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Directors and Corporate Executive Officers

Directors

(As of March 26, 2025)

Kentaro Fujiwara

Director
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
President and CEO

  1. Apr. 1991: Joined the Company
  2. Jul. 2004: Director, Europe Distribution Center, Shiseido Europe S.A.
  3. Nov. 2011: Director, President, Shiseido Korea Co., Ltd.
  4. May 2013: Director, President, Shiseido Professional Korea Co., Ltd.
  5. Apr. 2015: Vice President, Corporate Strategy Department of the Company, Group Leader, Digital Strategy Group of the Company
  6. Nov. 2015: Chairman of the Board, President of Shiseido (China) Co., Ltd.
  7. Jan. 2016: Corporate Officer of the Company, China Region
  8. Jan. 2018: Corporate Officer of the Company, China Region Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  9. Jan. 2020: Senior Executive Officer of the Company, China Region CEO
  10. Jan. 2021: Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  11. Jan. 2023: President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company
  12. Mar. 2023: Representative Director of the Company
  13. Sep. 2023: Representative Director, Chairman of Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
  14. Jan. 2024: Japan Region CEO of the Company [incumbent], Representative Director, President and CEO of Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  15. Mar. 2024: Director of the Company [incumbent], Representative Corporate Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  16. Jan. 2025: President and CEO of the Company [incumbent]

Ayako Hirofuji

Director
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
 

  1. Apr. 2003: Joined Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (currently BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
  2. Aug. 2005: Joined the Company
  3. Jul. 2014: President of Director, PT SHISEIDO Cosmetics Indonesia
  4. Jul. 2015: President of Director, PT Shiseido Professional Indonesia
  5. Jan. 2019: Vice President, Strategic Finance Department of the Company
  6. Jan. 2022: Vice President, IR Department of the Company
  7. Jan. 2024: Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent], Chief Investor Engagement Officer of the Company, Chief DE&I Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  8. May. 2024: Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Company
  9. Jul. 2024: Corporate Executive Officer of the Company, Chief Financial Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  10. Jan. 2025: Representative Corporate Executive Officer of the Company [incumbent]
  11. Mar. 2025: Director of the Company [incumbent]

Hiromi Anno

Director
Member (Full-time), Audit Committee

  1. Apr. 1995: Joined the Company
  2. Jan. 2018: Department Director, Global Communications Department of the Company
  3. Jan. 2020: Corporate Officer, Chief Public Relations Officer of the Company
  4. Jan. 2021: Executive Officer of the Company
  5. Mar. 2023: Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) of the Company
  6. Mar. 2024: Director of the Company [incumbent], Member (Full-time), Audit Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Takeshi Yoshida

Director
Member (Full-time), Audit Committee

  1. Aug. 1985: Joined Okura Keiei Keiri Gakuin Co., Ltd.
  2. Feb. 1992: Joined the Company
  3. Apr. 2009: General Manager of Cosmetics Business Planning Department, General Manager of Business Administration Group, Cosmetics Business Planning Department of the Company
  4. Apr. 2011: Executive Vice President, Shiseido Americas Corp.
  5. Oct. 2014: Department Director, Internal Audit Department of the Company
  6. Jan. 2016: Department Director, Business Planning Department, Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
  7. Jan. 2017: Director, Personal Care Planning Department, FT Shiseido Co., Ltd. (currently FineToday Co., Ltd.)
  8. Mar. 2018: Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) of the Company
  9. Mar. 2024: Director of the Company [incumbent], Member (Full-time), Audit Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Kanoko Oishi

External Director (Independent)*
Member, Nominating Committee
Member, Compensation Committee

  1. Apr. 1983: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
  2. Aug. 1987: McKinsey & Company, Inc. New York Office
  3. Nov. 1988: McKinsey & Company, Inc. Tokyo Office
  4. Jun. 2000: Representative Director, MEDIVA Inc. [incumbent]
  5. Jul. 2000: Representative Director, Seinan MEDIVA Co., Ltd. (currently Seeds 1 Co., Ltd.) [incumbent]
  6. Aug. 2001: Outside Auditor, ASKUL Corporation
  7. Aug. 2002: Outside Director, ASKUL Corporation
  8. Jun. 2010: Outside Director, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  9. Jun. 2015: Outside Director, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. [incumbent], Outside Director, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  10. Mar. 2016: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  11. Apr. 2018: Chair, Remuneration Advisory Committee of the Company
  12. Mar. 2024: Member, Nominating Committee of the Company [incumbent], Member, Compensation Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Shinsaku Iwahara

