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 OnoeNEW

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 OtsukaNEW

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 TanakaNEW

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