Nissan Chemical CorporationTSE: 4021

Change of Directors and Officers

· Issued by Nissan Chemical Corporation
Change of Directors and Officers

Name of listed company: Nissan Chemical Corporation Code Number: 4021

Representative: YAGI Shinsuke, Representative Director, President

February 26, 2026

Stock Exchange: Tokyo URL: https://www.nissanchem.co.jp/eng/

Inquiry to: KATAYAMA Junko, Public Relations Gr. Leader, Planning Office, Corporate Planning Dept.

Nissan Chemical Corporation informs the change of directors and officers as follows.

  1. Change of Directors and Officers (as of April 1, 2026)

    1. Directors and Executive Officers

      Name

      New Position

      Present Position

      Retained Position

      DAIMON

      Hideki

      Responsibility: Digital Transformation Dept.

      Director

      Senior Executive Vice President CFO

      Chairman of Sustainability Promotion Committee

      Responsibilities: Internal Audit Dept.,

      Sustainability Promotion & IR Dept., Finance & Accounting Dept.

      SATO

      Yuji

      Representative Director of Nissan Chemical Product (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Chairman of Nissan Agro Tech India PVT. LTD.

      Director

      Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Agricultural Chemicals Div.

      Research & Development of Agricultural Chemicals Field

      Managing Director of Nissan Chemical Europe S.A.S.

      Chairman of Nissan Bharat Rasayan PVT. LTD.

      Representative Director of Nissan Chemical Agro Korea Ltd.

      President of Nissan Chemical Do Brasil Chairman of Nissan Chemical Agro Singapore Pte. Ltd.

      Responsibility: Purchasing Dept.

      MATSUOKA

      Takeshi

      Responsibility: Risk Management Dept. (*1)

      Responsibility: Environment, Safety & Quality Assurance Dept. (*1)

      Director

      Managing Executive Officer

      Head of Corporate Planning Dept. Chairman of Risk Management & Compliance Committee

      Chairman of Environment & Safety Committee

      Chairman of Quality Assurance Committee Responsibilities: Chemicals Div.,

      Personnel Dept.

      ENDO

      Hideyuki

      Head of Healthcare Div.

      CTO

      Head of Planning & Development Div. Leader of Optical Interconnect Materials Development Gr., Planning & Development Div.

      Healthcare Business

      President of Nippon Polytech Corp.

      Managing Executive Officer

      Research & Development of Healthcare Field

      HATA

      Toshiyuki

      CDXO

      Head of Production Technology Div. (*2) Responsibility: Digital Transformation Dept.

      Head of Production Technology Dept.

      Managing Executive Officer Production Technology President of Nissan Engineering Corporation

      NIHIRA

      Takayasu

      Managing Executive Officer CTO

      Head of Planning & Development Div.

      President of Nippon Polytech Corp.

      Executive Officer

      Head of Materials Research Laboratories

      ISHIWATA

      Norihisa

      Head of Internal Audit Dept.

      Head of Healthcare Div.

      Executive Officer

      NIKI

      Toshio

      Managing Director of Nissan Bharat Rasayan PVT. LTD.

      Head of Biological Research Laboratories

      Executive Officer

      KOSHI

      Teruyuki

      Head of Risk Management Dept. (*1)

      Head of Environment, Safety & Quality Assurance Dept.

      Executive Officer

      SATO

      Masayuki

      Executive Officer

      Deputy Head of Personnel Dept.

      Leader of Risk Management & Compliance Office, Corporate Planning Dept.

      (*1) Reorganize Risk Management & Compliance Office, Corporate Planning Dept. and Environment, Safety & Quality Assurance Dept. and establish Risk Management Dept.

      (*2) Rename Production Technology Dept. to Production Technology Div. and establish Production Technology Management Dept. and Production Technology Transformation Dept. within Production Technology Div.

    2. Associate Executive Officers

      Name

      New Position

      Present Position

      Retained Position

      TAKII

      Shinji

      Head of Biological Research Laboratories

      Head of Planning and Development, Agricultural Chemicals Div.

      Associate Executive Officer

      NAKADA

      Takakazu

      Deputy Head of Performance Materials Div.

      President of Nissan Chemical Materials Research (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

      Associate Executive Officer

      TAMADA

      Yoshitake

      Head of Chemical Research Laboratories

      General Manager of Agricultural Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories

      Associate Executive Officer

      TAKEHARA

      Koji

      Associate Executive Officer

      Deputy Head of Agricultural Chemicals Div. Head of Planning and Development, Agricultural Chemicals Div. (*3) Representative Director of Nissan Chemical Product (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

      Chairman of Nissan Agro Tech India

      PVT.LTD.

      Leader of Planning Office, Corporate Planning Dept.

      ARASE

      Shinya

      Associate Executive Officer

      General Manager of Business Planning Dept., Performance Materials Div.

      MIYAMA

      Yukihiro

      Associate Executive Officer

      General Manager of Display Materials Dept., Performance Materials Div

      TSUTSUI

      Kimiaki

      Associate Executive Officer

      Head of Materials Research Laboratories

      General Manager of Inorganic Materials Research Dept., Materials Research Laboratories

      SUGIURA

      Norio

      Associate Executive Officer

      Deputy Head of Planning & Development Div.

      Leader of Thermal Management Materials Development Gr., Planning & Development Div.

      (*3) Rename Planning and Development Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. to Planning and Development, Agricultural Chemicals Div.

    3. Personnel Change

      Name

      New Position

      Present Position

      Retained Position

      SAEKI

      Manabu

      General Manager of Product Development Dept., Planning and Development, Agricultural Chemicals Div.

      Planning and Development Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div.

