Nippon Steel : Notice of Executive Management of Nippon Steel Corporation on June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023

Nippon Steel Corporation

Notice of Executive Management of Nippon Steel Corporation on June 23, 2023

This is to announce that (i) the nomination of the members of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) was approved at the 99th Annual Shareholders Meeting held today, and (ii) the role of the members of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) as set below was subsequently determined respectively at the meetings of the Board of Directors.

Name	Title	Division of Business Responsibilities and
		Delegation of Office
Kosei SHINDO	Representative Director and
	Chairman
Eiji HASHIMOTO	Representative Director and
	President
Naoki SATO	Representative Director and	• Digital Innovation; Information &
	Executive Vice President	Communication Technology; Intellectual
		Property; Safety; Environmental Technology &
		Management; Plant Safety; Technical
		Administration & Planning (including
		Standardization); Quality Management; Plant
		Engineering and Facility Management;
		Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking
		Technology; Energy Technology; Slag, Cement
		& Resource Recycling
		• Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill
		Project; Project Leader, Ironmaking
		Operations Project; Deputy Project Leader,
		India Project, Global Business Development
		Sector
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		T. Imai on Green Transformation Development
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		H. Funakoshi on Environmental Planning
Takahiro MORI	Representative Director and	• Head of Global Business Development;
	Executive Vice President	Project Leader, India Project, Global Business
		Development Sector
		• Accounting & Finance; Overseas Offices
		(including locally incorporated companies)

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	Takashi HIROSE	Representative Director and	• Marketing Administration & Planning;
		Executive Vice President	Transportation & Logistics; Project
			Development; Raw Materials; Machinery &
			Materials Procurement; Steel Products Units;
			Domestic Office and Branches
			• Deputy Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot
			Strip Mill Project
			• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
			T. Mori on Overseas Offices (including locally
			incorporated companies)
*	Kazuhisa FUKUDA	Representative Director and	• Head of Research and Development
		Executive Vice President	• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
			T. Imai on Green Transformation Development
	Tadashi IMAI	Representative Director and	• Head of Green Transformation Development;
		Executive Vice President	Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project;
			Deputy Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot
			Strip Mill Project
			• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
			H. Funakoshi on Production & Facilities
			Planning concerning Corporate Planning
*	Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI	Representative Director and	• Corporate Planning; Group Companies
		Executive Vice President	Planning; General Administration; Legal;
			Internal Control & Audit; Human Resources;
			Environmental Planning; Business
			Transformation & Standardization
			• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
			N.Sato on Environmental Technology &
			Management
			• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
			T. Imai on Green Transformation Development
	Tetsuro TOMITA	Director, Member of the Board
	Kuniko URANO	Director, Member of the Board

Notes:

・Asterisks (*) indicate new members of the Board of Directors(excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members).

・Mr. Tetsuro TOMITA and Ms. Kuniko URANO meet the requirements of an outside director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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Reference: The members of the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members was approved at the 98th Annual Shareholders Meeting held June 23, 2022.

Name	Title
Shozo FURUMOTO	Director, Member of the Board（Senior Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）
Masayoshi MURASE	Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）
Seiichiro AZUMA	Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）
Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA	Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）
Masato KITERA	Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）

Notes:

・Messrs. Seiichiro AZUMA, Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA and Masato KITERA meet the requirements of an outside director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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