External Director (Independent)*
Chair, Nominating Committee
Member, Compensation Committee

  1. Aug. 1978: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo
  2. Sep. 1981: Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School, U.S.A.
  3. Dec. 1982: Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, U.S.A.
  4. Sep. 1991: Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School, U.S.A.
  5. Nov. 1991: Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
  6. Apr. 2003: Member, Postal Services Policy Council
  7. Jan. 2005: Member, Business Accounting Council, Financial Services Agency
  8. Apr. 2009: Director, Financial Accounting Standards Foundation
  9. Apr. 2010: Member, Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice, Chair, Corporate Legislation Subcommittee, Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice
  10. Apr. 2013: Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University
  11. Jun. 2013: Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo [incumbent]
  12. Jan. 2015: Member and Chair, Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency
  13. Jul. 2017: Adviser to Mori Hamada & Matsumoto [incumbent]
  14. Mar. 2018: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  15. Jun. 2019: Chair, Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice
  16. Sep. 2021: Chair, Nomination & Remuneration Advisory Committee of the Company
  17. Apr. 2023: Emeritus Professor, Waseda University [incumbent]
  18. Dec. 2023: Member, The Japan Academy [incumbent]
  19. Mar. 2024: Chair, Nominating Committee of the Company [incumbent], Member, Compensation Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Mariko Tokuno

External Director (Independent)*
Member, Nominating Committee
Member, Compensation Committee
 

  1. Apr. 1978: Joined The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd.（currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.）
  2. Jan. 1994: Joined Louis Vuitton Japan K.K
  3. Apr. 2002: Senior Director, Sales Administration, Louis Vuitton Japan K.K
  4. Mar. 2004: Vice President, Tiffany & Co., Japan Inc.
  5. Aug. 2010: Representative Director, President, Christian Dior K.K
  6. Jun. 2013: Outside Director, HAPPINET CORPORATION
  7. Sep. 2013: Representative Director, President and CEO, Ferragamo Japan K.K
  8. Jun. 2016: Outside Director, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
  9. Jun. 2017: Outside Director, YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. [incumbent]
  10. Mar. 2022: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  11. Mar. 2024: Member, Nominating Committee of the Company [incumbent], Member, Compensation Committee of the Company [incumbent]
  12. Jun. 2024: Outside Director, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. [incumbent]

Yoshihiko Hatanaka

External Director (Independent)*
Chair, Board of Directors
Member, Nominating Committee
Chair, Compensation Committee

  1. Apr. 1980: Joined Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (currently Astellas Pharma Inc.)
  2. Jun. 2005: Corporate Executive, Vice President, Corporate Planning, Corporate Strategy Division, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  3. Apr. 2006: Corporate Executive, Astellas Pharma Inc. and President & CEO, Astellas US LLC and President & CEO, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
  4. Jun. 2008: Senior Corporate Executive, Astellas Pharma Inc. and President & CEO, Astellas US LLC and President & CEO, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
  5. Apr. 2009: Senior Corporate Executive, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CSTO & CFO), Astellas Pharma Inc.
  6. Jun. 2011: Representative Director, President and CEO, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  7. Apr. 2018: Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Astellas Pharma Inc.
  8. Jun. 2019: Outside Director, Sony Corporation (currently SONY GROUP CORPORATION) [incumbent]
  9. Mar. 2023: External Director of the Company [incumbent]
  10. Jun. 2023: Outside Director, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD [incumbent]
  11. Mar. 2024: Member, Nominating Committee of the Company [incumbent], Chair, Compensation Committee of the Company [incumbent]
  12. Jan. 2025: Chair, Board of Directors of the Company [incumbent]

