GOVERNANCE Board Members
Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
(as of September 30, 2023)
Corporate Directors
Chairman and Representative Director
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Kikuo Toyoda
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 87,872
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Nov. 1973
- Joined Daido Sanso Co., Ltd. (merged to the current AIR WATER INC. in Apr. 1993)
- July 1999
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Human Affairs, Daido Hoxan Inc. (now AIR WATER INC.)
- June 2001
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Welfare and Care at Medical Business Division, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”)
- June 2012
- Managing Director and President of the Medical Company, Air Water
- June 2019
- Chairman & Representative Director and CEO, Air Water (current)
President and Representative Director
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Ryosuke Matsubayashi
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 26,217
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 11/11*
- Apr. 1988
- Joined Daido Sanso Co., Ltd. (merged to the current AIR WATER INC. in Apr. 1993)
- June 2014
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Engineering Business Division at Industrial Company, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”)
- Apr. 2017
- Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Engineering Supervisory Office, Air Water;
President and Representative Director, AIR WATER PLANT & ENGINEERING INC. - June 2018
- Corporate Director and in charge of Engineering Management Office, AIR WATER; Director and President, AIR WATER AMERICA INC.
- June 2022
- Representative Director, Executive Vice President, COO, and in charge of Global and Engineering, Air Water
- Apr. 2023
- President & Representative Director and COO, Air Water (current)
Corporate Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager of Group Technology Center
Keita Hara
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 10,570
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 11/11*
- June 1985
- Joined Sharp Corporation
- Dec. 2016
- Director, Sharp Life Science Corporation
- Mar. 2019
- President, AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC.
- Feb. 2020
- Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Technology Strategy Center, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”);
President, AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC. - June 2022
- Corporate Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Wellness Field, and Director of Group Technology Center, Air Water
- June 2023
- Corporate Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, and General Manager of Group Technology Center, Air Water (current)
Corporate Director, Managing Executive Officer
Representative of Tokyo
In charge of Health & Safety Group
General Manager of Consumer Health Business Unit
Hidetoshi Onoe
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 6,683
- Nov. 1988
- Joined KYOWA CO., LTD.
- July 2007
- Director and Vice President, Air Water Sol Inc.
- Jan. 2015
- Executive Officer, AIR WATER; President and Representative Director, Air Water Sol Inc.
- Apr. 2022
- Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Consumer Health Business Unit in Health & Safety Group, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”)
- Apr. 2023
- Managing Executive Officer and in charge of Health & Safety Group, Air Water
- June 2023
- Corporate Director, Managing Executive Officer, Representative of Tokyo, in charge of Health & Safety Group, and General Manager of Consumer Health Business Unit, Air Water (current)
Corporate Director
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Global & Engineering Group
General Manager of Engineering Center
Shigeki Otsuka
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 4,044
- Apr. 1984
- Joined The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
- May 2020
- Advisor, AIR WATER SAFETY SERVICE INC.
- June 2021
- President and Representative Director, AIR WATER CRYOPLANT, LTD.
- Oct.2022
- Executive Officer, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”); President and Representative Director, AIR WATER ENGINEERING INC.
- Apr. 2023
- Corporate Director, Managing Executive Officer, and in charge of Global and Engineering, Air Water
- June 2023
- Corporate Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Global & Engineering Group, and General Manager of Engineering Center, Air Water (current)
Corporate Director
Managing Executive Officer
In charge of Digital & Industry Group
General Manager of Industrial Gases Business Unit
Tsuyoshi Tanaka
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 13,280
- Apr. 1991
- Joined Daido Sanso Co., Ltd. (merged to the current AIR WATER INC. in Apr. 1993)
- July 2011
- Manager of Air Gas Business under Industrial Gas Business at Industrial Company, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”)
- June 2014
- General Manager of Kinki Regional Office, Air Water; President and Representative Director, Kinki Air Water Inc.
