(As of June, 2008)
Directors
| Representative Director and Chairman | Yasuaki Wakui | Brief History | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Director and President | Fumio Ito | Brief History | |
| Director Primary Executive Officer |
Yoichi Ninagawa | Chief Technology Officer | Brief History |
| Director Senior Executive Officer |
Shiro Kataoka | President of Chemicals and Medical products Company | Brief History |
| Director Senior Executive Officer |
Hiroaki Yoshino | President of Fibers and Textiles Company | Brief History |
| Director Senior Executive Officer |
Toshihide Sakai | Responsible for CSR Division,Responsible for Office of Global Business Development,Responsible for Purchasing and Logistics Division | Brief History |
| Director Senior Executive Officer |
Kenzo Sawada | President of Specialty Resin and Film Company | Brief History |
| Director | Kensaku Aomoto *1 | Counselor, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Counselor, Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. | Brief History |
| Director | Takafusa Shioya *1 | Management Committee Member, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation | Brief History |
Corporate Auditors
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Junsuke Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Tadahiko Kujime |
| Corporate Auditor | Toshimitsu Kitagawa *2 |
| Corporate Auditor | Hiroo Onodera *2 |
| Corporate Auditor | Hiroki Yamada *2 |
Executive Officers
| Senior Executive Officer | Takayoshi Ohsaki | General Manager of Okayama Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Executive Officer | Mitsuaki Manabe | General Manager of Accounting and Finance Division |
| Executive Officer | Noboru Yanagida | General Manager of Niigata Plant |
| Executive Officer | Katsuya Hashimoto | General Manager of Saijo Plant |
| Executive Officer | Mitsuo Matsumoto | General Manager of Office of Corporate Strategy and Planning |
| Executive Officer | Kohei Maeda | General Manager of CSR Division |
| Executive Officer | Yuichi Kawarasaki | General Manager of Corporate Management Division |
| Executive Officer | Keiji Murakami | General Manager of EVAL Division |
| Executive Officer | Shinzo Takemura | General Manager of Poval Resin Division |
| Executive Officer | Noritsugu Nagatomo | Responsible for Technology Division, Plants, Environmental and Industrial Sfety Management Center |
| Executive Officer | Takaaki Fukumori | General Manager of General Affairs and H.R. Division |
| Executive Officer | Kazuhiro Tenkumo | General Manager of Fibers and Industrial Materials Division |
| Executive Officer | Yasuhiro Yamamoto | General Manager of Methacrylate Division |
| Executive Officer | Gerd Lepper | President of Kuraray Europe GmbH |
| Executive Officer | Jean-Marie Baetens | President of EVAL Europe N.V. |
| Executive Officer | Nobuya Tomita | President of Kuraray America, Inc. |
| Executive Officer | Osamu Yamada | General Manager of Kashima Plant |
| Executive Officer | Takao Akagi | General Manager of New Business Development Division |
- *1 Directors Kensaku Aomoto and Takafusa Shioya are external directors.
- *2 Corporate Auditors Toshimitsu Kitagawa , Hiroo Onodera , Hiroki Yamada are external corporate auditors.
