kashima Area)

Takeshi YAMANE•••

Head of Division, General Administration Division
Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation
Persons in italics: newly appointed as Executive Officer

10Reference 1:
Expected management structure as of the date of the 100th Annual Meeting of Shareholders
scheduled to be held in late June 2024(at the time of completion of the meeting of the Board of
Directors to be held immediately after the annual meeting of shareholders)
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Eiji HASHIMOTO
Representative Director, President and COO
Tadashi IMAI
Representative Director, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President• Rendering assistance to Chairman and CEO, and cooperating with President
Takahiro MORI••

and COO on large-scale overseas projects
Head of Global Business Development;
Project Leader, India Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Project Leader, USS Project
Accounting & Finance; Overseas Offices (including locally incorporated
companies)

Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents• Digital Innovation; Information & Communication Technology; Plant
Naoki SATO

•
•
•
•

Takashi HIROSE•••

Kazuhisa FUKUDA••

Engineering and Facility Management; Plant/Machinery Engineering &Construction Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking Technology;
Energy Technology
Deputy Project Leader, India Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, USS Project
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Minato on Production andFacilities stabilization concerning Technical Administration & Planning
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Hirose on Production andFacilities stabilization concerning Steel Products Units
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Mori on Technology andFacilities concerning Global Business Development
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation & Logistics; Project
Development; Raw Materials; Machinery & Materials Procurement; Steel
Products Units; Domestic Office and Branches
Deputy Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill Project
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Mori on Overseas Offices(including locally incorporated companies)
Head of Research and Development
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Minato on Green
Transformation Development

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Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI••

Hiroyuki MINATO

•

•
•
•
•
•

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning; General Administration;
Legal; Internal Control & Audit; Human Resources; Environmental Planning;
Business Transformation & Standardization; Policy issues concerning Green
Transformation Development
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H.Minato on Environmental
Technology & Management
Intellectual Property; Safety; Environmental Technology & Management;
Technical Administration & Planning (including Standardization); Quality
Management; Slag, Cement & Resource Recycling; Technical issues
concerning Green Transformation Development
Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill Project;
Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Funakoshi on Production &Facilities Planning concerning Corporate Planning
Cooperating with Executive Vice President H. Funakoshi on Environmental
Planning
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Hirose on Steel Products Units
Cooperating with Executive Vice President T. Hirose on Transportation &Logistics Technology

Directors, Members of the Board
Tetsuro TOMITA
Kuniko URANO
Note:･ Mr. Tetsuro TOMITA and Ms. Kuniko URANO meet the requirements of an outside director
as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

Directors, Members of the Board who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members(Senior Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)
Kazumasa SHINKAI
Eiji SOGOH
Directors, Members of the Board who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members(Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)
Kenji HIRAMATSU
Aiko SEKINE
Sumiko TAKEUCHI
Note:･Mr. Kenji HIRAMATSU, Ms. Aiko SEKINE, and Ms. Sumiko TAKEUCHI meet the requirements of an outside
director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

Executive Vice President
Yuji NOMIYAMA•Head of Works, East Nippon Works

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Senior Managing Executive Officers and Managing Executive Officers[Senior Managing Executive Officers]• Vice Head of Global Business Development;
Ichiro SATO••

Nobuhiro FUJITA•Head of Division, Global Business Development Division-Ⅰ, Global Business
Development Sector;
Project Leader, CSVC Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Project Leader, WINSteel Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, India Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, USS ProjectOverseas Offices (including locally incorporated companies)
Cooperating with Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on CSVC Project and
WINSteel Project
Head of Laboratories, Steel Research Laboratories, R & D Laboratories[Managing Executive Officers]• Ironmaking Technology; Energy Technology; Slag, Cement & Resource
Kyoichi ARAKI•

Takahiko IWAI

•
•
•
•

Recycling
Cooperating with Head of Green Transformation Development on Green
Transformation Development
Accounting & FinanceRendering assistance to Executive Vice President T. Mori on Global Business
Development
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Public Relations and Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation

Takeshi IMAI•

Head of Works, Setouchi Works

Hidenori OGAWA•

Head of Works, Kansai Works

Akihiko KOJIMA•Head of Division, Intellectual Property Division

Masashi KISHIMOTO•

Head of Works, North Nippon Works

Noriyuki HIRAMITSU•

Head of Works, Nagoya Works

Eiji ORIHASHI•Head of Green Transformation Development;
Deputy Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project;
Deputy Project Leader, USS Project
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President K. Fukuda on Corporate
Planning in R & D
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President H. Funakoshi on Production& Facilities Planning concerning Corporate Planning
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation

•
•
•

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Satoru ENDO••

Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit;
Project Leader, BNA Project, Global Business Development Sector
Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation & Logistics

Masahiro NAKATA•Head of Works, Kyushu Works;
Deputy Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project

Tsuyoshi HARADA••

Legal;
・ Legal in Intellectual Property
Renderingassistance to Executive Vice President T. Mori on Global Business・
Development

Nobuo OKOCHI•

Cooperatingwith Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on Global・business Development and Overseas Offices (including locally incorporated
companies) in Southeast Asia and India

Kenichi ONODA•

Head of Unit, Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Unit

Hiroshi ONO••

Project Leader, USIMINAS Project, Global Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on Global
business Development and Overseas Offices (including locally incorporated
companies) in the Americas

