Asahi Kasei Corp - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Asahi Kasei Corp’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Asahi Kasei Corp's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Hideki Kobori
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Hideki Kobori has been the Chairman of the company since 2023. Previously, he served as President of the company. Prior to this, Mr. Kobori has been the Director and Senior Executive Officer of Asahi Kasei Corp. Previously, he has been the Senior Executive Officer. He has also served as President & Representative Director and Presidential Executive Officer for Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp.
Koshiro Kudo
President; Director; Chief Executive Officer Executive BoardMr. Koshiro Kudo has been a Director, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company since 2022. Prior to this, he served as a Director and a Senior Managing Executive Officer at the company. Previously, Mr. Kudo served as a Senior Managing Executive Officer and the Head of the Performance Products Business Division at the company. He served as a Senior Executive Officer and the Head of the Textile Business Division and the Head of the Osaka Branch at the company. He served as a Senior Executive Officer and the General Manager of the Textile Business Division at the company.
Masatsugu Kawase
Executive Officer for Energy Policy, Green Transformation; Director Executive BoardMr. Masatsugu Kawase has been a Director and Executive Officer for Energy Policy, Green Transformation of the company since 2025. Prior to this, he served as a Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Kawase held various roles at the company including a Senior Executive Officer, the General Manager, Manufacturing Division, and the Senior Director and General Manager, Manufacturing Planning, Manufacturing Division. He also served as the General Manager, Manufacturing Planning Department, Manufacturing Headquarters, the General Manager, Basic Chemicals Division, Petrochemical Business Headquarters, a Deputy Plant Manager, Mizushima Manufacturing Plant, a Manager, Monomer Manufacturing Department 1, and a Manager, Petrochemical Raw Materials Manufacturing Department, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, after joining Asahi Kasei Corporation in 1990.
Toshiyasu Horie
Director; Executive Officer for Strategy, Accounting & Finance, IR, BT Project Executive BoardMr. Toshiyasu Horie has been a Director and Executive Officer for Strategy, Accounting & Finance, IR, BT Project at the company since 2024. Prior to this, he served as the Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of the company. Previously, he held various roles at Asahi Kasei Corporation including a Senior Executive Officer, an Executive Officer and the General Manager, Planning and Management Department, and the General Manager, Corporate Management. Mr. Horie also served as the AN Sales Manager, Monomer Division 1, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, after joining Asahi Kasei Corporation in 1985.
Yuko Maeda
Director Non Executive BoardMs. Yuko Maeda has been a Director of the company since 2021. Prior to this, she has been a Board Member, Kyushu University since 2020 and has been a Director, Cellbank Co., Ltd. since 2017. Previously, she served as an Auditor, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and an Executive Officer, Bridgestone Corporation. Ms. Maeda served as a Visiting Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and a Visiting Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University. She served as the Director, Technology Transfer Center and the Intellectual Property Manager, Intellectual Property Headquarters, Tokyo Medical and Dental University after joining Bridgestone Corporation in 1984.
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