Ube Industries, Ltd. announced that the company's Board of Directors decided on the following changes to its directors, executive officers and their assignments. Masato Izumihara - Managing Executive Officer, Company and Vice President of Chemicals Company has been appointed as Senior Managing Executive Officer, Company and President of Chemicals Company. The change is effective June 28, 2018. Hideyuki Sugishita - Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Company President of Chemicals Company is stepping down as Senior Managing Executive Officer and Company President of Chemicals Company as of March 31. He will be appointed as an Auditor. The change is effective June 28, 2018. Masato Izumihara - Managing Executive Officer, Vice President of Chemicals Company has been appointed as Senior Managing Executive Officer, Company President of Chemicals Company. The change is effective April 1, 2018. Yukio Hisatsugu - Executive Officer has been appointed as Managing Executive Officer. Makoto Koyama - Executive Officer, General Manager of Resources & Production Dept. with responsibility for Group Company Dept., Cement & Construction Materials Company has been appointed Managing Executive Officer, Vice President of Cement & Construction Materials Company with responsibility for Group Company Dept. and Technical Development Center. Hideo Tamada - Executive Officer, Group CCO, General Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Office and Procurement & Logistics Div. with responsibility for Group CSR has been appointed as Managing Executive Officer, Group CCO, General Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Office and Procurement & Logistics Div. with responsibility for Group CSR. Keiichi Nagata - Executive Trustee, General Manager of Polyimide and Specialty Products Div., Chemicals Company has been appointed as Executive Officer, General Manager of Polyimide and Specialty Products Div., Chemicals Company. Mitsuo Ono - General Manager of Group Company Dept., Cement & Construction Company has been appointed as Executive Officer, General Manager of Planning & Control Dept., Cement & Construction Company. Tadashi Matsunamni - Senior Managing Executive Officer, Company President of Cement & Construction Materials Company and General Manager of Cement Dept. with responsibility for Technical Development Center has been appointed as Senior Managing Executive Officer, Company President of Cement & Construction Materials Company with responsibility for Energy & Environment Dept. Morihisa Yokota - Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Research & Development and Core Technology Laboratory has been appointed as Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Research & Development. Yoshiaki Ito - Executive Officer, General Manager of Production & Technology Div. with responsibility for Material Recycle Div., Cement & Construction Materials Company has been appointed as Executive Officer, General Manager of Production & Technology Div. and Resources & Products Div. with responsibility for Material Recycle Div., Cement & Construction Materials Company. These change is effective April 1, 2018. Hideyuki Sugishita, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Company President is stepping down from the company, effective March 31, 2018. Charunya Phichitkul, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Asia Operational Unit, Chemicals Company is stepping down from the company, effective March 31, 2018. Masaro Suehiro has been appointed as Executive Officer of Ube Industries, effective April 1, 2018.