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Announcement Regarding Changes to the Executive Management Team

Mar 09, 2022

SATO Holdings Corporation, following a resolution at its board of directors meeting held today, announced changes to its directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members due for proposal at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 17, 2022, and to its executive officers effective April 1, 2022.

1. Board of directors

Reappointments

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Name Current position
Ryutaro Kotaki Representative Director, President and CEO
Yoichi Abe Representative Director, Vice President
Oversees global business and Corporate Planning
Hiroyuki Konuma Director, Vice President
Oversees Japan business
President, SATO Corporation
Tatsuo Narumi Director, Chair of the Senior Executive Management Meeting
Yuko Tanaka Director (External), Chair of the Nomination Advisory Committee
Ryoji Itoh Director (External)
Hideo Yamada Director (External), Chair of the Board
Sadayoshi Fujishige Director (External), Chair of the Remuneration Advisory Committee
Yoshiko Nonogaki Director (External)

2. Audit & Supervisory Board

New appointments

Name: Kiyohiko Yoshii
Position: Internal Audit & Supervisory Board member

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Date of birth Background
December 14, 1956
  • January 2001: Joined SATO International Pte. Ltd. as Director
  • August 2007: Executive Officer and Senior Manager of Corporate Planning, SATO Corporation
  • April 2008: Executive Officer and Head of Internal Control Project, SATO Corporation
  • December 2012: Executive Officer and CFO, Lixil International (Singapore)
  • September 2017: Executive Expert and General Manager of Finance/Operation, SATO Holdings Corporation
  • April 2020: Executive Expert and Chief Executive Auditor (Global), SATO Holdings Corporation (current)

Departing

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Name Current position
Nobuhiro Yokoi Internal Audit & Supervisory Board member

Executive officers and their responsibilities (effective April 1, 2022)

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Name Executive title Responsibilities
Ryutaro Kotaki Representative Director President and CEO
Yoichi Abe Representative Director
Vice President
Oversees global business
Regional Operations Officer for North and Central Americas
Hiroyuki Konuma Director
Vice President
Oversees Japan business
President, SATO Corporation
Yoshinori Sasahara Vice President Chief Wellness Officer (CWO)
Director and Vice President, SATO Corporation
General Manager of Production
Kenji Ushiki Executive Officer Director, SATO Corporation
General Manager of Value Creation (R&D)
Maria Olcese Executive Officer Head of South America
General Manager, Achernar S.A.
Hironori Onishi Executive Officer Director, SATO Corporation
General Manager of Sales
Noriyasu Yamada Executive Officer Chief Alliance Officer (CAO)
Director, SATO Corporation
General Manager of RFID Business
Goro Yumiba Executive Officer Global Operations Officer
Regional Operations Officer for Oceania, Argox and India
Fusaaki Matsumoto Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
Hayato Shindo Executive Officer (New) Regional Operations Officer for Europe
Hirotaka Wada Executive Officer (New) Regional Operations Officer for Asia, South America and global primary labels business
Hideyuki Hashimoto Executive Officer (New) President, SATO Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Naomi Maze Executive Officer (New) Global Human Resources Officer
Miki Takei Executive Officer (New) Global Marketing Officer

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