SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. announced that it has decided at the meeting of its board of directors held on February 17, 2026 to make changes of Representative Directors. Ikusuke Shimizu appointed as President and Representative Director from Representative Director of the company. The company appointed Keita Kato as Chairman of the Board and Director from President and Representative Director of the company.
Date of the changes: March 1, 2026. Ikusuke Shimizu was born on December 12, 1964. He joined SEKISUI CHEMICAL in April 1987.
He was Executive Officer, High Performance Plastics Company, General Manager of Foam Business Division in April 2015. He became Managing Executive Officer, President of High Performance Plastics Company, Responsible for Electronic Business field in January 2019. He was Director, Managing Executive Officer, President of High Performance Plastics Company in June 2019.
He was Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, President of High Performance Plastics Company in April 2021. He was Representative Director Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for ESG Management Department, New Business Development Department, Head of Business Strategy Department in January 2025. He was Representative Director Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for ESG Management Department, Corporate Communication Department, New Business Development Department and Life Science Business Development Department, Head of Business Strategy Department in April 2025.
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. is a company that operates in four business segments .The Housing segment is engaged in the manufacture, construction, sale and renovation of unit housing, the sale of land for subdivision, the provision of reform services, as well as the construction and sale of interior items, exterior items and real estate. The Environment and Life Line segment offers vinyl chloride pipe and fittings, polyethylene pipe and fittings, system pipe, aqueduct/water conduit rehabilitation materials, reinforced plastic composite pipes, and building materials, among others. The High-performance Plastics segment offers intermediate films for laminated glass, foamed polyolefin, tapes, particulate for liquid crystal and sensitive materials and test drug, among others. The Others segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of film type lithium ion battery, as well as the provision of other products and services.
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