Hiroto SONODA•

Head of Unit, Plate & Construction Products Unit;
Head of Unit, Bar & Wire Rod Unit

Masashi IMOTO•

Cooperating with Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on USS Project

Ryuichi NAGAI••Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit
Raw Materials; Machinery & Materials Procurement

Hiroto NAITOH••

Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning; Human Resources
Cooperating with Head of Green Transformation Development on Green
Transformation Development
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation••

Shigekazu IWAMOTO••

Head of Division, Global Business Development Division-Ⅱ, Global Business
Development Sector
Cooperating with Senior Managing Executive Officer I. Sato on USS Project14

Executive Officers
Ken ITO

•
•
•
•
•
•

Kohji MIZOGUCHI••Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning Division
Standardization
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on India Project,
Global Business Development Sector
Rendering assistance to Managing Executive Officer S. Endo on
Transportation & Logistics Technology
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation
Head of Division, Flat Products Technology Division, Flat Products Unit;
Project Leader, JCAPCPL Project, Global Business Development Sector;
Deputy Project Leader, BNA Project, Global Business Development Sector
Cooperating with Head of Division, Technical Administration & Planning
Division on Hot Rolling Technology

Kentaro WAKAMATSU•

Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on USS Project

Masato KOBAYASHI•Head of Division, Bar & Wire Rod Technology Division, Bar & Wire Rod
Unit

Tadamitsu MIYOSHI••Head of Division, Human Resources Division
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President H. Minato on Safety

Takeo HOSHINO•

Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division;
Head of Division, Information & Communication Technology Division
Cooperating with Head of Division, General Administration Division on
Business Transformation & Standardization•

Keiji TANAKA••

Head of Center, Plant Engineering and Facility Management Center
Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on India Project,
Global Business Development Sector

Yasushi KURITA•

Vice Head of Works, Kyushu Works (Representative of Oita Area)

Yasunari SHIGETA••

Head of Division, Tin Mill Products & Electrical Steel Sheet Division, Flat
Products Unit
Rendering assistance to Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on Flat Products

Akihiro UENISHI•Head of Division, R & D Planning Division, R & D Laboratories

Shigeaki TANAKA••

Environmental Planning
Rendering assistance to Head of Green Transformation Development on Green
Transformation Development

Hideki OGAWA•Managing matters relating to NS-Siam United Steel Co. Ltd. on Global
Business Development

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Tomomitsu INADA•

Rendering assistance to Executive Vice President N. Sato on USS Project

Hideyuki HAYASHI•Head of Center, Plant/Machinery Engineering & Construction Management
CenterAkira KUBOTA••Head of Division, Flat Products, Rail & Shape Global Marketing Division,
Flat Products Unit;
Rendering assistance to Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit on Flat Products

Kazunori YASUMITSU•

Vice Head of Works, East Nippon Works (Representative of Kashima Area)

Takeshi YAMANE•••

Head of Division, General Administration Division
Business Transformation & Standardization
Cooperating with Head of Division, Digital Innovation Division on Digital
Innovation

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Reference 2:
Managing Executive Officers, and Executive Officers to retire on March 31, 2024
Retiring Managing Executive Officers<Expected position after retirement>

Hiroshi TSUGA•(*)

Seita OUCHI•

Special Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation

Retiring Executive Officers<Expected position after retirement>

Takahisa OHNO•

Executive Officer, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.

Reference 3:
Directors (excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members), Directors who
are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members, and Executive Officers to retire at the end of the100th Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late June 2024
Retiring Director, Member of the Board<Expected position after retirement>

Kosei SHINDO•

Senior Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation

Retiring Directors, Members of the Board who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members<Expected position after retirement>

Shozo FURUMOTO•

Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation

Masayoshi MURASE•

Director, Member of the Board and Managing Executive Officer,
NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.

Seiichiro AZUMA•

Certified Public Accountant Office, AZUMA Seiichiro

Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA•

Professor Emeritus, The University of TOKYO

Masato KITERA•

Director, Marubeni Corporation; Director, Japan Tobacco Inc.

Retiring Executive Officers<Expected position after retirement>

Junichi TANI•(*)

Hidenori KINUGASA•

Director, Member of the Board and Executive Vice President,
NIPPON STEEL TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.
(*) Position after retirement will be announced as it is determined.

17Reference 4:Managing Executive Officer to be newly appointed on April 1, 2024
< Current Position>

Hiroshi ONO• Executive Counselor,
Project Leader, USIMINAS Project, Global Business Development Sector• Managing matters relating to Global Business Development in the Americas

Managing matters relating to Overseas Offices (including locallyincorporated companies) in the Americas
Reference 5:
Executive Officers to be newly appointed on April 1, 2024
< Current Position>

Shigeaki TANAKA• Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation

Hideki OGAWA• Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation
Managing matters relating to NS-Siam United Steel Co. Ltd.

Tomomitsu INADA• Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation
Managing matters relating to India Project

Hideyuki HAYASHI• Executive Counselor,
Head of Center, Plant/Machinery Engineering & Construction Management
CenterAkira KUBOTA• General Manager,
Head of Division, Flat Products, Rail & Shape Global Marketing Division,
Flat Products Unit

Kazunori YASUMITSU • General Manager,
Head of Division, Equipment Division, Nagoya Works

Takeshi YAMANE• Head of Division, General Administration Division(This is the end of the document)18