Kao Corporation Announces Executive Changes, Effective January 1, 2021
December 01, 2020 at 05:12 am
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Kao Corporation announced executive effective January 1, 2021. The company announced that Hideaki Kubo promoted to Managing Executive Officer from current position of Executive Officer; Vice President, Research and Development, Global; Responsible for Research and Development - Core Technology and Toru Nishiguchi promoted to Managing Executive Officer from current position of Executive Officer; President, Consumer Products, Asia; Chairman of the Board and President, Kao (China) Holding Co. Ltd.; Chairman of the Board and President, Kao Corporation Shanghai; Chairman of the Board, Kao Commercial (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; Chairman of the Board and President, Kao (Hefei) Co. Ltd. The company also elects Mami Murata, Natsumi Hotta, Akira Shimotoyodome as Executive officer. The company announced the retirement of Akemi Ishiwata as Executive officer. The company appoints Akemi Ishiwata as Corporate Executive and retirement of Takuji Yasuakwa as Corporate Executive.
Kao Corporation specializes in manufacturing and marketing of consumer products. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products as follows:
- care and beauty products (44.4%): body care products (soap, shower products), face care (brand Bioré) and hair care (shampoo, colorants, etc.; Asience, Liese, Curél and Essential);
- house cleaning and laundry care products (22.7%): detergents (brand Attack), dishwashing liquids, cleaners, stain removers, etc.;
- chemical products (21.6%): oleo chemical products (fat alcohols, fat amines, fat acids, etc.), inks, colorants, surfactants, etc. ;
- hygiene products (11.3%): feminine protection products (brand Laurier), diapers (Merries), oral hygiene products, etc. The group is also providing food products.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (58%), Asia (22%), America (10.5%) and Europe (9.5%).
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