Lion : Notice Concerning the Change of a Representative Director
February 10, 2016 at 01:23 am EST
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Lion Corporation herein announces a decision made at its Board of Directors' meeting held on February 10, 2016 regarding a change in its representative director lineup. This change will be finalized upon the approval of the 155th Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for March 30, 2016, and a resolution at an ensuing Board of Directors' meeting. Details are as follows.
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Reason for the Change
To renew the Company's management team in conjunction with the end of the current Representative Director's tenure.
3.
Career History of New Representative Director
Please refer to the attached reference.
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Effective Date
March 30, 2016
Profile of New Representative Director
Name
(Date of Birth)
Brief Biography, Including Positions and Responsibilities at Lion Corporation
No. of Lion Corp. Shares Owned*
Yuji Watari
(August 15, 1951)
April 1978
Joined Lion Fat & Oil Co., Ltd.
March 2006
Executive Officer, Director of Beauty Care Products Department, Health Care Products Division, Home Products Business
March 2007
Executive Officer, Director of Planning and Coordination Department, Household Products Division
March 2008
Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters
January 2010
Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters
January 2011
Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Production Headquarters and Purchasing Headquarters, Logistics Planning and Development Department and Business Coordination Center
March 2011
Director, Responsible for Production Headquarters and Purchasing Headquarters, Logistics Planning and Development Department and Business Coordination Center
January 2012
Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Production Headquarters and Purchasing Headquarters, Logistics Planning and Development Department, System, Quality Assurance and Business Coordination Center
July 2012
Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Purchasing Headquarters, Production Headquarters, Logistics Planning and Development Department, System, Quality Assurance, Business Coordination Center and Production Engineering Research Center
January 2014
Executive Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Purchasing Headquarters, Responsible for Production Headquarters, Logistics Planning and Development Department, System, Business Coordination Center and Production Engineering Research Center
January 2016
Executive Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Purchasing Headquarters, Responsible for Production Headquarters, Logistics Planning and Development Department, Business Coordination Center and Production Engineering Research Center (current position)
67,981
* As of December 31, 2015
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Lion Corporation is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumable goods and industrial products. The Company operates in three business segments. The General Consumable Goods segment purchases and manufactures consumable goods, as well as sells its products through agent stores. This segment also involves pet food trading and over-the-counter management business. The Industrial Goods segment trades industrial products and kitchen cleanser. The Overseas segment manufactures and sells general consumable goods and chemical materials in overseas markets. The Company is also engaged in the design, construction and maintenance of the Company's equipment and the transportation of its products, the real estate, agency and welfare businesses.