Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. announced that it has determined changes in its executive officers due to the business integration with Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. The company appointed Hajime Nakamoto, Senior Executive Officer, Electronic Materials Business, Agri-Bio Business, Intellectual Property, Research (Intellectual Property Department, Agri- Bio Business Department, Electronic Materials Department, Lithium Battery Material Department, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories), General Manager of Lithium Battery Material Department) as Senior Executive Officer, Electronic Materials Business, Agri-Bio Business, Intellectual Property, Research (Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Electronic Materials Department, Agri-Bio Business Department, Lithium Battery Material Department, Intellectual Property Department, SDS Biotec), General Manager of Lithium Battery Material Department, Hiroshi Maezawa, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Chiba Complex as Senior Executive Officer, Head of Manufacturing & Technology Headquarters (Manufacturing & Technology Department 1, Manufacturing & Technology Department 2, Technology & Engineering Center, Idemitsu Engineering, Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu, Toa Oil, Seibu Oil), General Manager of Manufacturing & Technology Department 1, Tsutomu Yoshioka, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Audit & Supervisory Board Member as Senior Executive Officer, Information Systems, General Affairs, Safety, Environment, Quality Assurance, (Information Systems Department, General Affairs Department, Safety, Environment (HSSE)& Quality Assurance Department, Idemitsu Insurance Service, Creco, Yuri Inoue, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Corporate Executive Officer, Legal (including Corporate Governance and Personal Data Protection), Internal Control Promotion and Human Resources, General Manager of Legal Division as Senior Executive Officer, Credit & Finance Risk, Internal Control, (Credit and Financial Risk Management Department, Internal Control Promotion Department) Collaborate with Legal Department, Kenichi Morishita, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Corporate Executive Officer, Oil Business Center (Distribution & Operations, Import Terminal, Sales, Retail Sales, Retail EPOCH Project Team, Marketing Planning and Branch Office) as Senior Executive Officer, Head of Petroleum Marketing Headquarters, (Petroleum Marketing Department, Retail Marketing Department, Distribution & Operations Department, Industrial Energy Department, Apollo retailing, Idemitsu Retail Marketing, S.I. Energy, Idemitsu Credit, Leef Energy, Rising Sun, Wakamatsu Gas), Makoto Abe, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Corporate Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Oil Business Center (Lubricants & Bitumen and Commercial Sales), Research & Development Strategy, General Manager of Lubricants & Bitumen Division) as Senior Executive Officer, Technical Products & Business Development, (Technical Products & Business Development Department, Nippon Grease, Shosekikako), Chairman and Representative Director of Shell Lubricants Japan, Hiroshi Watanabe, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Corporate Executive Officer, ICT Promotion, Corporate Planning, Secretariat and ICT Strategy as Senior Executive Officer, Head of Energy Solution Business Headquarters, (Power Sales Department, Power & Renewable Energy Business Department, Energy Solution Business Department), Representative Director & Chief Executive Officer of Solar Frontier), Satoshi Handa, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Corporate Executive Officer, Oil Business Center (Crude & Marine, Supply, and Chemicals) as Senior Executive Officer, Head of Integrated Supply & Trading Headquarters, (Integrated Supply & Trading Department, Supply Planning Department, Crude & Chemical Feedstock Department, Global Business Development Department, Idemitsu International (Asia), Hokkaido Joint Oil Stockpiling, Niigata Joint Oil Stockpiling), Takashi Sakata, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Corporate Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Public Affairs, Accounting, Finance and Financial Risk Management as Senior Executive Officer Procurement (Procurement Department), General Manager of Accounting Department, Soichi Kobayashi, Executive Officer, Corporate Planning (Corporate Planning Department), General Manager of Corporate Planning Department) as Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Masashi Yokomura, Executive Officer, Lubricants Business, (Lubricants Department 1, Lubricants Department 2), General Manager of Lubricants Department 2) as Executive Officer Lubricants Business, (Lubricants Department 1, Lubricants Department 2, Idemitsu Lube(China), Idemitsu Lube Asia Pacific, Idemitsu Lubricants America), Shinji Araki, Executive Officer, General Manager of Hokkaido Refinery as Executive Officer, General Manager of Chiba Complex, Michiyo Terakami, Executive Officer, Public Relations, Corporate Sustainability (Public Relations Department, Corporate Sustainability Department) as Executive Officer, Public Relations, Corporate Sustainability, (Public Relations Department and Corporate Sustainability Department), Noriaki Sakai, Executive Officer, General Manager of Treasury Department as Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance Department, Minoru Yagyuuda, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Executive Officer, Energy Solution Business Center (Power Demand and Supply and Power Sales) as Executive Officer, Energy Solution Business Headquarters, General Manager of Energy Solution Business Department, Nobuhiko Watanabe, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Executive Officer, Oil Business Center (Manager inMetropolitan Branch) as Executive Officer, General Manager of Kanto Branch Office 1, Tetsuji Mishina, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Executive Officer, Corporate Planning, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division as Executive Officer, General Manager of Integration Promotion Department, Tsutomu Kunomura, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Executive Officer, Human Resources, General Manager of Human Resources Division as Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department 2,and retirement of Itaru Matsuhiro, Senior Executive Officer Manufacturing & Technology Division (Manufacturing & Technology Department, RefineryComplex, Technology & Engineering Center, Idemitsu Engineering), General Manager of Manufacturing & Technology Department), Shinichi Naruuchi, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Coal Business Department), effective April 1, 2019.