Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

GS Yuasa Corporation

• President and Representative Director, CEO

  Osamu Murao

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  President and Representative Director, CEO

  Osamu Murao

  

  Apr.1982

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2010

  General Manager, Industrial Battery Production Division, Industrial Batteries & Power Sources Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2011

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2012

  Director of the Company
  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2015

  President of the Company (current position)
  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company (current position)
  President, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

• Senior Managing Director and Representative Director

  Masahiro Shibutani

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Senior Managing Director and Representative Director

  Masahiro Shibutani

  

  Apr.1984

  Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Jan.2006

  General Manager, Finance and Accounting Division of the Company

  Apr.2007

  Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2010

  President, Yuasa Business (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.

  Apr.2012

  General Manager, Corporate Office of the Company
  General Manager, Internal Control Office of the Company

  Jun.2014

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Battery Ltd.

  Apr.2015

  General Manager, Financial Division, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2016

  Corporate Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  President, GS Yuasa Battery Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Senior Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Division Manager of Planning Division, Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2020

  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

  Apr.2021

  Managing Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2021

  Managing Director of the Company

  Jun.2022

  Senior Managing Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Senior Managing Director of the Company (current position)

• Director

  Kazuhiro Fukuoka

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Director

  Kazuhiro Fukuoka

  

  Apr.1982

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2004

  General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Office (Information Systems) of the Company

  Oct.2005

  Director, GS Yuasa Business Support Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Aug.2008

  Executive Vice President, Siam GS Battery Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2015

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2017

  General Manager, Human Resources Division, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2019

  Senior Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2020

  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2020

  Director of the Company (current position)

• Director and CFO

  Hiroaki Matsushima

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Director and CFO

  Hiroaki Matsushima

  

  Apr.1989

  Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2015

  General Manager, Corporate Office of the Company

  Jun.2016

  General Manager, Finance and Accounting Division, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Fieldings Ltd.

  Jun.2017

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2018

  President, GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2020

  Head of the Corporate Office of the Company (current position)

  Apr.2021

  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2022

  Director of the Company (current position)
  Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director

  Ikuo Otani

  career

  

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  Outside Director

  Ikuo Otani

  

  Mar.1976

  Joined Wacoal Corp. (currently Wacoal Holdings Corporation)

  Jun.2004

  Corporate Officer and General Manager of Corporate Management Division, Wacoal Corp.

  Jun.2006

  Director and Corporate Officer in charge of Corporate Management, Wacoal Corp.

  Apr.2008

  Director, Corporate Officer and General Manager of General Planning Division, Wacoal Corp.

  Apr.2010

  Director and Corporate Officer in charge of Accounting, Wacoal Corp.
  General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Wacoal Holdings Corporation

  Jun.2010

  Director and General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Wacoal Holdings Corporation

  Jun.2011

  Managing Director, Wacoal Holdings Corporation

  Jun.2012

  Senior Managing Director, Wacoal Holdings Corporation

  Jun.2017

  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director

  Takayoshi Matsunaga

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director

  Takayoshi Matsunaga

  

  Apr.1975

  Joined Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2002

  Director and Senior Vice President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2004

  Director responsible for IT-Related Business Unit, High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2004

  Managing Director responsible for IT Business Unit, High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2005

  Senior Managing Director and President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Apr.2008

  Senior Managing Director, Senior Managing Officer, and President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2008

  Director, Senior Managing Officer and President of High Performance Plastics Company, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Mar.2014

  Director responsible for matters designated by the president, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2014

  Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
  Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sekisui Jushi Corporation

  Jun.2018

  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

• Outside Director

  Yoshiko Nonogaki

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Director

  Yoshiko Nonogaki

  

  Apr.1980

  Joined Sony Corporation (currently Sony Group Corporation)

  Sep.1992

  President and Representative Director, Sony Poland

  Jul.1994

  General Manager of Sales and Marketing Department, Recording Media and Energy Company, Sony Corporation

  Apr.1999

  General Manager of Planning and Marketing Department, Personal IT Network Company, Sony Corporation

  Apr.2006

  General Manager of Business Planning Department, Business and Professional Solution Group, Sony Corporation

  Apr.2009

  Senior General Manager of Planning and Marketing Division, Business and Professional Solution Group, Sony Corporation

  Apr.2013

  Director of Global Diversity, Personnel HQ, Sony Corporation

  Jun.2015

  Outside Director, Jolly-Pasta Co., Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Outside Director, Nifco Inc. (current position)

  Jun.2020

  Outside Director of the Company (current position)

  Jun.2021

  Outside Director, SATO Holdings Corporation (current position)

• Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Masayuki Murakami

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Masayuki Murakami

  

  Apr.1982

  Joined Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2012

  General Manager of Original Equipment Sales Department of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Oct.2012

  Division Manager of Production Division of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2013

  Corporate Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jan.2014

  General Manager of Lithium-ion Battery Business Development Department of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2015

  Director of the Company
  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.
  Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jul.2015

  Division Manager of Sales Division of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2017

  Deputy Business Unit Manager of Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2019

  Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)
  Full-time Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Technology Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2021

  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Battery Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd. (current position)

• Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Akio Furukawa

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

  Akio Furukawa

  

  Apr.1981

  Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Aug.2003

  General Manager, International Sales Department, Company Sales Unit, Power Supply System Sales Division, Yuasa Corporation (currently GS Yuasa International Ltd.)

  Apr.2010

  General Manager, Industrial Battery Business Promotion Division, International Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2011

  Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Apr.2012

  Deputy General Manager, International Business Unit, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2014

  Corporate Officer, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2017

  Executive Officer of the Company

  Jun.2018

  Director of the Company
  Director, GS Yuasa International Ltd.

  Jun.2021

  Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)
  Full-time Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, Lithium Energy Japan Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, Blue Energy Co., Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Fieldings Ltd. (current position)
  Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. (current position)

• Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Tsukasa Fujii

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Tsukasa Fujii

  

  Apr.1986

  Registered as an attorney at law; Joined Keiichi Uehara Law Office

  Apr.1991

  Established Tatsuno, Ozaki & Fujii Law Office, Partner Attorney of the office (current position)

  Apr.2007

  Part-time lecturer of Kwansei Gakuin University Law School (current position)

  Sep.2014

  Chairman of Hirakata City Building Examination Committee (current position)

  Jan.2017

  Member of Committee of Experts of Osaka District Court (related to non-contentious landlord-tenant matters; current position)

  Jun.2017

  Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)

  Apr.2020

  Director, Osaka Bar Association

  Jun.2022

  Outside Corporate Auditor, Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. (current position)

• Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Akira Tsujiuchi

  career

  

  GS Yuasa Corporation

  Outside Corporate Auditor (Part-time)

  Akira Tsujiuchi

  

  Feb.1978

  Joined Tohmatsu Aoki & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)

  Mar.1982

  Registered as a certified public accountant

  Jun.1998

  Partner, Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)

  Jun.2019

  Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Estic Corporation

  Jul.2019

  Head of Tsujiuchi Accounting Office (current position)

  Jan.2020

  Outside Director, Gakujo Co., Ltd. (current position)

  Jun.2020

  Outside Corporate Auditor, Sekisui Jushi Corporation (current position)

  Jun.2021

  Corporate Auditor of the Company (current position)

  Jun.2022

  Director, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Kinki Chapter (current position)

GS Yuasa International Ltd.