Announced: Mar. 18, 2011
Published: Mar. 24, 2011
Company name: TOYO INK MFG. CO., LTD.
Inquiries: Toshihiko Nobe, General Manager of the General Affairs Dept.
Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. announces that a meeting of its Board of Directors held today informally decided to make the following organizational changes, in addition to a number of personnel changes involving directors (mission changes) and general personnel changes, in accordance with its institutional shift to a holding company on April 1, 2011. Details are as follows:
As announced on April 26 and May 17, 2010, Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. will shift to a holding company on April 1, 2011 and its trade name will change to Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. On the same day, two new companies will be established through an incorporation-type company split: Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. will take over the businesses related to printing & information and packaging while Toyochem Co., Ltd. will take over the businesses related to polymer & coating, color chemicals, and functional pigments.
The following information is about major organizational changes in Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. as well as the organizational systems of Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. and Toyochem Co., Ltd.
(1) Directors and auditors of Toyo Ink Co., Ltd.
| Name | New Title (on April 1, 2011) | Previous Title |
| Kunio Sakuma | Chairman and Representative Director (Chairman and Representative Director of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Director of Toyochem Co., Ltd.) | President and CEO, Representative Director of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| Katsumi Yamazaki | President and CEO, Representative Director (Director and Senior Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Director and Senior Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Division Director of Ink Business Sector |
| Masahiro Ueda | Senior Managing Director (Also Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Deputy Division Director of Ink Business Sector, in charge of Packaging & Processing |
| Katsumi Kitagawa | Director (President and Representative Director of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chairman and Representative Director of Toyochem Co., Ltd.) | Executive Vice President, COO and Representative Director of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| Fusao Ito | Director (Director and Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. Division Director of Global Business Sector) | Director and Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Division Director of Global Business Sector |
| Hidetoshi Hirata | Auditor (Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holding Co., Ltd. and Auditor of Toyochem Co., Ltd.) | Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Electronics Materials Development Business Div., Chemical Business Sector, in charge of media materials business |
| Takashi Ishikawa | Auditor (Also Operating Officer and Costing Project Group Leader, Monozukuri Innovation Committee, Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer and General Manager of CI & Holding Preparatory Dept., Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
(2) Directors and auditors of Toyochem Co., Ltd.
| Name | New Title (on April 1, 2011) | Previous Title |
| Katsumi Kitagawa | Chairman and Representative Director (Also President and Representative Director of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Director of Toyo Ink Co., Ltd.) | Executive Vice President, COO and Representative Director of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| Motohiko Kashioka | President and Representative Director (Also Director and Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Director and Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Division Director of Chemical Business Sector |
| Yoshiro Kunou | Senior Managing Director (Also Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. In charge of polymer business of Chemical Business Sector |
| Kunio Sakuma | Director (Also Chairman and Representative Director of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chairman and Representative Director of Toyo Ink Co., Ltd.) | President and Representative Director of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| Shuji Miyazaki | Director (Also Director and Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Director and Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Color Materials Div. of Chemical Business Sector |
| Hidetoshi Hirata | Auditor (Also Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Auditor of Toyo Ink Co., Ltd.) | Executive Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Electronics Materials Development Business Div., Chemical Business Sector, in charge of media materials business |
| Masahiro Sumiyama | Auditor (Also Director and Division Director of Production & Logistics HQ of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd., in charge of quality assurance, production and environment) | Director and Division Director of Production & Logistics HQ, Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| Name | New Title (on April 1, 2011) | Previous Title |
| Shigeki Matsuyama | Senior Managing Director Chairman of Monozukuri Innovation Committee Chairman of CSR Committee Chairman of Enlarged Procurement Committee | Senior Managing Director In charge of quality assurance, production and environment In charge of administration division (general affairs) Chairman of Monozukuri Innovation Committee |
| Kazunori Kasahara | Managing Director General Manager of Launching Dept., Toyo Trading Company | Managing Director Division Director of Procurement HQ |
| Masahiro Sumiyama | Director In charge of quality assurance, production and environment Division Director of Production & Logistics HQ | Director Division Director of Production & Logistics HQ |
| Hiroya Aoyama | Director In charge of Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, General Affairs and Internal Audit Dept. | Director In charge of Human Resources, Finance & Accounting and Internal Audit Dept. |
| Mami Aotani | Director Division Director of Procurement HQ | Director Manager of Purchasing Dept., Procurement HQ |
| Name | New Title (on April 1, 2011) | Previous Title |
| Haruyasu Sendai | Executive Operating Officer Launching Dept. of Toyo Trading Company | Executive Operating Officer Ink Business Sector, in charge of advanced imaging |
| Takashi Ishikawa | Operating Officer Leader of Costing Project Group, Monozukuri Innovation Committee (Also Auditor of Toyo Ink Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer General Manager of CI & Holding Preparatory Dept. |
| Toshiaki Hirakawa | Operating Officer General Manager of Finance & Accounting Dept. | Operating Officer General Manager of Finance & Accounting Dept. |
