Kao Corporation TSE:4452
Kao : Changes of Executive Officers
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Changes of Executive Officers
December 1, 2025
Kao Corporation (the "Company"- Ticker Code:4452) announces changes of its Executive Officers as of January 1, 2026 as described below.
Current Executive Officers to be promoted *Underline: Changed position(s)
Name
New Position(s) as of January 1, 2026
Current Position(s) as of December 1, 2025
Natsumi Hotta
Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Human Capital Strategy, Global; President, Kao Group Corporate Pension Fund; Chairperson of the Board, Kao America Inc.
Senior Executive Officer; President, Global Consumer Care
- Hygiene Living Care Business, Global
Daisuke Hamada
Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Global
Senior Executive Officer; President, Chemical Business, Global;
Chairperson of the Board, Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Chairperson of the Board, Pilipinas Kao, Inc.;
Chairperson of the Board, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L.
Hiromitsu Hoshikawa
Senior Executive Officer; President, Chemical Business, Global;
Chairperson of the Board, Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Chairperson of the Board, Pilipinas Kao, Inc.;
Chairperson of the Board, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L.
Executive Officer;
Vice President Chemical Business, Americas and EMEA; President, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L.
Name
New Position(s) as of
January 1, 2026
Current Position(s) as of December 1, 2025
Tomoko Uchiyama
Senior Executive Officer; President, Global Consumer Care
- Cosmetics Business, Global; Representative Director, President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
Executive Officer;
President, Global Consumer Care
- Cosmetics Business, Global; Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Americas and EMEA Cosmetics;
Representative Director,
President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
Executive Officers to be newly elected *Underline: Changed position(s)
Name
New Position(s) as of January 1, 2026
Current Position(s) as of December 1, 2025
Takatoshi Hatase
Senior Executive Officer; President, Global Consumer Care
- Health Beauty Care Business, Global
Global Consumer Care - Americas and EMEA Consumer Care Business, Global;
Chairperson of the Board, Kao
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Rie Haraoka
Senior Executive Officer; President, Global Consumer Care
- Hygiene Living Care Business, Global
President, Kao Singapore Pte. Limited
Tetsuya Okano
Executive Officer;
Vice President, Research and Development - Business Development Research (Hygiene Living Care), Global;
Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Hygiene Living Care Business - Fabric Home Care Product Business Development,
Global
Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Hygiene Living Care Business - Fabric Home Care Product Business Development, Global
Hiroshi Danjo
Executive Officer;
Vice President, Research and Development - Core Technology
Research Center, Global
Senior Director, Research and Development - Core Technology Research Center - Biological·
Material Science Research, Global
Hirofumi Kuwahara
Executive Officer;
Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Global
Vice President, Digital Strategy -DX Solutions, Global
Name
New Position(s) as of January 1, 2026
Current Position(s) as of December 1, 2025
Yuichi Iwano
Executive Officer;
Vice President, Corporate Planning, Global;
Assistant for Corporate Finance and Management
Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Business Connected -Global Business Planning and Management, Global;
President, Global Consumer Care
- Hygiene Living Care Business -Sanitary Business, Global
Rebecca McBride
Executive Officer;
Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Americas and EMEA -AEMEA DX Marketing;
Vice President, Global Consumer Care - Business DX, Global
Senior Director, Salon - Digital Growth Office, Global
Executive Officers to retire
Name | Current Position(s) as of December 1, 2025 |
Yoshihiro Murakami | Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Global |
Hideaki Kubo | Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Global |
Satoru Tanaka | Managing Executive Officer; Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Global |
Kotaro Nuriya | Senior Executive Officer; President, Global Consumer Care - Health Beauty Care Business, Global |
Naohiko Uramoto | Executive Officer; Vice President, Digital Strategy - Data Intelligence, Global |
Yoji Matsumoto | Executive Officer; Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd. |
Hiroyuki Terazaki | Executive Officer; Vice President, Research and Development - Business Development Research (Beauty・Healthcare), Global; Associate Vice President Research and Development - R&D Strategy Promotion and Administration, Global; Responsible for Integrated Report |
Executive Officers as of January 1, 2026
Title | Name | Position(s) |
President and CEO | Yoshihiro Hasebe | |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Masakazu Negoro | Responsible for Management Finance Unit |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Toru Nishiguchi | Responsible for Global Consumer Care Business, Global |
Managing Executive Officer | Toshiteru Komatsu | Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering, Global; Responsible for TCR Promotion |
Managing Executive Officer | Natsumi Hotta | Senior Vice President, Human Capital Strategy, Global; President, Kao Group Corporate Pension Fund; Chairperson of the Board, Kao America Inc. |
Managing Executive Officer | Daisuke Hamada | Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Global; |
Senior Executive Officer | Hideki Mamiya | Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Global |
Senior Executive Officer | Yoshio Nakao | Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Japan; Responsible for Global Consumer Care - Global Sales, Global; Representative Director, President, Kao Group Customer Marketing Co., Ltd. |
Senior Executive Officer | Motomitsu Hasumi | Senior Vice President, Product Quality Management, Global; |
Senior Executive Officer | Hiromitsu Hoshikawa | President, Chemical Business, Global; Chairperson of the Board, Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Chairperson of the Board, Pilipinas Kao, Inc; Chairperson of the Board, Kao Chemicals Europe, S.L. |
Senior Executive Officer | Tomoko Uchiyama | President, Global Consumer Care -Cosmetics Business, Global; Representative Director, President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. |
Senior Executive Officer | Takatoshi Hatase | President, Global Consumer Care -Health Beauty Care Business, Global |
Title | Name | Position(s) |
Senior Executive Officer | Rie Haraoka | President, Global Consumer Care -Hygiene Living Care Business, Global |
Executive Officer | Masaru Takeyasu | Vice President, Global Consumer Care, East Asia; Chairperson of the Board and President, Kao (China) Holding Co., Ltd.; Chairperson of the Board and President, Kao Corporation Shanghai; Chairperson of the Board, Kao Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Chairperson of the Board, Kanebo Cosmetics (China) Co., Ltd.; |
Executive Officer | Naoshi Nakamoto | Senior Vice President, Procurement, Global |
Executive Officer | Hideo Makino | Senior Vice President, Accounting and Finance, Global; President, Kao America Inc. |
Executive Officer | Yasuo Toyoshima | Vice President, Product Quality Management, Global |
Executive Officer | Akiko Hasegawa | Senior Vice President, Legal, Global |
Executive Officer | Shinsuke Mori | Senior Vice President, Logistics, Global; Chief Logistics Officer |
Executive Officer | Joe Workman | Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Americas and EMEA; Chairperson of the Board & President, Kao USA Inc. |
Executive Officer | Mitsunori Saka | President, Global Consumer Care -Business Connected, Global; Responsible for Kao Professional Services Co., Ltd. |
Executive Officer | Jun Kozuka | Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering (Demand & Supply Planning, Strategy Planning), Global; Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering - Manufacturing and Technology Development Center, Global |
Executive Officer | Yuki Nomura | Senior Vice President, Strategic Public Relations, Global |