News Release
March 23, 2026
For Immediate Release
Company name: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Representative: President and Representative Director,
Toshiyuki Yagura (TSE Prime Market, Stock code: 4078)
Inquiries: General Manager of Human Resources
& General Affairs, Kouichi Yumioka
Telephone: +81-072-223-4111
Notice Regarding Changes in Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Executive OfficersSakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (the "Company") announced the resolution made at a meeting of its board of directors held on March 23, 2026 concerning the following changes in Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Executive Officers.
These changes are subject to final approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled on June 25, 2026 and the meeting of its board of directors to be held thereafter.
１． Changes of Director, Audit & Supervisory Board Member（effective June 25,2026）
（１）Newly Appointed
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Yasuhiro Okamoto | Managing Director & Executive Officer | Director & Executive Officer |
Shinji Ogama | Director & Executive Officer | Director |
Megumi Machida | Director | - |
Hiroyuki Hattori | Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Director & Executive Officer |
（２）Retiring
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Mitsunori Matsuda | - | Director |
Teruya Takamatsu | - | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
２．
（１）Newly Appointed（effective May 1,2026）
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Tsutomu Yamamoto | Executive Officer | - |
（２）Newly Appointed（effective June 25,2026）
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Hiromasa Kajimoto | Executive Officer | - |
（３）Retiring（effective June 25,2026）
Name | New Position | Current Position |
Keiichi Tabata | - | Executive Officer |
Mr. Keiichi Tabata is expected to be seconded to Katayama Seiyakusyo Co., Ltd.
As a result of the above, the management structure of our company as of June 25, 2026 will be as follows.
* Outside/Independent Officers
【Director】 【Audit & Supervisory Board Member】
President Representative Director | Toshiyuki Yagura |
Managing Director & Executive Officer | Yasuhiro Okamoto |
Director & Executive Officer | Koichiro Magara |
Director & Executive Officer | Shinji Ogama |
Director ＊ | Yoshikazu Ito |
Director ＊ | Hisao Miyagawa |
Director ＊ | Yoshiko Hamazaki |
Director ＊ | Megumi Machida |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member＊ | Hiroshi Ushio |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Hiroyuki Hattori |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member＊ | Tomonori Yasuda |
【Executive Officer】 | |
Executive Officer | Hiroshi Tokunaga |
Executive Officer | Wataru Ibaraki |
Executive Officer | Akira Morioka |
Executive Officer | Hiroshi Nakao |
Executive Officer | Tsutomu Yamamoto |
Executive Officer | Hiromasa Kajimoto |
The Company plans to designate four Outside Directors and two Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members listed above as Independent Officers specified by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and register them with the stock exchange.
Note : This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.