Yasuko Gotoh

External Director (Independent)*
Chair, Audit Committee

  1. Apr. 1980: Joined Ministry of Transport (currently Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT))
  2. Jun. 2004: Director, Tourism Promotion Bureau at New York, Tourist Bureau of Japan
  3. Oct. 2005: Deputy Governor, Yamagata Prefecture
  4. Jul. 2008: Director, Regional Transport Bureau of Hokuriku and Shinetsu Regions, MLIT
  5. Jul. 2013: Director General, Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism, MLIT
  6. Oct. 2014: Joined, Kyushu Railway Company
  7. Jun. 2015: Managing Director, Kyushu Railway Company, Deputy Director General, Railway Operations Headquarters and Director General, Travel Services Headquarters, Kyushu Railway Company
  8. Jun. 2017: Managing Director, CFO in charge of the Treasury Department, Kyushu Railway Company
  9. Jun. 2018: Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Kyushu Railway Company
  10. Mar. 2019: External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  11. Jun. 2019: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, DENSO CORPORATION [incumbent]
  12. Apr. 2023: Visiting Professor, Faculty of Tourism and Community Development, Kokugakuin University [incumbent]
  13. Jun. 2023: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. [incumbent]
  14. Oct. 2023: Audit and Inspection Commissioners, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government [incumbent]
  15. Mar. 2024: External Director of the Company [incumbent], Member, Audit Committee of the Company
  16. Mar. 2025: Chair, Audit Committee of the Company [incumbent]

Ritsuko Nonomiya

External Director (Independent)*
Member, Audit Committee

  1. Sep. 1987: Joined Pete Murwick Maine Accounting Firm (currently KPMG LLP)
  2. Apr. 1997: Partner, KPMG Corporate Finance Co., Ltd.
  3. Nov. 2000: Joined UBS Warburg Securities Co., Ltd. (currently UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
  4. Jan. 2005: M&A Advisor, Managing Director, UBS Warburg Securities Co., Ltd. (currently UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
  5. Jul. 2008: Senior Vice President, Business Development Leader, GE Capital Asia Pacific
  6. Apr. 2013: Senior Executive Officer and Business Development Leader, GE Capital Japan, Japan GE Inc. (currently GE Japan Inc.)
  7. Dec. 2013: Managing Director, GCA Savvian Corporation (currently GCA Corporation) [incumbent]
  8. Mar. 2017: Director, GCA Savvian Corporation (currently GCA Corporation) [incumbent]
  9. Mar. 2020: External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
  10. Jun. 2020: Outside Director, Nagase & Co., Ltd. [incumbent]
  11. Feb. 2022: CEO, Representative Director, Houlihan Lokey Corporation [incumbent]
  12. Mar. 2024: External Director of the Company [incumbent], Member, Audit Committee of the Company [incumbent], Executive Officer, GCA, LLC [incumbent]

Yasuhiro Nakajima

External Director (Independent)*
Member, Audit Committee

  1. Apr. 1984: Joined Hitachi Ltd.
  2. Mar. 1995: Certified Public Accountant
  3. Jul. 2007: Representative Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)
  4. Jul. 2012: Executive Officer (Leader of Quality Management), PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)
  5. Jul. 2014: General Manager, Nagoya Office, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)
  6. Jul. 2017: Oversight Board Member, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)
  7. Apr. 2022: Project Professor, Graduate School of Business, Osaka Metropolitan University [incumbent]
  8. Jul. 2022: Representative, Nakajima CPA Office [incumbent]
  9. Mar. 2023: Member of the Board as Outside Director, Bridgestone Corporation [incumbent]
  10. Mar. 2025: External Director of the Company [incumbent], Member, Audit Committee of the Company [incumbent]
  • *Independent Director provided in Rule 436-2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Securities Listing Regulations

Corporate Executive Officers

(As of March 26, 2025)

Representative Corporate Executive Officers
Kentaro Fujiwara　Ayako Hirofuji

Corporate Executive Officers
Yoshiaki Okabe　Norio Tadakawa　Toshinobu Umetsu

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