UBE Corporation has announced that the company's Board of Directors resolved on February 10, 2023, on the following changes to its internal organization, executive officers and their assignments. Newly appointed Executive Officer (as of April 1, 2023): Hirofumi Nonaka, currently Executive Trustee, Deputy, General Manager of Performance, Polymers & Chemicals Div., new position is Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Performance Polymers & Chemicals Div. Hirotaka Ishikawa, currently General Manager, Accounting & Finance Dept., new position is Executive Officer, CFO, General Manager of Accounting & Finance Dept.

with responsibility for Group Management Dept. and Corporate Planning Dept. Kazunori Yukimoto, currently General Manager of Sakai Factory, Production & Technology Div.

and General Manager of Production & Technology Supervisory Dept., Specialty Products Div., new position is Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Production & Technology Div. and General Manager of Ube Chemical Factory. Ryo Kawamura, currently General Manager, Legal Dept., new position is Executive Officer, General Manager of Legal Dept., with responsibility for Risk Management Dept., Human Resources Dept.

and General Affairs Dept. Shinya Takahashi, currently General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., new position is Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Specialty Products Div. Newly promoted Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2023).

Keiichi Nagata, currently Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Specialty Products Div., new position is Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Specialty Products Div. Yoichi Funayama, currently Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Pharmaceutical Div., new position is Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Pharmaceutical Div. Futoshi Takase, currently Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Production & Technology Div.

and General Manager of Ube Chemical Factory, new position is Senior Executive Officer, with responsibility for Environment & Safety Dept., Quality Assurance Dept., Purchasing & Logistics Dept. and Ube Corporate Service Dept. Changes to assignments (as of April 1, 2023): Hideo Tamada, currently Senior Managing Executive Officer, CRO, CCO, with responsibility for Risk Management Dept., Human Resources Dept., General Affairs Dept.

and Legal Dept., new position is Senior Managing Executive Officer, CRO, CCO, in charge of Risk Management Dept., Human Resources Dept., General Affairs Dept. and Legal Dept. Stepping down as Executive Officer (as of March 31, 2023): Masayuki Fujii, Managing Executive Officer, with responsibility for Group Management Dept., Corporate Planning Dept., Accounting & Finance Dept.

and Back Office Optimization Project (Exclusive duty for Director after April 1) Hidetsune Miura, Senior Executive Officer, with responsibility for Environment & Safety Dept., Quality Assurance Dept., Purchasing & Logistics Dept. and Ube Corporate Service Dept. (to be appointed as the President and Representative Director of UBE LOGISTIC SERVICE, LTD. as of April 1) Masarou Suehiro, Executive Officer, with responsibility for Auditing Dept.

(to be appointed as a Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of UBE EXSYMO CO., LTD. as of April 1).