Sojitz Corporation Announces Organizational Reforms and Executive Appointments [PDF:727194]

January 29, 2026

Sojitz Corporation Announces Organizational Reforms and Executive Appointments

Sojitz Corporation has approved the following changes to company organizational structure, as well as to executives and other management appointments.

1. Organizational Reforms (effective as of April 1, 2026)

2. Executive Appointments

   1. Directors (excludes Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

   2. Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

   3. Executive Officers

   4. Changes to Executives' Areas of Responsibility

   5. Updated List of Executives

   6. Biographical Outlines of New Directors

   7. Biographical Outlines of New Executive Officers

3. Other Appointments

1. Organizational Reforms (effective as of April 1, 2026)

   In preparation for the final year of Medium-term Management Plan 2026, Sojitz will implement the following organizational changes to clarify business domains and functions in order to establish a framework for further accelerating the speed of strategy execution and to maximize our success rate for achieving targets under the current Plan.

   [Business Divisions]

   • Automotive Division

     • To improve productivity and profitability through resource optimization, the Automotive Division will shift from 3 departments/1 office to 2 departments/1 office.

   • Aerospace & Transportation Infrastructure Division

     • To strengthen our focus on transportation infrastructure such as railways and airports, the Aerospace, Transportation & Infrastructure Division will be renamed the Aerospace & Transportation Infrastructure Division.

   • Energy Solutions & Public Infrastructure Division

     • To accelerate large-scale project development, the Energy Solutions & Healthcare Division will shift from 5 departments/1 office to 4 departments/1 office and be renamed the Energy Solutions & Public Infrastructure Division.

   • Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling Division

     • To align businesses around steelmaking raw materials and critical minerals, the Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling Division will shift from 4 departments/1 office to 2 departments/1 office.

   • Chemicals Division

     • The Chemicals Division will be restructured to consolidate related business areas and strengthen cross-product capabilities and functions.

   • Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business Division

     • The Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business Division will be reorganized to optimize capabilities and functions in agricultural and forestry business operations with the aim of creating greater value.

       [Corporate Departments]

     • The Business Innovation Office and the Energy Transformation Department will be restructured into the NEXT Innovation Department to strengthen business creation by leveraging capabilities and insights in new technologies and new business domains.

       
       
       

2. Executive Appointments

1. Directors (excludes Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

   Name	Rank
   Masayoshi Fujimoto	Representative Director
   Kosuke Uemura	Representative Director
   Makoto Shibuya	Representative Director
   Tomomi Arakawa	Director
   Tsuyoshi Kameoka	Independent Director
   Yumiko Jozuka	Independent Director
   Mamoru Morita	Independent Director

   â‘  Director candidates: 7 (excludes Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) (finalized at the General Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for June 2026)

   Name	Current Position
   Ungyong Shu	Independent Director

   â‘¡ Retiring Directors: 1 (excludes Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) (effective as of the General Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for June 2026)

2. Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

   Name	Rank
   Yoshiki Manabe	Director Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
   Haruko Kokue	Independent Director Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

   â‘  Director candidates: 3 (Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) (finalized at the General Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for June 2026)

   Name	Rank
   Junko Watanabe	Independent Director Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

   Name	Current Position
   Satoko Suzuki	Independent Director Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

   â‘¡ Retiring Directors: 1 (Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) (effective as of the General Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for June 2026)

3. Executive Officers

â‘  New appointments: 2 (effective as of April 1, 2026)

â‘¡ Promotions: 1 (effective as of April 1, 2026)