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