- Apr. 2016
- Executive Officer and General Manager of Industrial Gases Business at Industrial Company, Air Water
- Apr. 2021
- Managing Executive Officer, Air Water; President and Representative Director, Air Water East Japan Inc.
- June 2023
- Corporate Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Digital & Industry Group, and General Manager of Industrial Gases Business Unit, Air Water (current)
Outside Director
Independent Officer
Yukiko Sakamoto
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 4,428
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Apr. 1972
- Joined the Ministry of Labour (now the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare)
- Apr. 1996
- Deputy Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture
- Aug. 2002
- Director, Human Resources Development Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- July 2004
- Member of the House of Councilors
- June 2014
- Corporate Director, AIR WATER INC. (current)
Outside Director
Independent Officer
Takao Matsui
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 233
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Oct. 1982
- Joined Asahi & Co. (now KPMG AZSA LLC)
- July 2010
- Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC
- Sept. 2014
- Auditor, KPMG AZSA LLC
- June 2020
- Corporate Director, AIR WATER INC. (current)
Outside Director
Independent Officer
Yoshihiro Senzai
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 5,307
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 11/11*
- Apr. 1971
- Joined Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (now Maxell Holdings, Ltd.)
- June 2016
- Chairman, Maxell Holdings, Ltd.
- Oct. 2017
- Representative Director and Chairman, Maxell Holdings, Ltd.; Director and Chairman,Maxell, Ltd.
- June 2022
- Corporate Director, AIR WATER INC. (current)
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Standing Statutory Auditor
Hiromi Yanagisawa
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 2,000
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Audit & Supervisory Board meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Apr. 1971
- Joined Sumitomo Corporation
- Oct. 1997
- General Manager of Financial Affairs, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited
- Apr. 2001
- General Manager of Metal Resources and Accounting Division, Sumitomo Corporation
- June 2003
- Executive Officer and General Manager of the Financial Affairs Division at Corporate Solutions Center, AIR WATER INC.
- June 2016
- Standing Statutory Auditor, AIR WATER INC. (current)
Standing Statutory Auditor
Yuji Ando
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 11,454
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Audit & Supervisory Board meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Apr. 1971
- Joined Hoxan Corporation (now AIR WATER INC.)
- June 2001
- Executive Officer and General Manager of the General Affairs Division at Corporate Solutions Center, AIR WATER INC. (“Air Water”)
- July 2008
- General Manager of the Internal Auditing Office, Air Water
- June 2016
- Executive Officer of the Air Water Group; Representative Director & President,Gold-Pak Co., Ltd.
- June 2020
- Standing Statutory Auditor, Air Water (current)
Outside Corporate Auditor (Standing)
Independent Officer
Kunihiko Tsuneyoshi
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 1,590
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Audit & Supervisory Board meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Apr. 1981
- Joined The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (now Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)
- June 2005
- Manager of Kanazawa Branch, The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
- June 2010
- Executive Officer and Director of 1st Osaka HQ Sales Office, The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
- June 2020
- Standing Corporate Auditor, AIR WATER INC. (current)
Outside Corporate Auditor
Independent Officer
Atsushi Hayashi
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 2,507
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 13/14
- Audit & Supervisory Board meeting attendance in FY22
- 13/14
- Apr. 1980
- Judge, Osaka Family Court
- Sept. 2004
- Chief Judge, Kobe District Court
- Sept. 2008
- Chief Justice, Takamatsu High Court
- Apr. 2010
- Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
- June 2016
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member, AIR WATER INC. (current)
Outside Corporate Auditor
Independent Officer
Nobuo Hayashi
- Number of the Company’s shares held
- 2,314
- Board of Directors meeting attendance in FY22
- 14/14
- Audit & Supervisory Board meeting attendance in FY22
- 13/14
- Apr. 1988
- Professor, School of Law, Senshu University
- Apr. 2001
- Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University; Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
- Oct. 2012
- Vice-President for Legal Affairs and Compliance, Kyoto University
- June 2020
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member, AIR WATER INC. (current)
*Number of attendance since inauguration