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Corporate Officers

As of February 1, 2024

Directors (* Representative Director)

President & CEO Masayoshi Fujimoto* CEO
Executive Vice President Ryutaro Hirai* Advisor to the President
Executive Management of Business Group (Automotive,
Aerospace & Transportation Project, Infrastructure &
Healthcare), and East Asia region
Senior Managing Executive Officer Yoshiki Manabe* Executive Management of Corporate Departments
Senior Managing Executive Officer Masaaki Bito Executive Management of Business Group (Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling, Chemicals, Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business, Retail & Consumer Service)
Director Norio Otsuka  
Director Naoko Saiki  
Director Ungyong Shu  
Director Haruko Kokue  
Director Tsuyoshi Kameoka  
Mr. Norio Otsuka, Ms. Naoko Saiki, Mr. Ungyong Shu, Ms. Haruko Kokue and Mr. Tsuyoshi Kameoka satisfy the requirements to be appointed as outside directors as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Companies Act.

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) Masaaki Kushibiki
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) Takehiro Honda
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Michiko Nagasawa
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Kazuhiro Yamamoto
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Junko Kamei
Ms. Michiko Nagasawa, Mr. Kazuhiro Yamamoto, and Ms. Junko Kamei satisfy the requirements to be outside auditors as stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 16 of the Companies Act.

Skills Matrix

Executive Officers

President

Masayoshi Fujimoto CEO

Executive Vice President

Ryutaro Hirai Advisor to the President
Executive Management of Business Group (Automotive, Aerospace & Transportation Project, Infrastructure & Healthcare), and East Asia region

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Masaaki Bito Executive Management of Business Group (Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling, Chemicals, Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business, Retail & Consumer Service)
Yoshiki Manabe Executive Management of Corporate Departments
Koichi Yamaguchi President & CEO for the Americas
President, Sojitz Corporation of America
President, Sojitz Canada Corporation

Managing Executive Officer

Koji Izutani General Manager, Kansai Office
Shigeya Kusano President & CEO for Asia & Oceania
Managing Director, Sojitz Asia Pte. Ltd.
General Manager, Singapore Branch
Satoru Takahama Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer
JALUX Inc.
Masakazu Hashimoto COO, Human Resources Department
Kyosuke Sasaki President & CEO for Europe
Managing Director, Sojitz Corporation of Europe B.V.
General Manager, Sojitz Corporation of Europe B.V., Paris Branch
Director & CEO, Sojitz Europe Trade Holdings GmbH
Hiroto Murai COO, Retail & Consumer Service Division
Tatsuya Morita CCO, CISO
COO, Legal Department, Internal Control Administration Department
Makoto Shibuya CFO
Executive Management of M&A Strategy & Value Creation, IR,
Corporate Sustainability, Financial Solutions, Finance
COO, General Accounting Department, Business Accounting Department
Tomomi Arakawa CDO, CIO
COO, Digital Department

Executive Officer

Naoki Yokoyama COO, M&A Strategy & Value Creation Office
Yasuhisa Nakao COO, Business Innovation Office
Kazuhisa Yumikura COO, Financial Solutions Department, Finance Department
Taro Okamura COO, Chemicals Division
Toshiaki Kasai COO, PR Department, Risk Management Department
Yumie Endo COO, IR Office, Corporate Sustainability Department
Kosuke Uemura COO, Corporate Planning Department, Energy Transformation, Decarbonization Area
Tatsuhiko Kanetake COO, Automotive Division
Tatsuhiko Niitaka COO, Aerospace & Transportation Project Division
Osamu Matsuura COO, Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling Division
Yuji Yuasa COO, Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business Division
Takefumi Nishikawa COO, Infrastructure & Healthcare Division
Hideo Hatada General Manager, Secretariat Department
Katsunori Okada President & CEO for China
Chairman, Sojitz (China) Co., Ltd.
Chairman & President, Sojitz (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Sojitz (Dalian) Co., Ltd.,
and Sojitz (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.,
Chairman & President, Sojitz (Hong Kong) Ltd.,
Chairman, Sojitz (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

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