Kao Corporation announced changes of its Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Fellows as of January 1, 2019. The company promoted Masakazu Negoro, Yasushi Wada and Osamu Tabata to Managing Executive Officer. The company elected Hiroaki Taki, David J. Muenz, Akio Matsui, Hideichi Nitta, Masahiro Katayose, Shigeo Nakai, Hideki Mamiya and Masaru Takeyasu as Executive Officers of the company. The company also announced the retirement of Motohiro Morimura, Kozo Saito, Tadaaki Sugiyama, Hideki Tanaka, Takehiko Shinto and Jun Shida as Executive Officers, Minoru Utsumi as Corporate Executive Fellow of the company.
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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