| Satoru Takashima | General Manager of Toyo Ink Group Strategy Division | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. |
| Yoshiya Kumagai | General Manager of Internal Audit Dept. | General Manager of Internal Audit Dept. |
| Toshihiko Nobe | General Manager of General Affairs Dept. | General Manager of General Affairs Dept. |
| Masayuki Kano | General Manager of Human Resources Dept. | General Manager of Human Resources Dept. |
| Hiroyasu Takashio | General Manager of Purchasing Dept., Procurement HQ | Leader of Planning Group, Purchasing Dept., Procurement HQ |
| Masamitu Ishibashi | General Manager of Global Strategy Dept., Production & Logistics HQ | General Manager of Asia & Oceania Business Div., Global Business Sector |
| Masatoshi Momose | General Manager of Process Innovation Research Laboratory, Production & Logistics HQ | General Manager of Production Technology Research Center of Production & Logistics HQ |
| Makiko Hamuro | General Manager of Intellectual Property Dept., R&D HQ | General Manager of Patent Dept., R&D HQ |
| Kunihiko Ozaki | General Manager of Advanced Business R&D Laboratory, R&D HQ | General Manager of Business Development Laboratory, R&D HQ |
| Hisashi Uraki | General Manager of Advanced Materials R&D Laboratory, R&D HQ | General Manager of Color & Media Materials Research Laboratory, R&D HQ |
| Masami Shiono | General Manager of Trading Dept., Global Business Sector | General Manager of Europe Business Div., Global Business Sector |
| Name | New Title (on April 1, 2011) | Previous Title |
| Katsumi Moritani | Operating Officer Branch Manager of Chubu Regional Office (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Packaging & Processing Dept., Ink Business Sector |
| Hiroyuki Maeda | Operating Officer General Manager of Toppan Sales Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Newspaper Ink Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Hiroyuki Nemoto | Operating Officer General Manager of Radiation Curing Products Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Radiation Curing Products Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Shintaro Yamaoka | Operating Officer General Manager of Printing R&D Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Printing & Information R&D Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Hiroyuki Kawashima | Operating Officer General Manager of Converting R&D Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of P&P R&D Div., Ink Business Sector |
| You Yabe | General Manager of Corporate Planning Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Planning Dept., Ink Business Sector |
| Kotaro Yoshida | General Manager of Corporate Administration Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Administration Manager of Ink Business Sector |
| Yoshihisa Tanaka | Division Director of Printing Ink Sales Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Offset Ink Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Masahiko Kondo | Deputy Division Director of Printing Ink Sales Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Business Strategy Dept., Ink Business Sector |
| Masato Uwai | General Manager of Newspaper Ink Sales Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Sales Manager of Newspaper Ink Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Toshiya Serizawa | General Manager of Printing Materials Strategy Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Manager of 1st Sales Dept., Offset Ink Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Takashi Yamauchi | General Manager of Converting Materials Strategy Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Leader of Strategy Group, Offset Ink Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Toshihiko Kikuchi | General Manager of Advanced Imaging and Equipment Business Strategy Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Advanced Imaging Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Takashi Sawada | General Manager of New Business Strategy Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Assistant Division Director of Ink Business Sector |
| Shingo Nishikaze | General Manager of Global Business Strategy Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of China & Eastern Asia Business Div., Global Business Sector |
| Junichiro Ushiyama | General Manager of Digital Materials & Systems Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Digital Materials & Systems Div., Ink Business Sector |
| Name | New Title (on April 1, 2011) | Previous Title |
| Takeshi Kondo | Operating Officer General Manager of Polymer & Coating Materials Sales Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Polymer Products Div., Chemical Business Sector |
| Masaru Kato | Operating Officer General Manager of Plastic Colorants Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Plastic Colorants Div., Chemical Business Sector |
| Masami Kuwahara | Operating Officer General Manager of Media Materials R&D Div. (Also Operating Officer of Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd.) | Operating Officer of Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Media Materials Business HQ, Chemical Business Sector |
| Hiroshi Sekine | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. | Director and Deputy General Manager of Toyo Ink Chemicals Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
| Toshiyasu Kusui | General Manager of Corporate Administration Dept. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Administration Manager of Chemical Business Sector |
| Naoto Sumiya | General Manager of Global Business Strategy Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. General Manager of Americas Business Div., Global Business Sector |
| Masayasu Ando | General Manager of New Business Development Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Manager of Functional Materials Sales Dept., Media Materials Business HQ, Chemical Business Sector |
| Toshikazu Tamura | General Manager of Colors & Performance Chemicals Sales Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Manager of Specialty Pigments & Dispersion Div., Color Materials Div., Chemical Business Sector |
| Hiroshi Noguchi | メGeneral Manager of Media Materials Sales Div. | Representative Director and President of Hanil Toyo Co., Ltd. (South Korea) |
| Kasuhiko Ide | General Manager of Polymer & Coating R&D Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Manager of Polymer R&D Dept., Polymer Products Div., Chemical Business Sector |
| Toshinori Machida | General Manager of New Materials R&D Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Manager of Coating Materials Technical Dept., Polymer Products Div., Chemical Business Sector |
| Makoto Sakamoto | General Manager of Colors & Performance Chemicals R&D Div. | Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. Manager of Color Materials R&D Div., Color Materials Div., Chemical Business Sector |
Update: Mar. 24, 2011