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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

As of April 1, 2024

President and CEO, Representative Director of the Board
Akimoto Uchikawa
March 1990 Joined Teijin Limited
April 2017 Corporate Officer, Teijin Group
Responsible for Material Business of Teijin Group
Assistant to General Manager, Fibers and Products Converting Business Group (for Technology, Production, Restructuring Initiatives)
April 2020 General Manager, Composites Business Unit
April 2021 Executive Officer, Teijin Group
President, Material Business of Teijin Group
June 2021 Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Teijin Limited
April 2022 President and Representative Director (Incumbent)
CEO (Chief Executive officer) (Incumbent)
Senior Executive Officer, Representative Director of the Board
Eiji Ogawa
April 1985 Joined Teijin Limited
April 2016 Corporate Officer, Teijin Group
General Manager, Resin and Plastic Processing Business Unit, Teijin Limited
April 2019 Chief Officer, Corporate Strategy
June 2020 Corporate Officer, Member of the Board, Teijin Limited
April 2021 Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Teijin Limited
April 2022 President, Material Business of Teijin Group
April 2023 Senior Executive Officer, Representative Director of the Board (Incumbent)
Chief Financial Officer (Incumbent)
Responsible for Procurement and Logistics Division (Incumbent)
Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board
Naohiko Moriyama
March 1990 Joined Teijin Limited
April 2017 Corporate Officer, Teijin Group
Responsible for Healthcare Business of Teijin Group
April 2019 General Manager, Healthcare New Business Division
April 2021 Executive Officer, Teijin Group
President, Healthcare Business of Teijin Group
General Manager, Healthcare New Business Division
June 2021 Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Teijin Limited
October 2022 Chief Officer (Corporate Strategy) (Incumbent)
April 2023 Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board (Incumbent)
Executive Officer, Member of the Board
Noboru Yamanishi
April 1988 Joined Teijin Chemicals Ltd.
April 2017 Deputy General Manager, Material Technology Center
April 2019 Teijin Group Corporate Office
General Manager, Resin and Plastic Processing Business Unit
April 2023 Teijin Group Executive Officer
Chief Sustainability Officer (Incumbent)
Responsible for Engineering Division (Incumbent)
June 2023 Executive Officer, Member of the Board (Incumbent)
Independent Outside Director
Yoichi Suzuki
April 1975 Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan (MFA)
June 1997 Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva
April 2003 Minister's Secretariat (MFA)
September 2005 Consul-General of Boston
December 2008 Director-General for Economic Affairs of MFA
August 2010 Ambassador to Singapore
August 2013 Ambassador to France
June 2016 Government Representative and Ambassador in charge of the Kansai region
March 2017 Ambassador for International Economic Affairs and Chief Negotiator for the Japan EU EPA
April 2018 MFA retired
June 2018 Director, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Member of the Advisory Board, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Independent Outside Director
Masaru Onishi
April 1978 Joined Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd.
April 2007 President JAL Aircraft Maintenance Narita
April 2009 Executive officer, JAL International Co., Ltd
June 2009 President of Japan Air Commuter
February 2010 President Japan Air Lines Corporation, (JAL group COO)
President Japan Air Lines International Co., Ltd.
November 2010 President Japan Air Lines International Co., Ltd.
(Organizational change)
March 2011 Representative Director, President Japan Air Lines International Co., Ltd.
April 2011 Representative Director, President Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
(Company name change from Japan Air Lines International Co., Ltd. to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.)
February 2012 Representative Director, Chairman Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
February 2014 Director, Chairman Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
July 2018 External Affairs Representative, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
June 2019 Director, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Member of the Advisory Board, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Independent Outside Director
Masaaki Tsuya
April 1976 Joined Bridgestone Corporation
March 2006 Vice President and Officer, Bridgestone Corporation
March 2008 Director, Vice President and Senior Officer, Bridgestone Corporation
September 2011 Representative Director, Senior Vice President, Bridgestone Corporation
March 2012 Representative Director, CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Bridgestone Corporation
March 2013 Representative Director, CEO
Chairperson of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation
March 2016 Representative Executive Officer, CEO
Chairperson of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation
March 2020 Chairperson of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation
March 2021 External Advisor, Bridgestone Corporation (Incumbent)
June 2022 Director, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Member of the Advisory Board, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Independent Outside Director
Tamie Minami
June 1995 Joined 3M Company
May 2008 Vice President and General Manager, Home Care Division, 3M Company
October 2013 Vice President, Southeast Asia Region, 3M Company
October 2015 Vice President, Latin America Region, 3M Company
November 2017 Vice President, Asia Region, 3M Company
December 2019 Senior Vice President, Safety and Industrial Business Group, Asia Region, 3M Company
June 2023 Director, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)
Member of the Advisory Board, Teijin Limited (Incumbent)

Statutory Auditors

As of April 1, 2024

Statutory Auditor Masanori Shimai
Akio Nakaishi
Independent Outside Statutory Auditor Hitomi Nakayama
Jun Arima
Koichi Tsuji

Corporate Officers

As of April 1, 2024

President and CEO, Representative Director of the Board
CEO
Akimoto Uchikawa
Senior Executive Officer, Representative Director of the Board
Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for Procurement and Logistics Division
Eiji Ogawa
Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board
Chief Officer (Corporate Strategy)
Naohiko Moriyama
Executive Officer, Member of the Board
Chief Sustainability Officer
Responsible for Engineering Division
Noboru Yamanishi
Teijin Group Executive Officer
General Manager, Healthcare Business Unit
President, Teijin Pharma Limited
Masaki Taneda
Teijin Group Executive Officer
General Manager, Fibers & Products Converting Business Unit
President and Chief Executive Officer, Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
Yasunari Hirata
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Carbon Fibers Business Unit
Shukei Inui
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Research, Development & Technology Unit, Teijin Pharma Limited
General Manager, Home Healthcare Research, Development & Technology Division, Teijin Pharma Limited
Yasuhiko Kuriyama
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
Chief Officer (Global Administration)
Tsutomu Igawa
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Aramid Business Unit
President, Teijin Aramid B.V.
Peter ter Horst
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, New Business Development Unit
Responsible for Intellectual Property Department
Noriko Higuchi
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Marketing & Sales Unit, Teijin Pharma Limited
Masato Tanaka
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Resin & Plastic Processing Business Unit
Junji Kitahama
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
General Manager, Composites Business Unit
Masataka Akiyoshi
Teijin Group Corporate Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Fumiaki Sakurai