      IJIMA

      Yasuyuki

      General Manager of Registration & Manufacturing Administration Dept., Planning and Development, Agricultural Chemicals Div.

      Leader of Registration Gr., Planning and Development Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div.

      HASHIMOTO

      Norio

      General Manager of Healthcare Products Sales Dept., Healthcare Div.

      Healthcare Business Development Dept., Planning & Development Div.

      KAMON

      Junji

      Leader of Animal Care Planning Gr., Planning & Development Div.

      Animal Care Planning Gr., Planning & Development Div.

      MAEDA

      Shinichi

      Leader of Optical Interconnect Materials Development Gr., Planning & Development Div.

      Energy Materials Development Gr., Planning & Development Div.

      CHIBA

      Shigeki

      Deputy Head of Production Technology Div. General Manager of Production Technology Transformation Dept., Production Technology Div.

      Production Technology Dept.

      HIRAE

      Akira

      General Manager of Production Technology Management Dept., Production Technology Div.

      Production Technology Dept.

      OKABE

      Takahiro

      Deputy Plant Manager of Toyama Plant

      General Manager of Production Dept., Toyama Plant

      General Manager of 2nd

      Production Section, Production Dept., Toyama Plant

      OZAWA

      Tomoyuki

      General Manager of Technical Development Dept., Toyama Plant

      Manager of Quality Assurance Office

      IMAHORI

      Toru

      General Manager of Engineering Dept., Toyama Plant

      General Manager of Engineering Section, Sodegaura Plant

      SASAKO

      Shigetada

      Deputy Head of Chemical Research Laboratories

      General Manager of Pharmaceutical Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories

      NAKAYA

      Yoshihiko

      General Manager of Agricultural Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories

      Nissan Bharat Rasayan PVT. LTD.

      IWAMOTO

      Shunsuke

      General Manager of Healthcare Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories (*4)

      General Manager of Medicinal Research Dept., Biological Research Laboratories

      (*4) Reorganize Pharmaceutical Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories and Medical Research Dept., Biological Research Laboratories and establish Healthcare Research Dept. within Chemical Research Laboratories.

  2. Change of Directors, Auditors and Others

    1. Directors and Auditors (as of June 25, 2026)

      The selection of the following Directors and Auditors shall be subject to resolution at the 156th general shareholders’ meeting scheduled on June 25, 2026.

      Name

      New Position

      Present Position

      Retained Position

      OHRAI

      Kazuhiko

      Senior Advisor

      Full-time Auditor

      KATAYAMA

      Noriyuki

      Retire

      Outside Auditor

      KAWASHIMA

      Wataru

      Full-time Auditor

      Executive Officer

      Head of Personnel Dept.

      General Manager of Health Promotion Office, Personnel Dept.

      OZEKI

      Yukimi

      Outside Auditor

    2. Executive Officer (as of June 25, 2026)

Name

New Position

Present Position

Retained Position

SATO

Masayuki

Head of Personnel Dept.

General Manager of Health Promotion Office, Personnel Dept.

Deputy Head of Personnel Dept.

Executive Officer

Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2026)

  1. Directors and Auditors

    Representative Director, Chairman

    KINOSHITA Kojiro

    Representative Director,

    President

    YAGI Shinsuke

    Director,

    Senior Executive Vice President

    DAIMON Hideki

    Director

    ISHIKAWA Motoaki

    Director

    SATO Yuji

    Director

    MATSUOKA Takeshi

    Director (*1)

    KATAOKA Kazunori

    Director (*1)

    NAKAGAWA Miyuki

    Director (*1)

    TAKEOKA Yuko

    Director (*1)

    HAMA Itsuo

    Full-time Auditor

    OHRAI Kazuhiko

    Auditor (*2)

    KATAYAMA Noriyuki

    Auditor (*2)

    TAKAHAMA Shigeru

    Auditor (*2)

    KINUGAWA Sachie

    (*1)Outside Director (*2)Outside Auditor

  2. Executive Officers

Chairman

KINOSHITA Kojiro

CEO

President

YAGI Shinsuke

COO

Chairman of Climate Change Committee

Senior Executive Vice President

DAIMON Hideki

CFO

Chairman of Sustainability Promotion Committee

Responsibilities: Internal Audit Dept., Sustainability Promotion & IR Dept., Finance & Accounting Dept.

Senior Managing Executive Officer

ISHIKAWA Motoaki

Head of Performance Materials Div.

Research & Development of Performance Materials Field Chairman of Nissan Chemical America Corporation Representative Director of NCK Co., Ltd.

Representative Director of Nissan Chemical Taiwan Co., Ltd. Representative Director of Nissan Chemical Semiconductor Materials

(Taiwan) Co., Ltd.

Senior Managing Executive Officer

SATO Yuji

Head of Agricultural Chemicals Div.

Research & Development of Agricultural Chemicals Field Managing Director of Nissan Chemical Europe S.A.S. Chairman of Nissan Bharat Rasayan PVT.LTD. Representative Director of Nissan Chemical Agro Korea Ltd. President of Nissan Chemical Do Brasil

Chairman of Nissan Chemical Agro Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Responsibility: Purchasing Dept.

Managing Executive Officer

MATSUOKA Takeshi

CRO

Head of Corporate Planning Dept.

Chairman of Risk Management & Compliance Committee Chairman of Environment & Safety Committee

Chairman of Quality Assurance Committee

Responsibilities: Chemicals Div., Risk Management Dept., Personnel Dept.

Managing Executive Officer

ENDO Hideyuki

Head of Healthcare Div.

Research & Development of Healthcare Field

Managing Executive Officer

HATA Toshiyuki

CDXO

Head of Production Technology Div. Production Technology

President of Nissan Engineering Corporation

Responsibility: Digital Transformation Dept.